Voyage Grade 5-8 Education Unit
... The core objective for the Voyage K-12 Curriculum is to place a visit to a Voyage exhibition within a multiweek classroom unit on the Solar System. The Voyage K-12 Curriculum includes an Education Unit at four grade levels: lower elementary (K-2); upper elementary (3-4); middle (5-8); and high schoo ...
... The core objective for the Voyage K-12 Curriculum is to place a visit to a Voyage exhibition within a multiweek classroom unit on the Solar System. The Voyage K-12 Curriculum includes an Education Unit at four grade levels: lower elementary (K-2); upper elementary (3-4); middle (5-8); and high schoo ...
Cosmic context: stars and formation of heavy elements
... • 4 rocky, terrestrial planets in the inner Solar System (Earth: 6 x 1024 kg) • 2 gas giants (Jupiter, Saturn), mostly made of gas but not of Solar composition • 2 ice giants (Uranus, Neptune) - about 10 Earth mass cores with few Earth mass atmospheres • small bodies (asteroids, comets, Kuiper belt) ...
... • 4 rocky, terrestrial planets in the inner Solar System (Earth: 6 x 1024 kg) • 2 gas giants (Jupiter, Saturn), mostly made of gas but not of Solar composition • 2 ice giants (Uranus, Neptune) - about 10 Earth mass cores with few Earth mass atmospheres • small bodies (asteroids, comets, Kuiper belt) ...
astronomy timeline
... Descartes develops concept of inertial motion. Descartes believed that all motion resulted from collision with particles called "corpuscles". In the absence of such collisions, a body remains at rest. An object in motion continues to move in the same direction at the same speed. p. 80-81, F 2.1 ...
... Descartes develops concept of inertial motion. Descartes believed that all motion resulted from collision with particles called "corpuscles". In the absence of such collisions, a body remains at rest. An object in motion continues to move in the same direction at the same speed. p. 80-81, F 2.1 ...
HR Diagram Activity
... different colors. Rigel is blue, and Betelgeuse is red. Capella and our Sun are yellow. In this activity you will make your own Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. You will see how star brightness, color, temperature, and class are related. ...
... different colors. Rigel is blue, and Betelgeuse is red. Capella and our Sun are yellow. In this activity you will make your own Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. You will see how star brightness, color, temperature, and class are related. ...
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... Saturn is a planet in the solar system. The color Saturn is tan with light brown,pink,white,and blue.Because light colors are cold and because I think that the far it is from the sun the more the colors.(Saturn)Saturn explains that the surface of Saturn is covered with strips of different colors aro ...
... Saturn is a planet in the solar system. The color Saturn is tan with light brown,pink,white,and blue.Because light colors are cold and because I think that the far it is from the sun the more the colors.(Saturn)Saturn explains that the surface of Saturn is covered with strips of different colors aro ...
Related Handout - Orange County Astronomers
... empty divisions between them, The most prominent division is the Cassini Division which can be seen with a 3” scope. Other divisions are more difficult to see with amateur scopes. Saturn itself reaches an angular size of approximately 20 arc seconds. When the rings are included the angular size reac ...
... empty divisions between them, The most prominent division is the Cassini Division which can be seen with a 3” scope. Other divisions are more difficult to see with amateur scopes. Saturn itself reaches an angular size of approximately 20 arc seconds. When the rings are included the angular size reac ...
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... Stars and the development of life on planets • The habitable zone around small stars tends to be very close to the star. • If the distance between a planet and the star it is orbiting is small the gravitational force between the two objects can cause the orbiting planet’s period of rotation to beco ...
... Stars and the development of life on planets • The habitable zone around small stars tends to be very close to the star. • If the distance between a planet and the star it is orbiting is small the gravitational force between the two objects can cause the orbiting planet’s period of rotation to beco ...
