The Origin of The Universe Webquest

Task

Use the Internet to research and answer the following questions:

1. How has the theory of the origin of the universe changed throughout time?

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2. What evidence has scientists found to support the Big Bang Theory?

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3. Which model best supports the expansion of the universe?

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Find definitions of the following vocabulary words:

1. Astronomy- _________________________________________________________________________________________________

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2. Cosmology- _________________________________________________________________________________________________

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3. Universe- ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

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4. Big Bang- ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Process

Click the link to watch the follow video, then answer the questions.

1. What is astronomy?

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2. What are the subfields of Astronomy?

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3. What do each of these subfields focus on?

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4. Which astronomers made the greatest contributions and what were they?

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Evaluation

Click the link to watch the following video, then answer the questions.

1. How was the universe created?

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2. What theory describes how the universe was created?

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3. How long ago did the universe form?

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4. What makes up the universe?

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Conclusion

Use the following claim to write a constructed response. Use the CER model. (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning)

The Universe is expanding.

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