Astronomy
Constellation Myth: Rubric Life Cycle of a Star Webquest: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/: Follow the Webquest in lab book http://www.brainpop.com/science/space/internationalspacestation/: After you finish the Webquest learn about space topics of your choice NASA Research: NASA: Life in Space Independent Space Research! http://www.brainpop.com/science/space/internationalspacestation/preview.weml: Choose any topics that interest YOU in the SPACE category. Use the head phones please. http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/index.html : Explore topics in the NASA site http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/sightings/: Find out when the ISS will be over your house! http://www.space.com/nightsky/: What’s happening tonight in the sky? http://www.gamequarium.com/space.html: Play some games! Study Guide: EIS Chapters 1-4 Study Guide Space-Quest: Alexis and Nesreen…Here! Write the answers to questions in RED on a sheet of paper to turn in. Visit the below sites and see what you can learn about the seasons SEASONS! http://www.brainpop.com/science/space/internationalspacestation/preview.weml: Watch the video on the seasons Information: http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/the_universe/uts/seasons1.html&edu=elem Battleship: http://www.quia.com/ba/31708.html Basic: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/earth_sun_moon.shtml Interactive: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/007299181x/student_view0/chapter2/seasons_interactive.html Review: http://esminfo.prenhall.com/science/geoanimations/animations/01_EarthSun_E2.html General Information: http://www.livescience.com/mysteries/060925_seasons.html #1 Draw a picture of the Earth going around the sun. Label the 2 hemispheres with the appropriate 4 seasons. (Don’t forget the axis!-Draw the arrows to show which direction the Earth travels.) Write a paragraph explaining why we have each season. Be specific. Let’s review the moon! MOON! http://www.brainpop.com/science/space/internationalspacestation/preview.weml: Watch a moon brainpop! Phases review: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/007299181x/student_view0/chapter2/lunar_phases_interactive.html 1. Click on Lunar Phases Interactive (at top) 2. Complete the following: Introduction, How To, Interactive, Exercises, and Solutions Phases: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/activities/label/labelmoonphases.shtml #2 Number 1-10 in your notebook and label the phases of the moon. The dotted line shows the part you cannot see. The solid line is the illuminated part of the moon. Create moon phase’s calendar: Complete all levels! http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/moon/moon_challenge/moon_challenge.html Pick a date?: http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html #3 Will your birthday ever have a full moon? How old will you be? Review phases of the moon: http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/moon_phases/ Another calendar: http://www.stardate.org/nightsky/moon/ Puzzle: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/activities/radiobuttonquiz/Moonpz.shtml Get ahead…Learn about eclipses! ECLIPSES! Go to Eclipse Interactive:http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072482621/student_view0/interactives.html 1. Click on Eclipses Interactive 2. Complete the following: Introduction, How To, Interactive, Exercises, and Solutions #4 Draw a solar and lunar eclipse #5 Why don’t we have 2 eclipses every month? #6 From any place on Earth, a total solar eclipse is usually visible once every _____ years? Next eclipse? http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html #7 When and where would you be able to see the next solar eclipse? #8 When will we see the next lunar eclipse? TIDES! Brainpop lesson on tides: http://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/tides/preview.weml The Basics: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/ocean/Tides.shtml More info: http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/8r.html Farmer’s Almanac: http://www.almanac.com/astronomy/index.php Interactive Tides: http://www.onr.navy.mil/focus/ocean/motion/tides1.htm #9 What causes tides? #10 Define Spring Tide and when does it occur? #11 Define Neap Tide and when does it occur? #12 Name the tides that would daily occur at one location in 24 hours? #13 How many hours apart are they? Review! Various space games: http://www.gamequarium.com/space.html Take a quiz on what you know!!! http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/activities/findit/qmoon.shtml Label Lunar Eclipse: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/activities/label/lunareclipse/index.shtml Answers: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/activities/label/lunareclipse/answers.shtml Label Solar Eclipse: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/activities/label/solareclipse/ Answers: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/activities/label/solareclipse/answers.shtml Fun Sites from your friends! Email me cool sites! http://funschool.kaboose.com/globe-rider/space/games/game_planet_pursuit.html :H. Aly H. http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/moontides/: Steven Maxey http://gamequarium.com/science.htm: Nanig http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/time/moon/phases.html from sela c. http://sunshine.chpc.utah.edu/labs/moon/lunar_phases_main.html - Alexis http://solar-center.stanford.edu/eclipse/eclipse.html- Alexis http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast19jun_1.htm- Alexis http://www.brocodesign.com/multimedia/eclipse.html: Sarahh B http://www.sporcle.com/games/moonphases.php :paul freedman :) http://interactive-earth.com/resources/science-visualizations/5-tides-and-sea-level-modelling.html change the tides _Jake K http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/gmap3/   curent tides- Jake K http://interactive-earth.com/resources/science-visualizations/5-tides-and-sea-level-modelling.html you can control the length that the tides go in and watch them – Peter E http://www.kidsastronomy.com/fun/index.htm http://funschool.kaboose.com/globe-rider/space/ http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/games/games.html http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0013322/page13.html http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/ All from Michelle B[; http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/games.shtml http://www.quia.com/jg/431146.html  or the quia one u need 2 pick between different review types – Lauren M http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm Haley L.