Constellations appear to move across the sky at night because
... 1) the motion of Earth around the Sun a) the Earth orbits the Sun. 2) the motion of the Moon around Earth b) the Moon orbits the Earth. 3) the motion of Mars around the Sun c) stars are in constant motion. 4) the motion of the constellations around Earth d) the Sun orbits the Earth. 5) the spinning ...
... 1) the motion of Earth around the Sun a) the Earth orbits the Sun. 2) the motion of the Moon around Earth b) the Moon orbits the Earth. 3) the motion of Mars around the Sun c) stars are in constant motion. 4) the motion of the constellations around Earth d) the Sun orbits the Earth. 5) the spinning ...
J: Chapter 3: The Solar System
... Mercury The closest planet to the Sun is Mercury. It is also the second-smallest planet. The first American spacecraft mission to Mercury was in 1974–1975 by Mariner 10. The spacecraft flew by the planet and sent pictures back to Earth. Mariner 10 photographed only 45 percent of Mercury’s surface, s ...
... Mercury The closest planet to the Sun is Mercury. It is also the second-smallest planet. The first American spacecraft mission to Mercury was in 1974–1975 by Mariner 10. The spacecraft flew by the planet and sent pictures back to Earth. Mariner 10 photographed only 45 percent of Mercury’s surface, s ...
The Earth in Context: Universe and Solar System
... Early Thoughts (Greeks in 100-300 BC) a. Geocentric Universe - all stars revolve around the Earth ...
... Early Thoughts (Greeks in 100-300 BC) a. Geocentric Universe - all stars revolve around the Earth ...
The Stellar Luminosity Function
... Moat text-books on astronomy state that the sun is a middle-sized star. This may be true when one compares it to the relative sizes of super-giants and white dwarfs. But how does the sun compare with the majority of stars? To answer this, I decided to calculate the stellar luminosity function as wel ...
... Moat text-books on astronomy state that the sun is a middle-sized star. This may be true when one compares it to the relative sizes of super-giants and white dwarfs. But how does the sun compare with the majority of stars? To answer this, I decided to calculate the stellar luminosity function as wel ...
Gökküre
... • The king was scared and wanted the observatory to be broken down. • This was done by Kılıç Ali Paşa in 1580 just after 3 years that the observatory started working. • The second attempt to build a telescope in Ottoman Empire was in 1873 afer about 300 years. • This also was broken down by the soft ...
... • The king was scared and wanted the observatory to be broken down. • This was done by Kılıç Ali Paşa in 1580 just after 3 years that the observatory started working. • The second attempt to build a telescope in Ottoman Empire was in 1873 afer about 300 years. • This also was broken down by the soft ...
Study of the movement of the sun through the analysis of a shade.
... activity was completed with the identification these first stars and the planets, for instance the pole star and Jupiter, respectively, and the observation of the moon with a telescope. Third week in April. Analysis of the data, prove the initial hypotheses, and study of the theoretical aspects of c ...
... activity was completed with the identification these first stars and the planets, for instance the pole star and Jupiter, respectively, and the observation of the moon with a telescope. Third week in April. Analysis of the data, prove the initial hypotheses, and study of the theoretical aspects of c ...
ANALYSIS OF SELF – GRAVITATING PLANETARY SATELLITES IN
... According to the afore – indicated criteria, only 18 moons can be selected from over 180 planetary satellites in all. Saturn has 6 such moons while Uranus – 5, Jupiter – 4, Neptune – 1, the Earth – 1, and Pluto – 1. Because of the elasticity of composite materials such moons could get nearly spheric ...
... According to the afore – indicated criteria, only 18 moons can be selected from over 180 planetary satellites in all. Saturn has 6 such moons while Uranus – 5, Jupiter – 4, Neptune – 1, the Earth – 1, and Pluto – 1. Because of the elasticity of composite materials such moons could get nearly spheric ...
STARS
... power from uranium fission, not hydrogen fusion. According to Wikipedia, scientists working on “hydrogen” bombs never called them “hydrogen bombs”. Hydrogen fusion’s role in a thermonuclear device is to increase the yield of the fissioning materials (uranium, plutonium). ...
