01- The Universe and our planet
Let´s travel!
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What is a galaxy?
What are stars made of?
What is the name of our galaxy?
VOLUNTEER RESEARCH QUESTION
How can we differentiate at night a star from a planet?
How big is the Universe?
Origin of the Universe
6-7
What is the Big Bang Theory?
How old is the Universe? Write that figure with all the numbers.
What is a galaxy? (give one example of Galaxy)
What is a nebula?
Distances in the Universe
6-7
What is an Astronomical Unit (A.U)?
What is a light year?
Does a light year measure time or distance?
What is bigger one Astronomical Unit or one light year? Why?
How long does it take to the light to travel from the Sun to the Earth?
Geocentric vs. Heliocentric Models
8-
Who proposed the Geocentric model?
When?Who proposed the Heliocentric model?
Who proved it?
When?
Solar System
Using the information from your book, write at least 3 comparative sentences about the planets of the Solar System.
CLIL: Comparative and superlative sentences: Planets -CLIL_the-planets-comparative-superlative-
Write a table comparing the features (such as size, composition, number os satellites) of inner and outer planets of the Solar system.
Rocky planets
Vs.
Gas planets
Example:
Mars as seen in 2003
Also known as the terrestrial planets
Include Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
Composed of rock with solid surfaces upon which spacecraft can land
Travel around the Sun in nearly circular paths
Found close to the Sun in the warmer region of the solar system
Small in size
Have few or no moons
Do not have ring systems
Example:
Uranus and its faint rings
Also known as the Jovian planets
Include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Composed of thick, gaseous atmospheres with liquid interiors; spacecraft cannot land on these planets
Travel around the Sun in nearly circular paths
Found far from the Sun in a colder region of our solar system
Large in size
Have many moons
Have ring systems
SOLAR SYSTEM IN SCALE
Solar system in scale
Table from:
Solar System Scale Calculators:
Scaled solar system for screen (if the moon were one pixel)
Planets & Solar System for Children- School Education Video for Grade 2,Grade 3,CLASS 2 ,Class 3
Moon Phases
Solar Eclipse and Lunar eclipse
Lunar Eclipse –explanation + diagram
Solar Eclipse – explanation + diagram
CONSTELLATIONS
Visit the following link (http://www.solarsystemquick.com/universe/star-constellations.htm) to get information about the main Constellations:
"El malabarista del otro mundo" by J. J. Grandville
-Chapter 6-
Oh, little prince! Bit by bit I came to understand the secrets of your sad little life . . . For a long time you had found your only entertainment in the quiet pleasure of looking at the sunset. I learned that new detail on the morning of the fourth day, when you said to me:
"I am very fond of sunsets. Come, let us go look at a sunset now."
"But we must wait," I said.
"Wait? For what?"
"For the sunset. We must wait until it is time."
At first you seemed to be very much surprised. And then you laughed to yourself. You said to me:
"I am always thinking that I am at home!"
Just so. Everybody knows that when it is noon in the United States the sun is setting over France.
If you could fly to France in one minute, you could go straight into the sunset, right from noon. Unfortunately, France is too far away for that. But on your tiny planet, my little prince, all you need do is move your chair a few steps. You can see the day end and the twilight falling whenever you like . . .
"One day," you said to me, "I saw the sunset forty-four times!"
And a little later you added:
"You know--one loves the sunset, when one is so sad . . ."
"Were you so sad, then?" I asked, "on the day of the forty-four sunsets?"
But the little prince made no reply.
" ONCE YOU HAVE BEEN IN SPACE,
YOU APPRECIATE HOW SMALL AND FRAGILE
THE EARTH IS"
Valentina Tereshkova
SOLAR SYSTEM DRAWING SELF EVALUATION