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P8. Earth and Space

[|MCQ practice for The Solar System and Beyond]

Homework for G8 Amber Planet Holiday guide due by Monday 15th Dec. 2014 =Shall we tour the Solar System?= You are going to use books and the internet to research the different planets, and then produce a leaflet or a brochure on your own planet(s) from our Solar system. Using this information, you need to describe a ‘holiday of a life-time’ tour around your planet(s).

Things to investigate: 1. Find out as much as you can about your planet(s). 2. Include information and pictures about all the places on the tour of your planet(s). 3. Don’t forget to include some advice on what to wear and what your tourists should take with them.

Questions to consider when collecting your information: Try to find the answers to these questions for each of your planet(s). 1. What temperature is it on the planet? 2. Does it have an atmosphere? 3. What is the atmosphere made of? 4. How bright will the Sun look? 5. What is the surface made of? 6. Is there water on the planet(s)? 7. How large is the planet's mass? 8. How strong is the force of gravity? 9. How long is a year? 10. How long is a day?


 * What does the solar system consist of? (Name them all specifically) **


 * What is the cause of a year, a month, a day? (with relation to the Sun, the Moon, and the Earth) **


 * How do we see the Sun and Moon? **


 * What causes the seasons on Earth? **

Animations [|Days Years and Seasons] from springfield.co.uk
 * What is [|beyond the solar system]? **
 * Homework: **
 * Produce relevant questions of this unit for a quiz. **
 * They could be presented in various ways, //eg as bingo or in the style of a TV quiz show,// **** //quizlet flash cards game,// **** and played according to the agreed rules. **

Describe how the movement of the Earth causes the apparent daily and annual movement of the Sun and the stars.

The Earth has two motions of the rotation and the revolution. It revolves around the sun and also rotates on its own axis, an imaginary line passing through the northern and the southern poles of the earth. The rotation of the earth is completed in about 24 hours and this motion is responsible for the occurrence of day and night. Image from Cambridge Checkpoint Science 1 page 235 || //[|The revolution of the Earth around our Sun] from kidsgeo.com// || Revolution is the movement of the earth around the Sun in its orbit. The period of revolution is one year of 365 and 1/4 days. The variation in the duration of day and night and the change of seasons are due to the earth's revolution and the inclination of the axis of the earth. Also the seasons are reversed from the northern to the southern hemisphere. The orbit of the earth around the sun is elliptical and not circular.
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In summer, the sun's rays are vertical over the Tropic of Cancer as the north pole of the earth is inclined at its maximum towards the sun. This position is called the summer solstice and at this time the north pole experiences a long continuous day and the south pole a long continuous night. The northern hemisphere has the summer season at this time and the southern hemisphere experiences winter. Also the days are longer than the nights in the northern hemisphere at this time. In winter, the position of the earth with respect to the sun is such that the south pole is inclined at its maximum towards the sun and receives the vertical rays of the sun. The winter solstice occurs when the sun shines continuously in the south polar region and it is a long continuous night at the north pole. This is the summer in the southern hemisphere. During the winter solstice the days are longer than the nights in the southern hemisphere.

[|The main cause of the seasons is the fact that the **earth** is tilted] image from arizona.edu [|Season Simulator] and[| reasons for seasons] from learner.org [|Image of movement of the Earth] from hubpages.com [|Movement of the Sun, Moon and Earth] from eHow

Homework questions on 9th December 2014 Click the link below and solve the quizzes [|Seasons Quizlet]



Describe the relative position and movement of the planets and the Sun in the solar system.

**The order of the planets based on the distance they orbit from the Sun is as follows:**
[|Astronomical unit] (AU, or au), a unit of **length** effectively equal to the average, or mean, distance between Earth and the Sun, defined as 149,597,870.7 km (92,955,807.3 miles). from britannica.com [|Distance of planets from the Sun] from Order of the planets.org [|What is a planet] from nasa.gov [|Pluto and the Developing Landscape of Our Solar System] and [|an article from iau.org] [|Planetary size and distance] from nationalgeographic.com Image [|The solar system] from science-resources.co.uk [|What is Pluto?] from nasa.gov [|What is a satellite?] from nasa.gov [|Is Pluto a planet? The votes are in] from harvard.edu Solve the questions below. Animations from springfield.co.uk [|The Solar System] [|The Earth Moon and Sun] [|Beyond the Solar System] [|Summary]
 * 1) Mercury – 57 910 000 km (0.38 astronomical unit, or AU) from the Sun
 * 2) Venus – 108 200 000 km (0.72 AU) from the Sun
 * 3) Earth is 149 600 000 km (1.00 AU) from the Sun
 * 4) Mars is 227 940 000 km (1.52 AU) from the Sun
 * 5) Jupiter is 778 330 000 km (5.20 AU) from the Sun
 * 6) Saturn is 1 429 400 000 km (9.54 AU) from the Sun
 * 7) Uranus is 2 870 990 000 km (19.218 AU) from the Sun
 * 8) Neptune is 4 504 000 000 km (30.06 AU) from the Sun
 * 1. Measuring the distance from NASA || Attempt to answer all the questions below? ||
 * 2. Which heavenly body is bigger, the Sun or the Earth? ||  ||
 * 3. Which planet is the smallest ||  ||
 * 4. Which planet is biggest? ||  ||
 * 5. Which planet is the coldest? ||  ||
 * 6. Which is the hottest planet? ||  ||
 * 7. What pattern can you see between the surface temperature and the distance from the Sun? ||  ||
 * 8. Which planet is farthest from the Sun? ||  ||
 * 9. Which planet is nearest to the Sun? ||  ||
 * 10. What trend can you see between the time for one complete orbit and the distance from the Sun? ||  ||
 * 11. Why is the temperature higher on these 4 inner planets than the 4 outer planets? ||  ||
 * 12. Which planet takes the shortest time to orbit the Sun once? ||  ||
 * 13. How long does it take for the Earth to orbit round the Sun once? ||  ||
 * 14. Name the shape of the orbit that planets move round the Sun? ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">15. What keeps the planets in their orbit around the Sun? ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">16. Which planet has large rings? ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">17. State the names of 4 inner planets? ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">18. Which planet comes between Jupiter and Earth? ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">19. Which planet is Approximately the same size as the Earth? ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">20. Name all the planets which are larger then the Earth? ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">21. What do you find between Mars and Jupiter and what are they? ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">22. Does the Sun looks bigger from Pluto or Mercury? ||  ||

