Teachers' Guide to the 2006 Cosmic Times Articles
This poster is the sixth edition of Cosmic Times, with the
publication date chosen to emcompass the discovery of dark energy and
subsequent confirmations of its presence. Dark energy was first
glimpsed in 1997 with observations of distant supernovae. In the
intervening time, astronomers have confirmed its presence and measured
its abundance in the Universe. In addition, the scientists responsible
for the COBE mission, so important in the 1993 Cosmic Times, were
awarded the Nobel prize for physics in 2006. Finally, NASA sets its
sights on the future of dark energy, planning a mission to measure a
large number of supernovae to better map the expansion of the Universe
over time.
The language in the 2006 newpaper mimicks the style of writing that
currently appears in newspapers, which should be easier to read than
earlier editions. However, the concepts may be harder to grasp, so, as
with other editions, we have also provided a differentiated newsletter
version of the text written at a slightly lower reading level to
help students with the difficult concepts presented here. 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 mimicks modern
newspapers; 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 2006 Cosmic Times:
Download the teacher's guide for all Cosmic Times editions:
doc, pdf
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