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Unit Number
Galaxies
Galaxies
(Pacing Days)
Enduring Understanding: Gravity and energy influence the development and life cycles of galaxies, including our own Milky Way
Galaxy, stars, the planetary systems, Earth, and residual material left from the formation of the Solar System.
Essential Questions
Honors Extension(s)
SC.912.E.5.1 Cite evidence used to
How are the lives of galaxies connected with
the history of the universe?
What are the three major types of galaxies?
How are galaxies grouped together?
How do we measure the distances to galaxies?
How did Hubble prove that galaxies lie far
beyond the Milky way?
What is Hubble’s Law?
How do distance measurements tell us the age
of the universe?
How does the universe’s expansion affect our
distance measurements?
develop and verify the scientific theory of
the Big Bang (also known as the Big Bang
Theory) of the origin of the universe
SC.912.E.5.2 Identify patterns in the
organization and distribution of matter in
the universe and the forces that determine
them.
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Students can list the three different
types of galaxies and describe them.
Students can describe how galaxies are
grouped
Students can relate Hubble’s Law to
galaxy distance.
Students can justify the age of the
universe based on galactic
measurements.
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Students create a poster of a galaxy of
choice including location and special
characteristics.