... power from uranium fission, not hydrogen fusion. According to Wikipedia, scientists working on “hydrogen” bombs never called them “hydrogen bombs”. Hydrogen fusion’s role in a thermonuclear device is to increase the yield of the fissioning materials (uranium, plutonium). ...
KNOWLEDGE THE PLANETS
... 1. Would you be prepared to go on a mission to Mars? Test how prepared you are to join a mission by reading the text below. How long does it take to get there? Sometimes Mars is very far from us and sometimes it is closer, but the average distance between the two planets is 225 million km. The journ ...
... 1. Would you be prepared to go on a mission to Mars? Test how prepared you are to join a mission by reading the text below. How long does it take to get there? Sometimes Mars is very far from us and sometimes it is closer, but the average distance between the two planets is 225 million km. The journ ...
Comets and Mass Extinction
... • Superheated water vapor, melted rock and other debris would be sent into the upper atmosphere that forms a global cloud that lowers temperature worldwide • The shock wave from the impact would level an area the size of New England • The heat would immediately incinerate cities and forests 10 km or ...
... • Superheated water vapor, melted rock and other debris would be sent into the upper atmosphere that forms a global cloud that lowers temperature worldwide • The shock wave from the impact would level an area the size of New England • The heat would immediately incinerate cities and forests 10 km or ...
Planets in the Sky
... What is the phase of Venus when it is brightest? Why isn’t Venus brightest when it is in full (or near full) phase? What makes Venus the brightest planet visible from the Earth? Ancient astronomers could not properly explain why planets do retrograde motion. Why? What causes the retrograde motion of ...
... What is the phase of Venus when it is brightest? Why isn’t Venus brightest when it is in full (or near full) phase? What makes Venus the brightest planet visible from the Earth? Ancient astronomers could not properly explain why planets do retrograde motion. Why? What causes the retrograde motion of ...
DISTANCE MEASURES EXERCISE The goal of this exercise is to
... As you may have guessed in your answer to the previous question, the basic units of distance you use everyday can be unwieldy when describing the distances to celestial objects. You will not become familiar with some common astronomical distances measures. In the solar system, it is convenient to us ...
... As you may have guessed in your answer to the previous question, the basic units of distance you use everyday can be unwieldy when describing the distances to celestial objects. You will not become familiar with some common astronomical distances measures. In the solar system, it is convenient to us ...
distmeasures
... As you may have guessed in your answer to the previous question, the basic units of distance you use everyday can be unwieldy when describing the distances to celestial objects. You will not become familiar with some common astronomical distances measures. In the solar system, it is convenient to us ...
... As you may have guessed in your answer to the previous question, the basic units of distance you use everyday can be unwieldy when describing the distances to celestial objects. You will not become familiar with some common astronomical distances measures. In the solar system, it is convenient to us ...
Space (Part 1)
... has cleared the area around its orbit of objects.” This photograph shows Pluto and its moon, Charon. Pluto’s orbit is surrounded by smaller objects which have not been cleared by its gravitational field. Pluto and the other ‘smaller’ planet-like objects such as Eris and Ceres have now been reclassif ...
... has cleared the area around its orbit of objects.” This photograph shows Pluto and its moon, Charon. Pluto’s orbit is surrounded by smaller objects which have not been cleared by its gravitational field. Pluto and the other ‘smaller’ planet-like objects such as Eris and Ceres have now been reclassif ...
Orrery
An orrery is a mechanical model of the solar system that illustrates or predicts the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons, usually according to the heliocentric model. It may also represent the relative sizes of these bodies; but since accurate scaling is often not practical due to the actual large ratio differences, a subdued approximation may be used instead. Though the Greeks had working planetaria, the first orrery that was a planetarium of the modern era was produced in 1704, and one was presented to Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery — whence came the name. They are typically driven by a clockwork mechanism with a globe representing the Sun at the centre, and with a planet at the end of each of the arms.