Product Type: Lesson Plan/Activity
Audience: Educators, Informal Education
Grade Levels: 5-8
Publication Year: 2001
Product Number: EG-2001-01-122-HQ
Subjects: General Science
This unit about the atmosphere includes five demonstrations and an activity for students to show how Earth's atmosphere filters or distorts electromagnetic radiation. Through a series of brief demonstrations given by the teacher, students observe some of the problems inherent in using astronomical telescopes on Earth's surface. A reproducible student worksheet is included.
The Atmospheric Filter Unit [185KB PDF file]
This unit of study is part of the Space-Based Astronomy Educator Guide.