Week of Sept 4 continued

Tuesday: finish discussion of data from science.
Distances in space measurements.
http://www.brainpop.com/math/numbersandoperations/customaryunits/
http://www.brainpop.com/science/scientificinquiry/metricunits/
Have in your notes- mm,cm, m, km, A.U, Ly, pc, and a mile

Other "measurements" from space=
Types of space telescopes:
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/groundup/lesson/eras/space/page3.php

-begin  activity  HOW BIG?  HOW OLD?   HOW FAR??

Wednesday:
-begin  activity  HOW BIG?  HOW OLD?   HOW FAR??

Thursday:

Finish HOW BIG? HOW OLD? HOW FAR?


-solar system
-http://www.brainpop.com/science/space/solarsystem/
-calculate the scale of our solar system.
(H= memorize the planets in order, including the asteroid belt. Quiz on Friday.

Friday:

http://www.brainpop.com/educators/community/blog/bp-topic/big-bang/
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/solar_system/

Looking at our solar system

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm

http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/#

-scale videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT99yhzKYWQ&feature=fvst http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEheh1BH34Q
Diagram- what is in our Universe?
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