TASK LIST

1. Finish your planet brochure and turn in to Ms. Torres

2. Did you finish the web quest from last week?

3. Complete the following missions.

Web Quest:Space Explorations

Mission #1:

Questions from Aliens

Directions: Answer both questions in complete sentences. Pictures or diagrams of your knowledge are encouraged.

Question 5: Explain why the Sun is a star and why it is so important to us.

Question 7: Describe the pattern of the moon's appearance. Illustrate the basic phases of the moon.

Mission #2:

Define astronomy

Take this quiz. How well did you do?

Write 3 facts you learned.

Answer: Who is Neil de Grasse Tyson?

Challenge: Take the quiz – What do you know about stars?

A closer look at Mars

How do we know so much about Mars? (Name the three scientific instruments give at least 3 details about each)

Read the interview with the sun. Write four facts you learned.

Find the answers to: What is the fastest thing in the universe? What is the universe main attraction?

How did the universe begin?

Mission #3:

Date / Purpose / Description / Picture
Hubble Space Telescope
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
Spitzer Space Telescope
Chandra X-ray Observatory
Fermi-Gamma-ray Space Telescope

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Mission #4:

Using the website write a list of the objects that belong in each category circle.

Inner Solar SystemOuter Solar SystemSmall Bodies of SS

Mission #5: NASA

Answer these following questions:

  1. What does NASA do? What does NASA stand for?
  1. What is the International Space Station?

* Which crew member currently on the ISS is from North Carolina?

  1. Learn about the people who work at NASA and careers at NASA. Choose and complete one of the following:
  1. Write a paragraph about one woman who works / worked with NASA:
  2. Write a paragraph about an astronaut:
  3. Explore the career page. Which career are you interested in? Why? Explain what the job is about. What education do you need?

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Mission #6

Explain what each of the following space terms (include an example and picture):

Comet:

Asteroid

Meteor

Out of this World Scientist:

Bonus Mission #1: Discovery Education

Your user name is: ID# _cmsexample: 2221773_cms

Your password is: ID#

A. Click on the assignment: Tides

View the video and answer the questions. Also draw a picture / diagram of high tides and low tides (include the Earth and Moon in your picture). Label your picture.

  1. Write a definition for tides.
  2. What causes tides?
  3. Why are there high tides and low tides?
  4. What would happen if the Earth and the Moon stood still?
  5. Why are there two high tides and two low tides each day?

B.Go up to the search bar. Type in -- Part 3: Tides, Lunar Phases and Eclipses

View this video.

Answer these questions:

  1. Why does the same side of the moon always face us?
  2. How does a lunar eclipse occur?
  3. How does a solar eclipse occur?
  4. What instrument was launched into space to capture images of the eclipses?

C.

Go back to the search bar and find images of a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse. Draw and label each type of eclipse.

Bonus Mission #2:- Go to Solar System Explorer

Explore this website

Write a summary of your exploration. What did you do? What did you learn?