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INTRODUCTION TO SPACE Recognize that our earth is part of the solar system in which the sun, an average star, is the central and largest body. Observe that our solar system includes the sun, moon, seven other planets and their moons, and many other smaller objects like asteroids and comets. JUST HOW BIG IS OUR SOLAR SYSTEM? • Draw a Circle Map in your science notebook • As you watch the clip, add information you gain about our Solar System WHAT IS A SOLAR SYSTEM? • With a partner, get a laptop • Visit the website: • www.kidsastronomy.com • In your science notebook, set-up columns for the planets and the other objects in the solar system (see next slide) NOTEBOOK SET-UP Planet Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune *Pluto Roman meaning Greek name Description of Planet Moons? NOTEBOOK SET-UP Object in Solar System Sun Asteroids Comets Meteorites Description Where it is found in the Solar System ART + SCIENCE • You will be divided into a group of 4 or 5 • You will need to take your information from the website and design our solar system on paper • Be creative! Make sure you use the facts in some way from the website and incorporate it into your design • INCLUDE all the parts of the solar system • You will have TWO SCIENCE PERIODS to do this!! • MAKE SURE you include the orbits and size scale SHADOWS • In monthly intervals, observe and draw the length and direction of shadows cast by the sun at several chosen times during the day. Use the recorded data as evidence to explain how those shadows were affected by the relative position of the earth and sun. SHADOWS How does the position of the sun change our shadows? EXPERIMENT TIME! • Supplies: Unsharpened pencil, foam ball, flashlight, tape • Vocabulary: horizon, sunrise, noon, sunset • We will draw pictures to represent these terms • Procedure: • 1. Insert pencil into foam ball • 2. Use piece of tape to secure ball to desk (pencil should be sticking up in the air) • 3. Shine the flashlight to mimic the sunrise. DRAW A PICTURE OF THE POSITION OF THE “SUN,” THE SHADOW, AND THE OBJECT • 4. Repeat step 3 for noon day sun and sunset • 5. DESCRIBE how the position of the sun effects the size/length of the shadow