1. Emit vs. Reflect

2. Emit
Emit means to give off or produce (Ex. Giving off light)

3. Reflect
Reflect means to give back or bounce (ex. reflecting light)

4. Make a table
Location
Emit Light
Reflect Light

5. What emits and reflects light in the following places?
Our classroom
Our atmosphere
Our Solar System
Spend some time chatting with your table group and come up with as many things as you can in each area

6. What objects in our classroom emit light?

8. What objects in the room reflect light?

10. What objects in our atmosphere or close to earth orbit emit light?

12. What objects in our atmosphere or close to earth orbit reflect light?

14. What objects in our solar system emit light?

16. What objects in our solar system reflect light?

18. Stars and Sun
Most of the objects we see in the night sky are stars which are light emitting objects and therefore are sources of energy
The sun is obviously the largest object in the sky that emits light.

19. The moon and planets
There are a relatively small number of objects in the night sky that are seen by reflected light; the most visible of which is the Moon
The moon, planets and their satellites are seen because they reflect light from our Sun

20. Why does the moon shine?

21. Emit vs. Reflect in Space
Sun
Stars
Galaxies
Meteors
Planets
Moons
Comets Asteroids
Meteoroids