Solar System Unit

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Make a Solar System (18 Solar System Projects for Kids)

Sun:

Demonstrated the heat of the sun using a magnifying glass Make a Solar Oven (great way to show the energy / heat the sun provides) Demonstrate a Solar Eclipse

Moon:

Oreo Moon Phases (free printable) Chart the Moon (printable following) Make a Telescope Learn about Moon Exploration

o Video Clips: Nasa Apollo 11 o Audio Clip: Apollo 11 landing on moon o Audio Clip: Apllo 11 Launch Countdown o Video: Neil Armstrong's historic "One small step for man.. o Fieldtrip (Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum)

Planets:

Make Craters to explore the surface of Mercury Make “Lava” to explore the surface of Venus Make a Compass to explore the powerful magnetic field of Earth Build Olympus Mons the biggest mountain peak in solar system is on Mars Make a Hurricane Tube example of what Great Red Spot is like on Jupiter Make a Centaur Rocket like Cassini that was sent to Saturn Make Clouds to help understand gas giants like Uranus & Neptune

Other:

Discuss Comets, Meteorites, Asteroids Stars - create a Constellation Planetarium or Marshmallow Constellations Build a Model Space Station (try building a robotic arm or using garden gloves while working like they would in space) Learn about Galileo Learn about Sally Ride Astronauts – touch meteor rocks, visit Nasa, learn about Apollo 11 and centrifugal force, eat astronaut food Astronomer Constellation Solar System A star and the objects that orbit it A person who studies space One of 88 groupings of stars that make an

imaginary picture.

Planet

Orbit Star Galaxy A bright, shining ball of gases such as Earth’s An orbit is a regular, repeating path that one A very large group of stars, gas, and dust held sun, usually seen in the night sky object in space takes around another one. together by gravity

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Atmosphere Comet Dwarf Planet The air surrounding a planet A space object with a large orbit around the A kind of small planet, including Ceres, Pluto, sun, made up of icy gases, rock, and dust Haumea, Makemake, and Eris

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It keeps things from floating off Earth

into the sky

Moon Phases Planet Rocket A powerful spacecraft that lifts astronauts and The eight changing views of the moon as it A large, round object that orbits a star satellites and other equipment into space orbits earth: new, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full, waning gibbous,

last quarter, and waning crescent.

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alive. The sun is the center of our solar

system.

Universe Mercury Venus Venus is the hottest planet in our solar Everything in space Of the 8 big planets that orbits the sun. It is system. Most of Venus is covered in lava, hot the smallest and closest to the sun. Mercury rock that comes from volcanoes. You can see is about the size of our moon and gets very Venus at night; it looks like the brightest star hot at day and very cold at night. in the sky.

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Saturn Uranus Neptune Like Jupiter, Neptune is known as a gas giant. Saturn has thousands of rings that are made Uranus is tipped onto its side and is called This planet has wild weather with winds more up of bits of icy rocks; some as small as specks Uranus. This planet is the coldest of our 8 big than 1,000 miles an hour. It takes Neptune of dust. Saturn has at least 53 moons. planets. It has at least 27 moons. 165 years to travel all the way around the sun.

a) Asteroid Belt _____ 1) A bright shinning ball of gas b) Astronaut _____ 2) A chunk of space rock that burns as it travels through Earth’s atmosphere c) Astronomer _____ 3) A large group of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity d) Atmosphere _____ 4) A large round object that orbits a star e) Comet _____ 5) A person who studies space f) Constellation _____ 6) A person who travels into space g) Galaxy _____ 7) A piece of equipment that makes far away objects appear closer h) Gravity _____ 8) A powerful spacecraft that lifts people and equipment into space i) Meteor _____ 9) A regular repeating path around another object in space j) Orbit _____ 10) A space object made up of icy gasses, rock, and dust k) Planet _____ 11) A spacecraft that orbits a planet with equipment to track weather, make maps, and more l) Rocket _____ 12) A strong invisible force that pulls things to the center of an object in space m) Satellite _____13) An area between Mars and Jupiter filled with asteroids n) Star _____14) Everything in space o) Telescope _____15) One of 88 groupings of star that make a picture p) Universe _____16) The air surrounding a planet © www.123homeschool4me.com What is Astronomy Review What are the names of the planets? Planets: Mercury Venus Earth Mars Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

