Small Galileo Telescope

Students can use the telescope in an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.

Students can use the telescope to make observations of plants and animals to compare diversity of life in different habitats.

Students can use the telescope in an investigation to develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.

Students can use the telescope in an investigation to develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eye allows objects to be seen.

Students can use the telescope to make observations in an investigation to construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

Students can use the telescope to make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation.

Students can use the telescope in an investigation to develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

Students can use the telescope with the Glo Germ Classroom Kit (GLO-210) in an investigation to generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

Students can use the telescope to develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.

Students can use the telescope to make observations in an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells, either one cell or many different number and types of cells.

Students can use the telescope to make observations in an investigation to develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.

Students can use the telescope to make observations to present an argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.

Students can use the telescope to make observations, analyze and interpret samples and data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.

Students can use the telescope with the Glo Germ Classroom Kit (GLO-210) to analyze data from sampling student fingerprints to determine similarities and differences.

Students can use the telescope to make observations and develop and use a model to illustrate the hierarchical organization of interacting systems that provide specific functions within multicellular organizations.

Students can use the telescope to make observations, construct and revise an explanation based on evidence for the cycling of matter and flow of energy in aerobic and anaerobic conditions.

Students can use the telescope to make observations and develop a model to illustrate how Earth's internal and surface processes operate at different spatial and temporal scales to form continental and ocean-floor features.

Students can use the telescope with the Glo Germ Classroom Kit (GLO-210) in an investigation to evaluate a solution to a complex real-world problem based on prioritized criteria and trade-offs that account for a range of constraints, including cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics, as well as possible social, cultural, and environmental impacts.