Hello fellow LFHST teachers, It's been my experience, as a middle school teacher, that a structured approach to accessing the rich and wonderful resources on the LFHST Home Page can prove most useful. While we would each like to give students ample time for individual research at this site, parading 160 students per day through our 12 station lab seemed to warrant a somewhat directed approach. ( Chaos was not an intended topic for this endeavor ). Therefore, just as sample worksheets and assessment tools were shared during LFS, I thought I might contribute a sample used by my own students. Obviously, it can and should be modified for your own grade level and situation. In your service, Tim McCollum ******************************************************************************** 8th Grade Science Name ______________________ Spring 1996 HR ___________ Live From the Hubble Space Telescope Congratulations! You are a member of the first group of K-12 students to participate and contribute to "real-time science" using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Follow the web links below to access the Live From the HST Home Page and find the answers to the questions. Charleston Jr. High School Home Page Home Pages of Individual Teachers Mr. McCollum's Science Page Online Projects Live from the Hubble Space Telescope Background - 1. When was HST deployed? 2. In which parts of the electromagnetic spectrum is HST able to "see" light? 3. What is the main advantage of placing a telescope, such as HST, in orbit around the Earth? 4. Locate a diagram of HST to help you label the parts shown below. 5. Locate the listing of science objectives for HST. Why do you think these reasons are important to astronomers? 6. Just for fun - check out the Postcards from the Edge of Time and Space. 7. Describe one spinoff technology from HST that is improving the quality of life for certain people. History of the Hubble Space Telescope - 8. HST is designed to have a resolving power ( ability to see detail ) ___?____ times that of Earth based telescopes. Answer __________ 9. Shortly after HST was placed into orbit, a flaw was discovered which greatly reduced its ability to focus clearly on the most distant objects. What was the cause of this flaw and how was it later corrected? About the Planets - 10. Which three planets of our solar system will be viewing targets of HST during the LFHST program? Planet 1 ________________________ 11. What do you find interesting about this planet? 12. Why might an astronomer want to study this planet? Planet 2 ________________________ 13. What do you find interesting about this planet? 14. Why might an astronomer want to study this planet? Planet 3 ________________________ 15. What do you find interesting about this planet? 16. Why might an astronomer want to study this planet? Kids' Corner - 17. Just for fun - check out the work of other students in the LFHST project. 18. Who is Dr. Clyde Tombaugh and for what is he most famous? ********************************************************************************