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Space Web Quest Name ______________ Class_____ 1.Solar System Formation http://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/SEMSZ5WJD1E_OurUniverse_0.html Summarize the big bang theory. 2.Stars http://library.thinkquest.org/3645/stars_sun.html How old is the sun? How many stars are in space? What is the name of the star that is closest to earth? 3.The Planets http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system Name of Planet Size of planet compared to earth Atmosphere (smaller, the same, larger, much larger) 4. The Moon http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/moon/Phases.shtml . Draw and label the moon phases in the diagram on the back. Interesting fact: . _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ Complete the sentences to explain why we have moon phases: As the moon ____________ ____________________, the shape of the moon________________; this is because different amounts of the _____________ (lit up) part of the moon are _________________. 5. Find your age on other planets. http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/age/index.html Planet Your age in days Your age in years Your next birthday 6. Blackhole website http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/black_holes/ - What is a blackhole? ________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Should we worry about a blackhole pulling Earth in? Why or why not? ____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Click on Journey to the Blackhole. Drag the view finder to find all the following objects. Put a check beside each object you find. ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ Moon Sun Planet Binary Star Red Giant Planetary nebula Supernova remnant X-ray binary Extragalactic binary Milky Way center Spiral galaxy Elliptical galaxy Quasar - Drag the view finder on a black hole and then click BEGIN YOUR VOYAGE. Journey to either one of the black hole choices. Which one did you choose? ___________________ - How fast did you have to go to escape Earth’s gravity? _____________ - At this speed how long will it take you to reach Pluto? ____________ http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/black_holes/encyc_mod3_q16.html - Once you get inside the black hole, what happens? ________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 7. Explore the space interactive sites at http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/ Which site was your favorite? ____________________________________________ Why? _______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ What did you learn from this interactive? ___________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ 8. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/activities/radiobuttonquiz/ Play the following games. Check off after each one is completed. __The Solar System __The Sun __Mercury __Venus __Earth __The Moon __Mars __Asteroids __Jupiter __Saturn __Uranus __Neptune __Pluto __Comets __Plate Tectonics 9. http://www.childrensmuseum.org/cosmicquest/living.html Living in Space: Design a Space Station Describe your space station: