Beyond our Solar System Web Quest Go to the following website: http://casswww.ucsd.edu/archive/public/astroed.html 1. What is there a picture of on the page?
Solar System Web Quest . 1. Mercury is _____ the size of Earth. 2. Mercury has a large metallic core that makes up about _____ percent of the
Solar System Formation Web Quest Directions: Use the websites provided to learn about the beginning of the universe (Big Bang Theory) and the formation of our solar
Remember, kids—planets, stars, comets, and asteroids can't really talk. But if they could, here is what they might say! “Hi, Earth children! My name is the Sun. You see me almost every day! I am part of a big family called the solar system. Planets ,
Atomic Theory Webquest Grading Rubric Name(s): Hour Score Activity Exemplary Proficient Partially Proficient Incomplete Points ... Web Quest - Atomic Theory Web Quest
Standing among them is Voyage—a one to 10-billion scale model of our Solar System—spanning 2,000 feet from the National Air and Space ...... Student Worksheet 1. Scissors. Pencils. Lined paper. Crayons or markers. Research materials (see suggestions
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Overview. Student groups are assigned a body system that they must research. They produce a product that takes the students in the class on a “guided tour” of their system. They can do this through any media presentation (power point, video, poster,
completely fascinated by the workings of your amazing body! Task. Your journey through the human body will allow you to develop a better understanding of how your body works. You will answer five questions after studying each of the different areas (
1 The Burning Ghat We burned Osho’s body at night, at the old burning ghat, the one down by the river. The bit I remember most clearly is walking with the
Solar System WebQuest Name: Date: All web site links are available on the class website under “Solar System and Earth Formation”
Click on the links below to discover information about our Solar System: 1. Science Kids-http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/space.html A. From the Navigation Bar, click on
Categories Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Atmosphere Various gases Very Thin CO 2 Thicker Nitrogen Oxygen Thicker
Solar System WebQuest Length of Year (Earth Days) Number of Moons Planet is made of….. Writing a Paragraph {or Two} for the Solar System Web Quest
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION Buying a PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR ELECTRIC SYSTEM A Consumer Guide 2003 Edition March 2003 P500-03-014F HANDBOOK Gray Davis, Governor
Page 1. Page 2. MARS ORBITER MISSION. Mars Orbiter Mission Spacecraft getting in to. Large Space Simulation Chamber for Testing. Page 3. Page 4. Page 5. Page 6. Page 7. Page 8. Page 9. Page 10. Page 11
DESIGN OF BIOGAS PLANT Biogas system design for cooking for a family of six members is considered here. The system design includes the estimation of total gas
Out Of This World Web Quest. Introduction A planet is an object that is in orbit around a star. There are nine planets in our solar system that orbit the Sun. We all know why Earth Is cool, but why are other planets cool too? The class will be broken
Nitrogen and Carbon Cycles Web Quest KEY Objective: To determine the importance of the nitrogen and carbon cycles and how these cycles function on Earth
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Earth's Spheres WebQuest Task Sheet. Directions. You will be exploring the following internet resources for information about the Earth's. Spheres. Starting with Task 1, investigate the websites to discover how the Earth's Spheres interact to support
www.njctl.org. 6th Grade PSI. Earth and the Solar System. Solar System – Revolution Webquest. 6th Grade PSI Science. Name ... listed. 1. Go to: http://www .google.com and search for “My Solar System 2.03” Click on the following link: 2. Click “Start”
Web Quest – Beyond Our Solar System Name ____________________________________________________________ The purpose of this web activity is to take you far beyond the reaches of our solar system and to discover the immense nature of our universe. You’ll explore star clusters, nebulas, galaxies, pulsars, quasars, black holes, and dark matter. Start your journey by visiting the Sea and Sky website. http://www.seasky.org/celestial-objects/celestial-objects.html Begin by clicking on the nebulae icon. Describe what a nebulae is, and how large they are.______________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Why are nebulas referred to as the “building blocks” of the universe? _____________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Describe what scientists can infer by observing the colors emitted by a nebula. ______________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ List and describe the 5 different types of nebulas. 1) _____________________ - _________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2) _____________________ - _________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3) _____________________ - _________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 4) _____________________ - _________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 5) _____________________ - _________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Explain how nebulas give rise to stars, planets, and solar systems. ________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________
Give an example of a nebula visible to the naked eye. ___________________________________________ Take a quick look at spectacular photos of nebulas by visiting the Hubble website. http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/nebula Return to the Sea and Sky website and click on the star cluster icon. Give a short description of star clusters. Describe how they are held together, how old they are, and how astronomers categorize them. __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ What types of stars make up open clusters, and what is the fate of these stars? _______________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Describe the cluster that includes our own Sun. _________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ How do globular clusters differ from open clusters? _____________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Two star clusters visible to the naked eye are ___________________________________________________ Visit the following website to see some great photos of star clusters. http://www.astropix.com/HTML/K_MISC/CLUSTERS.HTM Return to the Sea and Sky website and click on the galaxies icon. What are galaxies, and what types of celestial objects do they contain? _____________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Name and describe our own galaxy. ___________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ What famous astronomer came up with a classification scheme for galaxies? ________________________ List and describe the 4 different types of galaxies. 1) _____________________ - _________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________
2) _____________________ - _________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3) _____________________ - _________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 4) _____________________ - _________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Scientists have undertaken an extensive project of mapping the location of galaxies. What have they found regarding the distribution of galaxies? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Check out the Hubble site and see examples of the 4 different types of galaxies. http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/galaxy Return to the Sea and Sky website and click on the pulsars icon. Pulsars are very unusual objects. What are they, and how did scientists first detect them? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ What is the “lighthouse factor”? _____________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ How are neutron stars formed? Describe the density of these objects. ______________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Click on the Listen to a Pulsar box to the right and see what a pulsar sounds like. Return to the Sea and Sky website and click on the quasars icon. What does the term quasar mean? ____________________________________________________________ Describe the energy output of these mysterious objects. __________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________
How might quasars be related to black holes? __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ One theory suggests that quasars are the opposite of black holes. Explain this theory. _________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ How many quasars are known to exist today? __________________________________________________ Visit these two sites for pictures and more information on quasars. http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/universe/sights/quasars http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/universe_level2/quasars.html Return to the Sea and Sky website and click on the black holes icon. What is a black hole? _______________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ How is light affected by a black hole? _________________________________________________________ Explain how a star may eventually become a black hole. What size star in required to form a black hole? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ What do scientists look for in space that might indicate the presence of a black hole? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Do black holes pose a threat to us? Why, or why not? ____________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Visit the NASA site for a short summary of black holes, and an artist’s rendition of a black hole. http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/what-is-a-black-hole-k4.html Return to the Sea and Sky website and click on the dark matter icon. Describe the mystery known as “dark matter”. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________
