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Objective 1: Describe and compare the components of the solar system.
a. Identify the planets in the solar system by name and relative location from the sun.
b. Using references, compare the physical properties of the planets (e.g., size, solid or gaseous).
c. Use models and graphs that accurately depict scale to compare the size and distance between objects in the solar system.
d. Describe the characteristics of comets, asteroids, and meteors.
e. Research and report on the use of manmade satellites orbiting Earth and various planets.
Are You Really Going to Measure With That? (SciBer Text)
Astronomy.com For Kids - The Solar System
Future, Current, and Past JPL Solar System Missions
NASA – JPL Solar System Simulator
Photojournal: NASA Image Access Home Page
Planetary Names and Discoverers
The Planets of the Solar System (SciBer Text)
Planetary Missions, Data and Information
SkyandTelescope.com - Observing Celestial Objects
Solar System Exploration Home Page
Solar System Facts
StarChild: The Solar System
The Trip of a Lifetime! (SciBer Text)
What is a Satellite? (SciBer Text)
What More Can There Be? (SciBer Text)
Objective 2: Describe the use of technology to observe objects in the solar system and relate this to science’s understanding of the solar system.
a. Describe the use of instruments to observe and explore the moon and planets.
b. Describe the role of computers in understanding the solar system (e.g., collecting and interpreting data from observations, predicting motion of objects, operating space probes).
c. Relate science’s understanding of the solar system to the technology used to investigate it.
d. Find and report on ways technology has been and is being used to investigate the solar system.
Instruments for Exploration (SciBer Text)
Objective 3: Describe the forces that keep objects in orbit in the solar system.
a. Describe the forces holding Earth in orbit around the sun, and the moon in orbit around Earth.
b. Relate a celestial object’s mass to its gravitational force on other objects.
c. Identify the role gravity plays in the structure of the solar system.
Am I Gaining Weight? (SciBer Text)
Gravity Rules: The Nature of Planethood
Keep on Movin' (SciBer Text)
Keeping in Shape (SciBer Text)
Solar System, Gravity, Mass, and Weight