Physics of the Universe · Week 36 · Stars and the Origin of the Universe

Gratitude Across the Cosmos

Students write thank you notes naming the gravity a classmate or adult provided that kept them on course.

Relationship skillsGrade 11About 20 minutesGrade 11

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Students will: Students communicate how gravity gathered gas into stars that made the heavier elements in us, and use that idea to thank people who kept them on course.
SEL skill: Write a sincere, specific thank you that names an action
What it looks like: Students practice effective communication by writing a clear, sincere thank you that names a specific action.
Content focus: Gratitude across the cosmos and the forces that kept me in orbit
Format: Partner exchange

Relationship skills

Relationship skills are the ways you build and keep healthy connections through clear communication, listening, teamwork, and working through conflict. More relationship skills activities

What you get

A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.

Standards

HS-ESS1-3: High School Earth and Space Science performance expectation
Science and engineering practice: SEP8 Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
Crosscutting concept: CCC4 Systems and system models
Literacy in science: WHST.11-12.2 Write informative and explanatory texts, including scientific procedures and processes.
Traditional course: Physics

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