Teachers' Guide to the 1955 Cosmic Times Articles
This poster is the third edition of the Cosmic Times, dated to
coincide with Einstein's passing. Much has happened since 1929, with
the development of two competing theories about the nature of the
universe, the discovery of supernovae, and a re-calibration of the
Cepheids as standard candles. In addition, astronomers get their
first "glimpse" of objects emitting in a region of the em spectrum
other than optical light.
The language in the articles in the 1955 Cosmic Times mimics the
style of writing that would have appeared in a real 1955 newspaper.
While this is getting closer to more familiar language and sentence
structure, it may still be a bit difficult for your students to read.
As with other editions, we have also provided
a
differentiated newsletter version of the text written at a
slightly lower reading level. We have also provided a glossary, available in both in pdf and Word
document formats, which is available on the the poster download page. The poster also shows a layout that mimics the papers of the time, however, we
have taken some creative license to make it more readable in a classroom
setting.
Use the following links for further background on each of the articles in the 1955 Cosmic Times:
Download the teacher's guide for all Cosmic Times editions:
doc, pdf
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