December 16 - Inner Planets
Post date: Dec 16, 2013 4:07:00 PM
Keyword
Retrograde Rotation
Warm-up
What is Kepler's 3rd Law?
How does it apply to the Period of Revolution of the Inner Planets?
Objectives
Relate planetary orbit to Kepler's Laws and Newton's Law of Gravitation.
Compare the properties of objects in the solar system.
Due
Planet Cornucopia: Part 1 12/13
SS U2 L4 - The Terrestrial Planets 12/16
SS U2 L5 - The Gas Giant Planets 12/18
Planet Cornucopia: Part 2 12/18
SS U4 L2 -Tech. for Space Exploration 12/19
Planet Cornucopia Finished 12/20
Signed Portfolio for Solar System 12/20
Test: Astronomy in the Solar System 12/20
Period 2 - Advanced Science
Keywords
Solar Flare
Prominence
Sunspot
Warm-up
Describe step-by-step how a lava lamp works.
How does the motion in a lava lamp relate to the inner-workings of the sun?
pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/secrets-sun.html - NOVA: Secrets of the Sun (2012) 53 mins
Objectives
Describe how energy is produced and transported in the Sun.
Describe the kinds of energy and material that comes from the sun and moves through the solar system.
Due
Exploravision: Breakthroughs Section 12/16
SS U2L3 - The Sun 12/17
Slice of the Sun 12/17
SS U4 L2 -Tech. for Space Exploration 12/18
SS U2 L4 - The Terrestrial Planets 12/19
SS U2 L5 - The Gas Giants 12/20
Planet Cornucopia Finished 12/20
Signed Portfolio for Solar System 1/6/2014
Test: Astronomy in the Solar System 1/6/2014