Transcript Intro to Space

INTRODUCTION TO
SPACE
Recognize that our earth is part of the solar system in which the sun, an average star, is the
central and largest body. Observe that our solar system includes the sun, moon, seven other
planets and their moons, and many other smaller objects like asteroids and comets.
JUST HOW BIG IS OUR SOLAR
SYSTEM?
• Draw a Circle Map in
your science
notebook
• As you watch the clip,
add information you
gain about our Solar
System
WHAT IS A SOLAR SYSTEM?
• With a partner, get a laptop
• Visit the website:
• www.kidsastronomy.com
• In your science notebook, set-up
columns for the planets and the
other objects in the solar system
(see next slide)
NOTEBOOK SET-UP
Planet
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
*Pluto
Roman meaning
Greek name
Description of
Planet
Moons?
NOTEBOOK SET-UP
Object in Solar System
Sun
Asteroids
Comets
Meteorites
Description
Where it is found in the Solar
System
ART + SCIENCE
• You will be divided into a group of 4 or 5
• You will need to take your information from the website and design our solar
system on paper
• Be creative! Make sure you use the facts in some way from the website and
incorporate it into your design
• INCLUDE all the parts of the solar system
• You will have TWO SCIENCE PERIODS to do this!!
• MAKE SURE you include the orbits and size scale
SHADOWS
• In monthly intervals, observe and draw the length and direction of shadows
cast by the sun at several chosen times during the day. Use the recorded
data as evidence to explain how those shadows were affected by the
relative position of the earth and sun.
SHADOWS
How does the
position of the
sun change our
shadows?
EXPERIMENT TIME!
• Supplies: Unsharpened pencil, foam ball, flashlight, tape
• Vocabulary: horizon, sunrise, noon, sunset
• We will draw pictures to represent these terms
• Procedure:
• 1. Insert pencil into foam ball
• 2. Use piece of tape to secure ball to desk (pencil should be sticking up in the
air)
• 3. Shine the flashlight to mimic the sunrise. DRAW A PICTURE OF THE POSITION OF
THE “SUN,” THE SHADOW, AND THE OBJECT
• 4. Repeat step 3 for noon day sun and sunset
• 5. DESCRIBE how the position of the sun effects the size/length of the shadow