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Our Solar System
Planetologists study the planets of our solar system and beyond. Space probes send photos and data from distant systems. In our own solar system the robot probe Curiosity crawls the surface of Mars to analyze soil samples and transmit data to Earth.
Lesson 1 (or “Day 1”) Material
Lesson 2 (or “Day 2”) Material
- Day 2 Instructor Presentation
- Day 2 Student Handout
- Day 2 Rubric
- Read Earth 42 – Solar System
- Read Earth 42 – Sun
- Read Earth 42 – Asteroid belt
Lesson 3 (or “Day 3”) Material
Lesson 4 (or “Day 4”) Material
insert videos here …
4:10 Solar System 101 | National Geographic
5:00 Sun 101 | National Geographic
4:04 Saturn 101 | National Geographic
21.36 How Earth Moves
Compare Contrast and Debate
Background: type the context for debate here …..
- Position A: type position A here ….
- Position B: type position B here ….
Resources Documents and Links
- Upward Bound Space Science
- Web 00 – WOW (Night Sky Map) animation.
- Web 01 – How do we see Venus in the night sky?
- Web 02 – Planets in our Solar System
- Web 03 – Solar System Video (2:45 mins) YouTube
- Web 04 – Earth sky
- ED42 – What Makes a Planet.tns
| Earth Years (Orbit) | AU’s | |
| Mercury | 0.24 | 0.39 |
| Venus | 0.63 | 0.723 |
| Earth | 1.00 | 1 |
| Mars | 1.88 | 1.524 |
| Jupiter | 11.86 | 5.203 |
| Saturn | 29.50 | 9.539 |
| Uranus | 84.00 | 19.18 |
| Neptune | 164.00 | 30.06 |
Special Notes and Notices
Instructor Emphasis:
- Science & Engineering Practice: Ask questions and define problems.
- Cross-Cutting Concept: Scale, Proportion, and Quantity.
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