The Solar System
Created on: July 21, 2009
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This resource was reviewed using the Curriki Review rubric and received an overall Curriki Review System rating of 3.00, as of -0001-11-30.
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July 29, 2009
This resource received a 3* rating because it is part of the larger resource A Tour of the Universe, which received a rating of 3-Exemplary in the Curriki Review System.…
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A Tour of the Universe
- A Tour of the Universe -- Scope and Sequence
- Introduction to A Tour of the Universe
- Aristotle and Ptolemy
- Retrograde Motion Activity
- The Renaissance and Leonardo da Vinci
- Nicolaus Copernicus
- Brahe, Kepler, and Galileo -- A Burst of Ideas
- The Universe and Planetary Motion
- Movement of Earth in the Solar System
- The Solar System
- Motion
- Newton and Laws of Motion
- Earth's Atmosphere
- Adventures in Space
- Centripetal Motion
- Ellipses
- Measuring the Earth
Measuring the Earth
- Measuring the Earth
- Measuring the Earth Assessment
- Earth's Shadow
- Ship on the Horizon
- Eratosthenes Map
Nicolaus Copernicus
- Nicolaus Copernicus: Proposing a Heliocentric Solar System
- Nicolaus Copernicus: Proposing a Heliocentric Solar System (Assessment)
- Copernicus Images and Simulations
The Solar System
This folder contains lessons, images, assessments, and activities for the solar system. The goal of this series is to introduce students to various objects in our solar system and provide students with an understanding the magnitude of our solar system.
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The Magnitude of the Solar System
by Meredith BeatonThis activity attempts to help students visualize the enormity of the solar system, both in terms of distance and relative size of the planets. The students literally walk through the solar system and examine model planets and distances that are accurately scaled to known sizes and distances in our solar system.
The Sun
by Meredith BeatonThis lesson and assessment provides students with an in-depth exploration of the sun. There are a variety of images and videos included with the lesson. The assessment asks students to answer a few questions based on the lesson and apply their knowledge to creating a labeled model of the sun.
Terrestrial Planets
by Meredith BeatonThese lessons and assessment focus on an introduction to the terrestrial planets of the solar system. We examine the surface, atmosphere, composition, and orbits of each planet. In the assessment, students are asked to apply their new knowledge to Venn diagrams.
Gas Giants
by Meredith BeatonThis folder contains a lesson, multimedia, and an assessment for the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The lesson introduces students to the characteristics, structure, and composition of each planet.
Solar System Assessment
by Meredith BeatonStudents are asked to apply all of their new knowledge about the planets and satellites in our solar system to create a travel brochure for a single travel destination (not Earth) in our solar system. They're expected to combine their artistic, linguistic, and scientific knowledge to create a convincing, creative, and aesthetic brochure.
Magnitude of the Solar System
by Meredith BeatonThis activity attempts to help students visualize the enormity of the solar system, both in terms of distance and relative size of the planets. The students literally walk through the solar system and examine model planets and distances that are accurately scaled to known sizes and distances in our solar system.
