DISCOVERY-01 · Foundation · ENGLISH · PLANNED
Open with a question, reveal the mechanism, distinguish evidence from speculation.
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YouTube playlist: ARK Curiosity Lab | Space Curiosity: Eclipses and Our Solar System
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Sign in to save this learning pathPractical outcome: Use an on-screen Sun Moon and Earth diagram to predict a shadow.
Explain why a solar eclipse happens using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Use an on-screen Sun Moon and Earth diagram to predict a shadow. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain umbra and penumbra using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Use an on-screen Sun Moon and Earth diagram to predict a shadow. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain total versus partial eclipses using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Use an on-screen Sun Moon and Earth diagram to predict a shadow. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Use the first concepts from this section. Use an on-screen Sun Moon and Earth diagram to predict a shadow. Produce a labelled diagram, trace or calculation; explain each step and check one changed input.
3–6 questions on the preceding first-half concepts only: recall, visual interpretation, application and one plausible misconception. Explain each answer after submission.
Explain annular eclipses using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Use an on-screen Sun Moon and Earth diagram to predict a shadow. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain orbital tilt using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Use an on-screen Sun Moon and Earth diagram to predict a shadow. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain why eclipses are not monthly using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Use an on-screen Sun Moon and Earth diagram to predict a shadow. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain safe indirect eclipse observation using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Use an on-screen Sun Moon and Earth diagram to predict a shadow. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Use an on-screen Sun Moon and Earth diagram to predict a shadow. Work without the example, compare two cases, record assumptions and limitations, then self-review correctness, reasoning and clarity.
6–12 questions covering Why a solar eclipse happens, Umbra and penumbra, Total versus partial eclipses and the remaining section concepts, with cumulative retrieval from earlier sections. Include a new transfer problem; 70% unlocks progression.
Practical outcome: Build a scale comparison that labels distances and sizes separately.
Explain planetary orbits using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Build a scale comparison that labels distances and sizes separately. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain rocky planets using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Build a scale comparison that labels distances and sizes separately. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain giant planets using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Build a scale comparison that labels distances and sizes separately. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Use the first concepts from this section. Build a scale comparison that labels distances and sizes separately. Produce a labelled diagram, trace or calculation; explain each step and check one changed input.
3–6 questions on the preceding first-half concepts only: recall, visual interpretation, application and one plausible misconception. Explain each answer after submission.
Explain moons using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Build a scale comparison that labels distances and sizes separately. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain asteroids using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Build a scale comparison that labels distances and sizes separately. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain comets using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Build a scale comparison that labels distances and sizes separately. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain solar-system scale using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Build a scale comparison that labels distances and sizes separately. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Build a scale comparison that labels distances and sizes separately. Work without the example, compare two cases, record assumptions and limitations, then self-review correctness, reasoning and clarity.
6–12 questions covering Planetary orbits, Rocky planets, Giant planets and the remaining section concepts, with cumulative retrieval from earlier sections. Include a new transfer problem; 70% unlocks progression.
Practical outcome: Compare two supplied observations and state what each can establish.
Explain phases of the moon using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Compare two supplied observations and state what each can establish. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain seasons from axial tilt using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Compare two supplied observations and state what each can establish. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain apparent planetary motion using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Compare two supplied observations and state what each can establish. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Use the first concepts from this section. Compare two supplied observations and state what each can establish. Produce a labelled diagram, trace or calculation; explain each step and check one changed input.
3–6 questions on the preceding first-half concepts only: recall, visual interpretation, application and one plausible misconception. Explain each answer after submission.
Explain telescopes as light collectors using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Compare two supplied observations and state what each can establish. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain spectra reveal composition using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Compare two supplied observations and state what each can establish. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain space probes using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Compare two supplied observations and state what each can establish. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain evidence versus illustration using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Compare two supplied observations and state what each can establish. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Compare two supplied observations and state what each can establish. Work without the example, compare two cases, record assumptions and limitations, then self-review correctness, reasoning and clarity.
6–12 questions covering Phases of the Moon, Seasons from axial tilt, Apparent planetary motion and the remaining section concepts, with cumulative retrieval from earlier sections. Include a new transfer problem; 70% unlocks progression.
Combine all three sections: Compare two supplied observations and state what each can establish. Submit an original worked artifact, evidence or tests, assumptions and a reflection. Rubric: correctness, method, practical usefulness, reproducibility and communication. Self-reviewed, not certified.
6–12 balanced questions sampling every section of Space Curiosity: Eclipses and Our Solar System, including interpretation, calculation or reasoning, a misconception and a new application. Passing is 70%; review errors before retrying.
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