Understanding Astronomy videos

Use online video to study historic discoveries made about the universe and the world of astronomy. Use the video subtitles to improve Reading and Literacy skills .... simultaneously!

Use these online Science videos entitled Understanding Astronomy to educate kids about historic discoveries made about the universe and how the invention of the telescope revolutionized astronomy.

With these astronomy videos, you'll survey the methods and instruments used by modern astronomers, and learn how to identify constellations in the sky. Use these 4 online educational video titles to learn why did ancient peoples look to the stars for guidance and an explanation of earthy occurrences? Why did they create stories out of the images they saw in the sky? Learn how Galileo's invention of the telescope revolutionized astronomy and why today's scientists now use radio telescopes to study distant stars. Discover why a star becomes a supernova and what happens when a supernova explodes.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify historic discoveries made about the universe by ancient astronomers.
• Survey the beliefs of ancient peoples about the Sun, Moon, planets, stars and comets.
• Learn how stars came to be grouped into constellations.
• Explore what causes eclipses and the phases of the Moon.

• Science > Study Of The Universe > Astronomy
• Ancient Astronomy (Runtime: 09:21)
• Mythology and the Universe (Runtime: 10:45)
• Astronomy Today (Runtime: 11:22)
• The Space Spotters Guide (Runtime: 11:11)