What is the name of America’s space program? How long is 88 days 225 days 365 days 687 days NASA a year in earth days What is the name of the astronomer who first said that the earth revolves How long is 59 days 243 days 24 hours 25 hours around the sun? a day in Copernicus earth hours

What is the name of the astronomer who learned how to study space with a What is the 750 F day 870 F all the Varies -81 degrees telescope? temperatur -300 F night time -(can get up Galileo e like during to 32 F ) the day & The Sun Review night How many earths would fit inside the sun? 1,000,000 How many miles away is the sun? 92,935,700 What are sunspots and how do they affect us? Dark spots on the sun that are cooler than the rest of the sun; the more sun spots on the sun the hotter the earth is. What is the difference between revolving and rotating? Revolve means to move around something else; rotate means turning Why do we see color? What color has short waves? The color of the sun is actually all the colors of the rainbow – red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. We see color based on how long the waves are and what light get’s stuck in when the length of the waves stop. What is a solar eclipse? A solar eclipse happens when the sun gets hidden behind the moon and for a A few moments during the day you can't see the sun. Sometimes there are up to five in one year; but they can't be seen from everywhere on earth.

Inner Planets Review What does it mean to be a terrestrial planet? Has a surface that is hard; could be stood on What is different about the rotation of Venus? Venus rotates the opposite direction of the other planets What is the largest Volcano in our solar system? What planet is it on? Olympus Mons, Mars

Planets: Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Outer Planets Review What does it mean to be a gaseous planet? How long is 12 years 30 years 84 years 164 years There is no surface to stand on; planet is made up mostly of gases a year in How does Jupiter protect Earth? earth days Jupiter’s strong gravitational pull draws space rocks to itself so they don’t hit Earth How long is 10 hours 10 hours 17 hours 16 hours What is the Great Red Spot on Jupiter? a day in Giant storm (like a hurricane) that has lasted at least 300 years earth hours What was the problem with spacecraft Galileo? The antennae wouldn’t open What is the - 234 F -300 F -350 F --370 F Which planets are considered twins (hint there are 2 sets) temperatur Jupiter & Saturn; Uranus & Neptune e like during What is a shepherd moon? the day & Moons inside rings whose gravity actually keeps all the rocks in the ring stay in night orbit. What chemical makes Uranus and Neptune look blue? Methane What is the Great Dark Spot? A massive storm, like on Jupiter

What are the names of the planets?

What is the name of America’s space program?

What is the name of the astronomer who first said that the earth revolves around the sun?

What is the name of the astronomer who learned how to study space with a telescope?

How many earths would fit inside the sun?

How many miles away is the sun?

What are sunspots and how do they affect us?

Does the sun have a satellite?

What is the difference between revolving and rotating?

Why do we see color? What color has short waves?

What is a solar eclipse?

The first four planets from the son are terrestrial planets. What does that mean?

What is different about the rotation of Venuus?

What is the largest volcano in our solar system? What planet is it on?

Fill out the following chart Start by adding the first four planet beginning with the planet closest to the sun

Planets

How long is a year in earth days

How long is a day in earth hours

What is the temperature like during the day & night

Outer Planets Review What does it mean to be a gaseous planet?

How does Jupiter protect Earth?

What is the Great Red Spot on Jupiter and the Great Dark Spot on Neptuen?

Which planets are considered twin planets? (there are two sets)\

What was the problem the spececraft Galileo encountered?

What is a shepherd moon?

What chemical makes Uranus and Neptune look blue?

Start by adding the first four planet beginning with the planet closest to the sun

Planets

How long is a year in earth days

How long is a day in earth hours

What is the temperature like during the day & night

Label the Planets Earth Neptune Jupiter Saturn Mars Uranus Mercury Venus

My M ______Very V ______

Educated E ______

Mother M ______

Just J ______

Served S ______

Us U ______

Nachos N ______

Word Bank: new, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full, waning gibbous, last quarter, and waning crescent © www.123homeschool4me.com

Moon Observations

For 4 nights this week to observe the moon and write your observations below.

Date What I observed Picture of what the moon looked like