Scale & Solar System
MS-ESS1-1. Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
MS-ESS1-2. Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.
MS-ESS1-3. Analyze and interpret data to determine the scale properties of objects in the solar system.
1. Go to the PBS site and answer the following questions.
a. What is an astronomical unit? Why was it created?
b. What is the distance of voyager one from the earth in AU's (astronomical units)?
2. Watch the Edpuzzle video and answer the questions.
3. Using the links below, find Distance from the sun ■ Diameter ■ Rotational Period (length of day) ■ Orbital Period (length of Year) ■ Gravity compared to Earth ■ Atmospheric Composition ■ Moons ■ Average Temperature ■ Existence of water for each of the planets below. Use the Google Doc in your Google Classroom or the Doc below.
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
WebPath Express (school search)
4. Use the information that you found on each planet and arrange the planets in order of orbit, around the sun, about the correct distance from our star (per scale). Make sure you go to Edit and "make a copy" of the google drawing page and share with you teacher (or use google classroom).
5. Complete the paper-folding activity.
