Use the Viewing Guide to Answer today’s Quiz – Click Here

Outer Planets Quiz from yesterday – Click Here for the Knowledge Check

Procedure for today:

1. Log into a computer and go to howescience.edublogs.org

2. You have the time of the Timer to:

• Remember why we have Seasons – Click Here

– Play your Quizlet games to Study – Click Here

– Watch this video on the Inner Planets to Study – Click Here

– Watch this video on the Outer Planets to Study – Click Here

3. You will have the entire hour to take our Universe Test.  Please make sure there is only 1 tab open during testing.

Click Here for USA Test Prep – Log In

Our Test is Named:

–Astronomy Post Test 2017  – Good Luck!

Remember: Farmington33

Your USA Test Prep Username and Password

You may take up to Twice!

Finished?

4. You may play these space related games until everyone finished testing. Please make sure you volume is off and you are not interfering with anyone else!

Weather In Space – Rocky Planets

Weather In Space – Gas Giants

When you are finished please show your Science Teacher then you may play any of the games found HERE or HERE

or Watch this Video – Pretty Cool! – Click Here

Crash Course Astronomy

We have now finished researching our solar system.  I want to check your knowledge of what we have learned so far.

When you are finished continue on to your blog post for today. Click Here for the Knowledge Check

Today we will be reviewing the Outer Planets.  – Video Starter

For each of the Four Planets you will answer the following questions for all 4 of the Outer Planets.  All answer will be recorded in your Google Document or in an Email to Mr. Howe.

You may use this website (Click Here) or (Click Here)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

1.  What is the size of the planet? (You may use THIS LINK or Google for Help.)

2.  How long is a year on this planet? – Be exact! – USE the TABLE BELOW

3.  How long is a day on this planet? – Be exact! – USE the TABLE BELOW

4. A detailed picture of the planet. (Copy and Paste)

5. 2 Interesting Fact about the Planet

– Click Here or Click Here or (Click Here)

Extra Credit Question

6. 1 place you would have to see if you were going to visit this planet? 1 Land Feature of the Planet

And This Info to help with Question 2 and 3.

Revolution of the Planets – How Long it Takes to Orbit the Sun – Year

Mercury: 87.97 days (0.2 years)
Venus : 224.70 days (0.6 years)
Earth: 365.26 days(1 year)
Mars: 686.98 days(1.9 years)
Jupiter: 4,332.82 days (11.9 years)
Saturn: 10,755.70 days (29.5 years)
Uranus: 30,687.15 days (84 years)
Neptune: 60,190.03 days (164.8 years)

Rotation – How long it takes to rotate on its axis. – 1 Day

Ticket Out the Door – If you have Time!

– On Science Starter Paper –

Write down 3 ways the Outer Planets are different than the Inner Planets from Memory if you can!!!

– Click Here for Help if you can’t. 🙂

And

List the Planets in Order from Closest to Furthest from the Sun.

All Assignments are due at the end of the hour of for homework! 🙂

When you are finished please show your Science Teacher then you may play any of the games found HERE or HERE

or Watch this Video – Pretty Cool! – Click Here

ASTRONOMY WEBQUEST: METEORS, ASTEROIDS AND COMETS – Starter Video

Instructions: Use the given websites to answer the questions on meteors, asteroids and comets. You do not need to give your answers in full sentences, but please be thorough in your responses.

PLEASE MAKE:

A Google Document and share it with Mr. Howe

or

Email to Mr. Howe.  

Name Your Email/Doc. “Comets Meteors, and Asteroids”

Copy and Paste Questions 1-13 from Below

Section 1 – Asteroids: Link #1 and Link #2

1.) What are asteroids? And where can you primarily find them?

2.) Describe 1 possible explanation of how asteroids were formed?

3.) Why do asteroids mostly stay in the asteroid belt rather than frequently colliding with planets closer to the sun like the earth? – Click Here for some Help

Section 2 – Meteors: Link #1 and Link #2

4.) Explain the difference between a meteor, meteoroid, and a meteorite. Click Here

5.) What causes meteors to glow?

6.) Why do meteor showers occur? – Click Here

7.) How many meteorites hit the Earth each year? (Click Here)

Section 3 – Comets: Link #1 and Link #2

8.) What are comets mostly made of?

9.) Explain why a comet has a tail. Is the tail visible during the entire orbit?

10.) Comets come from which two places in our solar system? Where are these two places located?

11.) What was NASA’s Stardust Mission? Click Here to find out.

Watch this video write down 3 facts you learned.  Watch as many times as needed.

Click Here for Video

12.) 3 Facts you learned from the video above.

Use the following video to answer Questions #13

13.) How are Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors All Different?

Everyone Must Take this Quiz BEFORE LEAVING TODAY! You may use any information you found today on the quiz AND may take it as many times as needed – Click Here

Show Mr. Howe your score.

When your are finished you may play this game – Click Here

Or Watch some TV – Click Here

Inner Planets Recap Quiz – You may use your Notes ONLY – Must Take by the End of Hour

Today we will be reviewing the Inner Planets.  For each of the Four Planets you will answer the following questions for all 4 of the Inner Planets.  All answers will be recorded in your Google Drive Document and Shared with Mr. Howe OR (jhowe@farmington.k12.mo.us) on in an email to Mr. Howe.

Name your Email or Document = Inner Planets Notes

Mercury – Venus – Earth – Mars

You will answer all 6 or 7 questions and get a picture for Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.

You may use this website (Click Here) or (Click Here)

or answers from a google search engine to find all answers for today.  It is your choice.

1.  What is the size of the planet? (Click Here)

2.  How long is a year on this planet? – Be exact!

3.  How long is a day on this planet? – Be exact!

4.  How far away is it from the Sun? (You may Google Search this question)

5.  A detailed picture of the planet. (Copy and Paste)

6. 2 Interesting Facts! (Click Here)

Extra Credit Question

7. 1 place you would have to see if you were going to visit this planet? – A Land Feature of the Planet.

Your final task is to find out 5 ways the Inner Planets are DIFFERENT from the Outer Planets.  Use this website to find the answers. (Click Here)

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And This Info to help with Question 2 and 3.

Revolution of the Planets – How Long it Takes to Orbit the Sun – Year

Mercury: 87.97 days (0.2 years)
Venus : 224.70 days (0.6 years)
Earth: 365.26 days(1 year)
Mars: 686.98 days(1.9 years)
Jupiter: 4,332.82 days (11.9 years)
Saturn: 10,755.70 days (29.5 years)
Uranus: 30,687.15 days (84 years)
Neptune: 60,190.03 days (164.8 years)

Rotation – How long it takes to rotate on its axis. – 1 Day

When you are finished please show your Science Teacher!

then you may play any of the games found HERE