Before you can start on the two projects for today, you need to have practiced and memorized all answers of the SPACE PATTERNS sheet. (Front and back, in the middle of your table.)
1. Sun, Moon and Earth Research: Use these links, and other sites you find on your own, to research physical characteristics of the sun, moon and earth. You can make a poster, google doc, slide show, or venn diagram to organize your notes. You will present to one person tomorrow.
SUN
Sun pictures and facts NASA
Video on info about the sun from NASA
Tracking Sun Spots
Video, Bill Nye and the Sun (:30-3:00; 9:00-9:45;14:50-15:45;17:08-19:00 min)
The Sun-Space School
MOON
The Moon-Space School
Moon Facts
Living on the moon
Moon Trash
Inside the Moon
10 weird moons (not the earth's moon, but cool!)
EARTH
Earth Physical Characteristics
More about Earth
Sun, Moon and Earth Documentary
2. Rotation? More like RODAYTION! Remember: the earth rotating on its axis is what causes day and night AND the apparent movement of the sun across the sky. The sun doesn't move, the earth is rotating on its axis.
Make a video, claymation, or stopmotion showing the earth rotating on its axis. You will need to use the models, clay or your own art work to illustrate this.
You video must include:
1) The earth rotating (on a 23.5 degree tilt)
2) The Sun shining on the earth (the sun isn't moving. You can use a flashlight to model the sun.)
3) Day and Night on the earth (You may need to turn the lights off for this to show the dark side and bright side of the earth.
Here are some examples of models of day and night and the apparent movement of the sun to give you some ideas:
Day and Night simulation
Student Video of rotation
The earth rotating (notice the sun isn't moving!)
This may be something like what you make
day and night simulation
day and night demo
3. Once you are finished, you can review looking at the links on the SPACE tab. You can click on that tab, or click on this SPACE LINK right here.
Focus on Phases of the Moon, seasons, tides, and shadows. We will review those topics tomorrow.
1. Sun, Moon and Earth Research: Use these links, and other sites you find on your own, to research physical characteristics of the sun, moon and earth. You can make a poster, google doc, slide show, or venn diagram to organize your notes. You will present to one person tomorrow.
SUN
Sun pictures and facts NASA
Video on info about the sun from NASA
Tracking Sun Spots
Video, Bill Nye and the Sun (:30-3:00; 9:00-9:45;14:50-15:45;17:08-19:00 min)
The Sun-Space School
MOON
The Moon-Space School
Moon Facts
Living on the moon
Moon Trash
Inside the Moon
10 weird moons (not the earth's moon, but cool!)
EARTH
Earth Physical Characteristics
More about Earth
Sun, Moon and Earth Documentary
2. Rotation? More like RODAYTION! Remember: the earth rotating on its axis is what causes day and night AND the apparent movement of the sun across the sky. The sun doesn't move, the earth is rotating on its axis.
Make a video, claymation, or stopmotion showing the earth rotating on its axis. You will need to use the models, clay or your own art work to illustrate this.
You video must include:
1) The earth rotating (on a 23.5 degree tilt)
2) The Sun shining on the earth (the sun isn't moving. You can use a flashlight to model the sun.)
3) Day and Night on the earth (You may need to turn the lights off for this to show the dark side and bright side of the earth.
Here are some examples of models of day and night and the apparent movement of the sun to give you some ideas:
Day and Night simulation
Student Video of rotation
The earth rotating (notice the sun isn't moving!)
This may be something like what you make
day and night simulation
day and night demo
3. Once you are finished, you can review looking at the links on the SPACE tab. You can click on that tab, or click on this SPACE LINK right here.
Focus on Phases of the Moon, seasons, tides, and shadows. We will review those topics tomorrow.