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- Week 5
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- Do Now: Where did the objects in our universe come from? Think of 4 different possibilities even if they are strange. Mrs. Burke will collect this Do Now
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- The widely accepted theory that the universe began as a single piece of matter that exploded and expanded and is still expanding today; nearly all astronomical evidence supports this theory
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- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhTSf OZUNLo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhTSf OZUNLo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV0A CIykxQI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV0A CIykxQI
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- Do Now: How many planets can you name? What do you know about the planets? List any facts you may know.
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- Planets are round objects in space that orbit the sun Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos
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- 5 pieces of paper Watch Mrs. Burke Fold Name on Back Label The Solar System Mercury Venus Earth Mars The Asteroid Belt Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
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- Under each planet write the following Gas or Rock Distance to the sun Diameter Rotation Time Revolution Time Fun Fact Define Asteroid where you wrote The Asteroid Belt
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- Rock Distance to the Sun: 58 million km Diameter:4,880 km Rotation Time: 59 Earth days Revolution Time: 88 Earth days Fun Fact: Mercury's surface is covered with craters
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- Rock Distance to the Sun: 108 million km Diameter: 12,100 km Rotation Time: 243 Earth days Revolution Time: 225 Earth days Fun Fact: Temperatures on Venus can reach 500 C
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- Rock Distance to the Sun: 150 million km Diameter: 12,756 km Rotation Time: 1 Earth day Revolution Time: 365 Earth days Fun Fact: Earths atmosphere makes it suitable for life
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- Rock Distance to the Sun: 228 million km Diameter: 6,794 km Rotation Time: About 1 Earth Day Revolution Time: 687 Earth Days Fun Fact: Iron oxide, or rust, gives Mars its reddish color
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- Is where most of the large chunks of metal and rock lie
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- Gas Distance to the Sun: 778 million km Diameter: 143,000 km Rotation Time: 10 Earth Hours Revolution Time: 4,333 Earth days Fun Fact: Jupiters four largest moon were first observed by Galileo in 1610
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- Gas Distance to the Sun: 1 billion, 429 million km Diameter: 120,536 km Rotation Time: 10 Earth hours Revolution Time: 10,759 Earth days Fun Fact: Winds on Saturn can blow at 500 meters per second
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- Gas Distance to the Sun: 2 billion, 871 million km Diameter: 51,118 km Rotation Time: 17 Earth hours Revolution Time: 30,684 Earth days Fun Fact: The axis of Uranus is tilted toward the sun
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- Gas Distance to the Sun: 4 billion 504 million km Diameter: 49, 528 km Rotation Time: 16 Earth hours Revolution Time: 60,190 Earth days Fun Fact: Neptune takes 165 Earth years to orbit the sun
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- Do Now on handout
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- AGENDAOBJECTIVES Planets overview Finish Foldable Compare and contrast the planets in the Solar System
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- Smallest planet Closest to the sun Greatest temperatures
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- Brightest natural object in the sky, after the moon Earths sister planet Close to earth Similar size
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- Planet we live on Can sustain life because of its atmosphere
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- The Red Planet It is rusty Has a thin atmosphere Could have once had life
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- Between Mars and Jupiter Where many pieces of rock and metal are located
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- Largest Planet First of the gas planets The Great Red Spot on Jupiter is a storm that has existed since the 17 th century
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- Ringed planet 9 major rings 62 moons
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- Coldest atmosphere Tilted sideways on its axis
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- Farthest planet from the sun First planet found with math, not with observation
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- Under each planet write the following Gas or Rock Distance to the sun Diameter Rotation Time Revolution Time Fun Fact Define Asteroid where you wrote The Asteroid Belt
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- Planet info Search Web Quest