REAL Curriculum

• Lesson One
• Lesson Two
• Lesson Three
• Lesson Four

• Lesson Five
• Lesson Six
• Lesson Seven
• Lesson Eight
• Lesson Nine
• Lesson Ten

• Lesson Eleven
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•      Teachers
• Lesson Twelve
• Lesson Thirteen

• Stellarium
• Moon Finale

Lesson Eleven: Crater Number Density

Description

Students are introduced to the concept of number density, then use this concept to identify the relative surface age of three regions on Mars.

Standards Addressed

• NGSS Crosscutting Concepts
  • Patterns
  • Cause and Effect
• NGSS Science and Engineering Practices
  • Developing and Using Models
  • Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
• Common Core State Standards for Mathematics
  • 6.RP.A.1: Understand the concept of a ratio and use ratio language to describe a ratio relationship between two quantities.
  • 6.G.A.1: Find the area of right triangles, other triangles, special quadrilaterals, and polygons by composing into rectangles or decomposing into triangles and other shapes; apply these techniques in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems.