Ch7+Space

Chapter 7 Space Science

In this chapter we will look at different concepts which relate to Space Science, whether it relates to our planet, our solar system, our galaxy, or somewhere far away in our universe.



Monday April 20th
====Gravity Activity- To start our understanding of Space, we need to know a few things about Gravity. We're going to use this planet simulation to help with our understanding of gravity. Click [|here] and open the Solar System Simulator. Answer the questions located on the Teacher folder in the document "Gravity Planet Simulation". Also, don't forget to answer the Daily Investigation for today.====

Life Cycle of Our Sun
Life of our Sun- Today we will be putting together a book which explains the different phases or steps our Sun will go through within its lifetime. Above is a picture which shows how it will change over time. The numbers at the bottom of the picture show billions of years (5 billion, 6 billion, etc.). You will need to identify all 5 phases the Sun goes through, and create one page for each phase. Click here to open where you will be creating your book.

=Thursday, May 7th Stellar Evolution=

Stellar Evolution is a term that refers to the ways that stars change over time. Stars are born and they die, just like humans. There are many factors in a human's life that determines how he/she lives, and how he/she dies. Stars are different. The main factor that affects a star's life is it's MASS. If a star is HUGE, then it will explode in a violent death, but if it's tiny, then it will slowly fade away over a very long period of time. Here is a picture of different size stars, and what will happen to them as they are born, live, and then die.



Today, it will be our task to create a comic life cartoon of a star's life. You will need to pick a pick of paper out of a container that will tell you the size of your star. Then you can get to work doing the following: -Naming your star -Thinking of a story about your star's life -Finding pictures of the different phases of your star's life -Coming up with a sentence to describe each of the phases of your star's life

Include each of the above 4 things into your comic life.

Wednesday, May 13th

Light has some interesting properties, and we can learn a lot about stars when we study the light they give off. We will look at three different ideas about light and how it relates to stars.

COLOR OF STARS

Why are stars different colors? Answer questions on the page Properties of Light, by using the following site and videos below.

Watch this video first []

and then go check out this [|Simulation].

SPECTROSCOPY

Go to this website, and see what you can find out about Spectroscopy []

DOPPLER SHIFT EFFECT

Watch this video first- media type="custom" key="3802817"


 * Friday, May 15th**

Use this to finish your paper from yesterday. When you are done, turn it in.

Then you can get a paper from Mr. Cox, and figure out what elements exist in each of the three stars.


 * Tuesday, May 19th-**

Go [|HERE] to do the Review for the Space Chapter

Wednesday, May 20th-
The test is located on Quia. You will need to login to your quia account. Your login is your first and last name627, and the password is changeme

Ex- Login- trishapeterka627 password- Year Month Day

=Space Test- Click [|Here] to take the test.=

Final Exam Review
Below are the chapter notes for this chapter. You may want to review them and add important ideas to your Final Exam Paper.