Discuss the impact of the ideas and discoveries of Copernicus, Galileo and more recent scientists. Use information from secondary sources. **__ Science Learner Profile Project: G8 Report on Famous Astronomers __** An infomercial or a news report using multimedia such as iMovie, Movie Maker, Prezi, Photopeach, etc. inviting other students in G7- G8 to meet with Astronomers. || **Scenario** Many major scientific discoveries have been made to date. These discoveries continue to impress mankind on the wonders of our planet and its place in the solar system. Discuss the impact of these discoveries on the history of Earth, the solar system and the universe. Also discuss the difficulties Astronomers had in getting their ideas accepted. || SSIS Student Reporter || **Product** 3- 5 minute video report on a famous Astronomer completed by Friday, 9th February 2015, will count for 10% of Trimester 2 grade. || Your classmates will learn about your favourite Scientist/Astronomer in relation to real life science and the Science Learner Profile.
 * **Goal**
 * **Role**
 * **Audience**

// You should consider G7 & 8 students' scientific understanding, although you will still need to define and explain issue-relevant terminology and concepts. // || ** Instructions ** What a successful project should contain Each student must also evaluate, discuss and provide feedback on the video reports of their classmates. || 1. Tips on how to make a news report from the bbc [] 2. Video master class on writing news reports [] 3. Example student news reports [] 4. Directory of ways to participate in space exploration [] 5. List of astronomers [] [] 6. Space exploration timeline [] 7. 100 most important scientific discoveries of all time and explains them with historical re-creations, archival footage and interviews with scientists [] 8. Ideas about solar system http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/edexcel/visiblelight_solarsystem/ideas_solar_systemrev2.shtml __**Information Checklist:**__ //1. Theory/theories about the science discovery or space mission discoveries// //2.// //Collection of data from reference scientist/astronomer's study/studies// //3. Collection of data from current scientist/astronomer 's study/studies// //4. Collection of multimedia information regarding the discovery/discoveries// //5.// //List of sources of information used in the learner profile project// 6. //Definitions of key words used in the learner profile project// //7. Collection of data for the benefits and limitations of the chosen science discovery/discoveries//
 * Video report should include voiceover/picture/video/animation
 * Video report should be around 3- 5 minutes in length
 * Scientific vocabulary
 * A reflection on how the SSIS Learner Profile was used in completing the project
 * ** Must cite ** at least 3 resources used including books from our library
 * The following sites are just a few links to potential sources of ideas:**
 * Provide adequate and accurate information about an astronomers' discoveries about the solar system.

Identify the Sun and other stars are sources of light and those planets and other bodies are seen by reflected light. From earth, there are many other objects that we see as points of light, such as far-away galaxies. Many objects in the night sky are not stars. A large percentage of stars in a galaxy also have planets orbiting them, which would make them suns as well. They are man-made satellites, planets and the moon. Suns __ produce __ light while planets only __ reflect __ light from their Suns. [|Source] from cornell.edu [|Differences and Similarities Between Planets & Stars for Kids] from globalpost.com [|How to Tell a Star From a Planet in the Night Sky] from eHow
 * Not every point of light is a star!**

Research the Big Bang, formation of our solar system and scale of the universe. [|The solar system] from stardate [|Our planet and our solar system] from yale.edu Powers of ten video [|Astronomy picture of the day] from windows2universe.org [|Formation of our solar system] from windows2universe.org [|The scale of the universe] from nikon.com [|The scale of the universe] from ritholtz.com [|The scale of the universe] from scaleofuniverse.com [|The scale of the universe] from spacetelecope.org <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">1. How many days would it take you to hiccup a million times? <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Several hundred days

[|The solar system and outer space] from BBC Bitesize [|Big Bang theory] from bbc.co.uk [|Plank reveals an almost perfect universe] from esa.int

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