Cosmic Times Master Download Page

Below are all of the downloads of materials for the Cosmic Times suite of materials.

Overview

Glossary (master glossary collecting words for all Cosmic Times issues): pdf, doc
Lessons
- Cosmic Times Gallery Walk: pdf, doc
- Cosmic Times Jigsaw: pdf, doc

Poster: pdf
Newsletters
- Early Edition (7-8 grade): pdf
- HomeEdition (9-10 grade): pdf
- LateEdition (11-12 grade): pdf
Glossary: pdf, doc
Questions for Understanding : pdf, doc
Lessons
- Lesson bundle (zip files): pdfs, docs*
  *Note that the pdf of the influenza reading is included in the docs file.
- Einstein and His Times: pdf, doc
  Readings:
  - Influenza Article: pdf
  - Letter From Camp Funston (differentiated lesson): pdf, doc
- Eclipses and Moon Phases: pdf, doc
- Two Versions of Gravity: Newton and Einstein: pdf, doc
- Einstein's Gravity: pdf, doc
  Support Materials:
  - Suggested Research Topics: pdf, doc

Poster: pdf
Newsletters
- Early Edition (7-8 grade): pdf
- HomeEdition (9-10 grade): pdf
- LateEdition (11-12 grade): pdf
Glossary: pdf, doc
Questions for Understanding : pdf, doc
Lessons
- Lesson bundle (zip files): pdfs, docs*
  *Note that the pdfs of the Leavitt reading and the spectra handout are included in the .doc file.
- Discovering the Milky Way: pdf, doc
  Reading:
  - Henrietta Levitt's original paper: pdf)
- Just How Far is that Star?: pdf, doc
- Cosmic CSI: Stellar Fingerprints and Doppler Red Shifts: pdf, doc
  Support Materials:
  - Handout with sample spectra to view and identify: pdf
- Determining the Universe: pdf, doc
  Support Materials:
  - Appendix A: The Rule of 57: pdf, doc
  - Appendix B: Galaxy Images: pdf, doc
  - Appendix C: Galaxy Fact Cards: pdf, doc
  - Appendix D: Questions for Students: pdf, doc
- Unsung Heroes of Science: pdf, doc

Poster: pdf
Newsletters
- Early Edition (7-8 grade): pdf
- HomeEdition (9-10 grade): pdf
- LateEdition (11-12 grade): pdf
Glossary: pdf, doc
Questions for Understanding : pdf, doc
Lessons
- Lesson bundle (zip files): pdfs, docs
- The Evidence is Clear: pdf, doc
- Cosmic Jeopardy: pdf, doc
  Support Materials:
  - Blank Template for Game: ppt
  - Suggested Questions: pdf, doc
- Big Bang Science Fiction: pdf, doc
- Discovering Yardsticks are Metersticks: pdf, doc
- Hubble's Law Mis-calibration Extension: pdf, doc
  (extension of the Cosmic Times 1929 lesson, Determining the Universe)
  Support Materials (from 1929 lesson):
  - Appendix A: The Rule of 57: pdf, doc
  - Appendix B: Galaxy Images: pdf, doc
  - Appendix C: Galaxy Fact Cards: pdf, doc
  - Appendix D: Questions for Students: pdf, doc

Poster: pdf
Newsletters
- Early Edition (7-8 grade): pdf
- HomeEdition (9-10 grade): pdf
- LateEdition (11-12 grade): pdf
Glossary: pdf, doc
Questions for Understanding : pdf, doc
Lessons
- Lesson bundle (zip files): pdfs, docs
- Reading Strategies: pdf, doc
- Cosmic Microwave Background: pdf, doc
- Tornadoes and Galaxies: pdf, doc
- What's the Matter?: pdf, doc

Poster: pdf
Newsletters
- Early Edition (7-8 grade): pdf
- HomeEdition (9-10 grade): pdf
- LateEdition (11-12 grade): pdf
Glossary: pdf, doc
Questions for Understanding : pdf, doc
Lessons
- Lesson bundle (zip files): pdfs, docs
- Raisin Bread Universe: pdf, doc
- What's the Problem with Isotropy: pdf, doc
- Gravitational Waves: pdf, doc
- Melting Ice: pdf, doc
- Dark Matter NASA Conference: pdf, doc

Poster: pdf
Newsletters
- Early Edition (7-8 grade): pdf
- HomeEdition (9-10 grade): pdf
- LateEdition (11-12 grade): pdf
Glossary: pdf, doc
Questions for Understanding : pdf, doc
Lessons
- Lesson bundle (zip files): pdfs, docs*
  *Note that the Excel data file is included in the doc docs file.
- Measuring Dark Energy: pdf, doc
  Support Materials:
  - Excel Data File: xls, pdf
- Tools of the Trade: pdf, doc
- Cosmic Times 2019: pdf, doc
- Things Are Not What They Seem: pdf, doc
- Century Timeline: pdf, doc
  Support Materials:
  - Appendix A: Examples of key historic events, organized by Cosmic Times themes (pdf, doc)
  - Appendix B: Science, Cultural, and World Events: pdf, doc