6. SPACE
OUR UNIVERSE
OUR HUGE UNIVERSE
Solar System Flocabulary
We are the planets sonG
Scale Model- in desert
scale model- football field- how far is planet 9
Space Rap
REVOLVE AND ROTATE
Rotation and Revolution video
Crash Course
Visualization, Earth Rotation
Visualization: Rotating Moon (NASA)
Visualization: Sun Rotating (NASA)
Orbit Paths: the world's satellites
Orbit Simulator for our Solar System
Visualization: Why the moon travels in both 27.3 and 29.5 days
Summary Video: Earth and Moon rotating & Revolving
Summary Visualization: Earth revolving and rotating through the months (seasons)
Summary video: Earth's Rotation and Revolution (Crash Course)
Mass and Orbits
Problem Solving: What would happen if?
- a planet/satellite had more mass?
- a planet/satellite had less mass?
-SUN, MOON, EARTH
Be able to identify and compare the physical characteristics of the sun, earth and moon.
Look for characteristics of each. For example:
When you study the sun, moon and earth look for things like:
temperatures, size, shape, what is it made of, what physical features does it have? (like landforms), does it have weather? does it rotate? does it revolve? does it have gas? does it have heat? does it have mass? is it a hard surface or made of gases? what is it?
Here are some links about each:
SUN
characteristics of the sun
about the sun
MOON
Moon facts
The moon in depth
landforms (physical features of the moon)
EARTH
Earth physical characteristics
About the earth
physical characteristics of the earth
landforms (physical features of the earth)
Here's a little somthing about all three: sun, moon and earth
Summary and comparisons of all three
Properties of the sun, moon and earth
Here are some videos comparing the sun, moon and earth:
The Moon-Space School
The Sun-Space School
Video, Bill Nye and the Sun (:30-3:00; 9:00-9:45;14:50-15:45;17:08-19:00 min)
For more info about the moon, check these cool links out:
Moon Facts
Living on the moon
Moon Trash
Inside the Moon
-FOUR SEASONS
Bill Nye explains 4 seasons
4 Seasons
-DAY AND NIGHT
day and night simulation
day and night demo
Awesome Astronomy animations
Solstice link
Sun Dial
Sundials- video
finding true north video
direction finding video
set up a sundial video
-PHASES OF THE MOON
Moon Calendar
Tour of the Moon
Phases of the moon explained video
Moon video and animation
About the Moon National Geographic
Phases of the moon demonstation (need a "moon" ball, lantern, and stick)
Phases of the Moon Article
Phases of the Moon Song Mr Lee
Phases of the Moon- Mr. Parr
Phases of the Moon Rap-
Flocabulary Phases
Astronomy Simulations
Phases of the Moon Flocabulary
-DIRECTION
Find North Without a compass
Direction Finding - shadows
-ECLIPSES
Solar Eclipse
Total Solar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse intro
NASA Simple Lunar Eclipse
Understanding Lunar Eclipses
Lunar Eclipse animation and info
Lunar Eclipse explained
Lunar and Solar explained video
Lunar eclipse explained- NASA video
Lunar video
Why does the moon turn red during eclipses **** good explanation
video of eclipse
Eclipses Flocabulary
-TIDES
Tides animation
Tides at the Bay of Fundy- highest tides in the world in Nova, Scotia, Canada
Time Lapse at Bay of Fundy
Bay of Fundy Tides
How do Tides work demo- then you try this at your table
Tides video
tides in water
Gravity Flocabulary
Offshore, in the deep ocean, the difference in tides is usually less than 1.6 feet
The Surft grows when it approaches the beach and the tide increases. I nbays and estuaries, this effect is amplified. (In the Bay of Fundy, tides have a range of 44.6 feet!)
Abbey trapped by the tides
Spring and Neap Tides
OUR HUGE UNIVERSE- awesome interactive website with extreme sizes
INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ON ASTRONOMY
Topics to choose from for your research on Astronomy:
Satellites, Galaxy, Stars, Black Holes, Astronaut Stories, Cool Space Facts (Links below)
SATELLITES
How to look for satellites
There are over 200,000 man-made satellites orbitting our earth right now! When in doubt, look up and try to spot one. Use the link above to find out when to look, or just look at the sky around sunset or sunrise.
Here are more details, when using the chart on heavens-above.com:
Brightness: The lower the number is the brighter the satellite. -3.5 is very bright whereas -1 is not as bright.
Highest Point: Look at the Degrees, it's best to look for satellites with a higher degree. When looking outside in the sky, raise one fist in front of your face for every 10 degrees, to tell where to look above the horizon. Look for higher degrees so you can see it up higher.
If you just walk outside and try to spot a satellite, you will have the most success at Sunrise or Sunset. (if it's late, the satellite will be in the earth's shadow and you can't see it.) Look at direction NW= North West.
How many man-made Satellites are there?
Man Made Satellites
GALAXY
What is a Galaxy- NASA for kids
What's in the middle of our galaxy? A black hole! That's what keeps everything together
Our Galaxy, the Milky Way, is Spinning REALLY FAST
Our Galaxy will collide with another in 1 Billion Years
NASA- advanced explanation of galaxy
Star Date info on Galaxies
Our Galaxy- the Milky Way- NASA explains
Observatory explains our milky way
STARS
National Geographic- Stars
How Hot are Stars- colors explained
The Biggest Stars in the Universe
NASA explains stars
Astronomy for kids- ducksters- Stars
Smithsonian- New Stars
BLACK HOLES
NASA explains Black Holes
Educational Article on Black Holes .edu
National Geographic- What are black holes
What are Black Holes?
How do they work?
The largest Black Holes
ASTRONAUT STORIES
Radiolab- The Dark Side of the Earth
Article-Astronaut Stories
Popular Science- Astronaut Stories
WEIRD/COOL SPACE FACTS
What's up with Uranus? Spinning on it's side and seasons
25 Amazing Space Facts Infographic
It's Okay to Be Smart Youtube Channel- Space Videos
25 Weird Astronomy Facts