The document provides instructions for students to listen to and respond to astronomy podcasts. It outlines an "appetizer, main course, dessert" structure for exploring different podcasts. Students are prompted to write down questions after the appetizer podcasts and respond with paragraphs analyzing several main course podcasts. For dessert, students choose one topic to create a presentation explaining what they learned to the class.

1. (adapted from Bobbi Hunter – Samual W. Shaw- grade 6 lesson)
You will use this menu to explore and respond to some of the
“Hidden Universe” podcasts on the IPods. You need to follow the
courses in order: appetizer, main course and then dessert. Read
the instructions carefully for each section and complete the
responses according to your teacher’s directions.
Website for these podcasts:
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/features/hiddenuniverse/index.shtml
APPETIZER
 “Showcase: The Milky Way” OR “Gallery Explorer: Galaxies”
 One “Gallery Explorer” podcast (your choice)
 Another “Gallery Explorer” podcast (your choice)
RESPOND: Write a list of 5-7 “I wonder” statements or questions
you have after viewing these podcasts. Use these prompts to guide
you:
I wonder if…
I wonder who…
I wonder what…
I wonder when…
I wonder where…
I wonder why…
I wonder how…
You will need to respond to these questions on a separate piece of
paper, and hand them in to your teacher when complete. On your
paper, please make sure to put your:
1. Name,
2. Date, and the
3. Name of the podcast you are responding to

2. REMEMBER TO USE THE IPODS CAREFULLY!
MAIN COURSE
 “Night and Day on an Alien Planet”
 “Showcase: The X-Planets”
 Your choice (any other than the “Gallery Explorer” podcasts)
 Your choice (any other than the “Gallery Explorer” podcasts)
 Your choice (any other than the “Gallery Explorer” podcasts)
E-mail your teacher a response/respond to a discussion on our
wiki/blog a response/ tape a response on iPod/video a response
(VODcast) on an iPod :
RESPOND: Write a 1-2 paragraph response to 4 of the above
podcasts using the following prompts to guide you:
What are some new important facts that you learned?
Which new facts were you surprised to learn and why?
What are you interested in learning more about?
What questions do you have about this topic? Where
could you look for more information?
What techniques are used to make the information easy
to understand? Are they effective?
Do you have more information about any of the things
you were wondering about when you wrote your
“Appetizer” response?
DESSERT
 “Special: M51 and Gizmo”
 Optional: Re-watch a podcast you’d like to see again or
choose a new one

3. RESPOND: Choose one thing that you learned and create a
product to explain what you learned to the class. You may work on
your own or with a partner. Your teacher will tell you how much
time you have to work on this so you can plan your time
effectively. Here is a list of possible products:
Video
Skit
Poster
Glogster
Prezi or Powerpoint Presentation
Photostory
Movie Maker
_____________________
_____________________
Make sure to include
important
information!
And
have
fun!