Quality Science Labs Astronomy and Geology/Paleontology Lab Kit
The Quality Science Labs Astronomy and Geology/Paleontology Lab Kit is created for Heart of Dakota by Quality Science Labs. The experiments in the lab kit and lab manual are laid out with the following features:
- The goals or learning objectives
- The materials and equipment included and commonly available items that you may need to be supply
- An introduction of the science concept(s)
- A Bible devotional relating the science concept to God or to life
- Step-by-step instructions
- Data collection and questions
- A Lab Manual in which to record findings (one per student required)
This kit contains enough materials for each experiment to be done 5 times.
*NOTE: You can add an additional lab manual here.
Included lab topics are as follows:
- Star Viewing 1
- Star Viewing 2
- Moon Viewing
- Moon Cycles
- Determining the Age of an Object
- Variation in Sunrise and Sunset Times
- Rotation of the Moon
- Planetary Orbits
- The Greenhouse Effect
- Orbit of Mercury
- Retrograde Motion of Mars
- Diameter of the Sun
- Sunspots Cycles
- Telescopes
- Counting the Visible Stars
- Orbital Speeds
- Estimating the Weight of a Dinosaur
- Earth’s Density
- Earthquake Locations
- Wave Depth, Wave Velocity and Tsunamis
- Rock Identification
- Properties of Minerals
- Determining the Specific Gravity of Minerals
- Estimating the Speed of Dinosaurs
- How to Dig for Fossils
- The Steepness of a Volcano
- Glacial Dynamics
- Ocean Water, Salinity and Density
