Investigating the Center of the Galaxy Using Wave Properties

Lesson Summary

This lesson helps students develop an understanding of reflection, absorption, and transmission and apply that understanding to describe how scientists are developing a 3-dimensional model of the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able to: 

• define and describe reflection, absorption, and transmission.

• describe types of light that can be transmitted through dust clouds in space.

Standards

Science and Engineering Practices:

MA Science and Technology/Engineering (2016):

NGSS (2013):

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