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SCIENCE BADGE - ASTRONOMY
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Collect 12 interesting ‘SUN’ facts Describe, using a poster or a chart, Present them in a ‘SUN’ ‘SPACE’ cool the life cycle or stars like the sun. way
Explain in simple terms the difference Write about planetary nebulae, between a solar and lunar eclipse. novae, and supernovae. Include a labelled diagram
Write a report about a recent or Write an explanation of how you coming astronomical event. No more can find south by using the stars. than one side of an A4 sheet
Observe the moon and develop a Make a scale model of the solar diagram of the phases of the moon. system. Try to observe at least every second day.
Using a shadow stick record the length of its shadow every hour over one day. Write a report on what you observe.
Each day for two weeks record from Write a fiction story about living in a newspaper the times of sunset and space station. moonset. Explain the changes you No more than 2 sides of an A4 sheet
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Make a poster which explains the Find out about a famous difference between comets, meteors, astronomer, perhaps Galileo, asteroids and meteorites. Newton, Copernicus or Kepler. Write a brief account of the person’s life.
Some stars vary their brightness. Find Choose a planet in our Solar system out what they are and write a paragraph - Bullet point what you would need about them. to do to live/survive on that planet
Draw diagrams showing the difference Record the position where the sun between reflecting and refracting sets on the telescopes. horizon over a period of one month. Mark the position on a map of your horizon.
Sketch and name the constellations Explain why the sun appears to be that contain the stars Alpha Centauri, moving Canopus, Achernar and Fomalhaut. across the sky. Label the 4 stars.
Name each of the 9 known planets in Write down the meanings of light the solar system, and describe the main year, astronomical unit, escape difference between planets and stars. velocity.
Write short notes on the following: solar system, constellations, star clusters, galaxies, the universe.
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