The Cosmic Perspective

This correlation lists the recommended Gizmos for this textbook. Click any Gizmo title below for more information.

1: Our Place in the Universe

Seasons: Earth, Moon, and Sun
Solar System

2: Discovering the Universe for Yourself

2D Eclipse
3D Eclipse
Eclipse
Phases of the Moon
Seasons Around the World
Seasons in 3D
Seasons: Earth, Moon, and Sun
Seasons: Why do we have them?
Summer and Winter

3: The Science of Astronomy

Orbital Motion - Kepler's Laws
Seasons: Earth, Moon, and Sun
Solar System Explorer

4: Making Sense of the Universe: Understanding Motion, Energy, and Gravity

Distance-Time Graphs
Fan Cart Physics
Free Fall Tower
Free-Fall Laboratory
Gravitational Force
Gravity Pitch
Measuring Motion
Ocean Tides
Orbital Motion - Kepler's Laws
Tides

5: Light and Matter: Reading Messages from the Cosmos

Basic Prism
Bohr Model of Hydrogen
Doppler Shift
Doppler Shift Advanced
Heat Absorption
Phase Changes
Photoelectric Effect
Radiation
Refraction
Ripple Tank
Star Spectra

6: Telescopes: Portals of Discovery

Laser Reflection
Ray Tracing (Lenses)
Ray Tracing (Mirrors)
Refraction

7: Our Planetary System

Comparing Earth and Venus
Solar System
Solar System Explorer

9: Planetary Geology: Earth and the Other Terrestrial Worlds

Plate Tectonics
Rock Cycle
Solar System
Water Cycle

10: Planetary Atmospheres: Earth and the Other Terrestrial Worlds

Greenhouse Effect
Hurricane Motion
Solar System
Water Cycle
Weather Maps

11: Jovian Planet Systems

Solar System
Solar System Explorer

12: Asteroids, Comets, and Dwarf Planets: Their Nature, Orbits, and Impacts

Solar System Explorer

13: Other Planetary Systems: The New Science of Distant Worlds

Star Spectra

14: Our Star

H-R Diagram
Herschel Experiment
Star Spectra

15: Surveying the Stars

H-R Diagram
Star Spectra

16: Star Birth

Star Spectra

17: Star Stuff

H-R Diagram

18: The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard

H-R Diagram
Star Spectra

23: The Beginning of Time

Star Spectra

24: Life in the Universe

Building DNA
Evolution: Mutation and Selection
Human Evolution - Skull Analysis
RNA and Protein Synthesis
Solar System

S1: Celestial Timekeeping and Navigation

Seasons: Earth, Moon, and Sun

S4: Building Blocks of the Universe

Bohr Model of Hydrogen
Bohr Model: Introduction
Electron Configuration
Photoelectric Effect

Content correlation last revised: 2/22/2012