What is a Solar System?
MS-ESS1-3. Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.
Learning Target
Learning Target
- Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.
Success Criteria
Success Criteria
- I can identify objects in the solar system
- I recognize the use of models
- I understand how models have limitations
Questions to Ponder
Questions to Ponder
- How do you define a Solar System?
- What is in a Solar System?
- Can you name some of the objects in our Solar System?
Models
Models
- How are these models like and unlike the real thing they are representing?
- Why do we create models?
What is the Scale of the Solar System?
What is the Scale of the Solar System?
What is a scale model?
- Complete the Activity on Pages 122-124 in the PBIS Astronomy Text.
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- What is an advantage of using an apple to represent the size of the Earth?
- What is a disadvantage of using an apple to represent the size of the Earth?
- What else could you choose to represent objects in the solar system?