This unit will also cover.. Learning the Inner Planets The Habitable Zone Astronomical Units Focus on Mercury Focus on Venus Focus on Earth Axial Tilt.

This unit will also cover.. Learning the Inner Planets The Habitable Zone Astronomical Units Focus on Mercury Focus on Venus Focus on Earth Axial Tilt / Seasons Synchronous Orbit of the Moon Phases of the Moon

This unit will also cover.. Tidal Forces The Apollo Missions Focus on Mars Exploration of Mars Space Race Rocketry Space Shuttle Program Forces in Rocketry Parts of a Rocket Building Soda Bottle Rockets

-Nice neat notes that are legible and use indentations when appropriate..

-Nice neat notes that are legible and use indentations when appropriate. -Example of indent.

-Nice neat notes that are legible and use indentations when appropriate. -Example of indent. -Skip a line between topics

-Nice neat notes that are legible and use indentations when appropriate. -Example of indent. -Skip a line between topics -Don’t skip pages

-Nice neat notes that are legible and use indentations when appropriate. -Example of indent. -Skip a line between topics -Don’t skip pages -Make visuals clear and well drawn.

RED SLIDE: These are notes that are very important and should be recorded in your science journal. BLACK SLIDE: Pay attention, follow directions, complete projects as described and answer required questions neatly. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

“BE QUIET!” “I am trying to study”

On the next slide, teacher to minimize out of slideshow and assist students in dragging inner planets to their correct order.

Answer:

AU = Astronomical Unit, Distance from Earth to the Sun. AU = Astronomical Unit, Distance from Earth to the Sun. 93 Million Miles or 93 Million Miles or 150 Million Kilometers or 150 Million Kilometers or Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

AU = Astronomical Unit, Distance from Earth to the Sun. AU = Astronomical Unit, Distance from Earth to the Sun. 93 Million Miles or 93 Million Miles or 150 Million Kilometers or 150 Million Kilometers or 1 AU 1 AU Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

How units in astronomy are measured, Learn More: http://www.telescope.org/nuffield_21_sci/astrounits.htm http://www.telescope.org/nuffield_21_sci/astrounits.htm

What planet am I? I am about 9.5 AU from the sun.

What planet am I? I am about.7 AU from the sun.

Inner Planets – Mercury, Venus, Earth,

What’s inside?

Activity! Gathering information about the Sun and the Inner Planets. –Please create two pages in your journal of the next slide. –Please Google “Virtual Tour Solar System” –Record important factoids about each of the inner planets. –The more information the better. 5 would be the absolute minimal per planet.

Mercury: Searching for facts online. –Search “Virtual Tour Mercury” –http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science /space/solar-system/mercury-article.htmlhttp://science.nationalgeographic.com/science /space/solar-system/mercury-article.html –http://www.wwiaviation.com/wavelength/merc ury.htmlhttp://www.wwiaviation.com/wavelength/merc ury.html –http://www.space.com/mercury/http://www.space.com/mercury/ –http://www.seasky.org/solar-system/solar- system-intro.htmlhttp://www.seasky.org/solar-system/solar- system-intro.html

Activity! Visit the websites about Venus and record information for the unit assessment. http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar- system/mercury-article.htmlhttp://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar- system/mercury-article.html http://www.wwiaviation.com/wavelength/venus.html http://www.space.com/venus/http://nineplanets.org/venus.html http://www.solarspace.co.uk/Venus/venus.php

Activity Sheet Available: Research Inner Planets.

THE SUN

Mercury

THE SUN Mercury Venus

THE SUN Mercury Venus Earth

THE SUN Mercury Venus Earth Mars

THE SUN Mercury Venus Earth Mars Asteroid Belt

THE SUN Mercury Venus Earth Mars Asteroid Belt The Sun is by far the largest object in the solar system. It contains more than 99.8% of the total mass of the Solar System. All energy for our solar system comes from the sun. Check out the Corona Ejections The Sun is, at present, about 70% hydrogen and 28% helium by mass everything else ("metals") amounts to less than 2%. The sun is approximately 93 million miles from Earth.

THE SUN Mercury Venus Earth Mars Asteroid Belt Mercury is a small, rocky planet. ~ Mercury has been visited by the Mariner 10 spacecraft. Mariner 10 has mapped a little less than half (45%) of Mercury's surface. ~ Scientists think that there may be *volcanic activity* on Mercury. They are still studying information sent to Earth from the Mariner spacecraft to make sure. ~ The temperature on Mercury ranges from 90 K to 700 K. The Sun is by far the largest object in the solar system. It contains more than 99.8% of the total mass of the Solar System. All energy for our solar system comes from the sun. Check out the Corona Ejections The Sun is, at present, about 70% hydrogen and 28% helium by mass everything else ("metals") amounts to less than 2%. The sun is approximately 93 million miles from Earth.

THE SUN Mercury Venus Earth Mars Asteroid Belt Mercury is a small, rocky planet. ~ Mercury has been visited by the Mariner 10 spacecraft. Mariner 10 has mapped a little less than half (45%) of Mercury's surface. ~ Scientists think that there may be *volcanic activity* on Mercury. They are still studying information sent to Earth from the Mariner spacecraft to make sure. ~ The temperature on Mercury ranges from 90 K to 700 K. Venus is a small, rocky planetblanketed in a thick layer of yellowish clouds. These clouds are not made of water (like the ones here on Earth). Instead, they are formed from a poison called sulfuric acid. ~ Venus' surface is very hot - about 400 degrees Celsius! ~ Even though Venus is very cloudy, it's simply *too hot* for rain to form. ~ The first spacecraft to visit Venus was Mariner 2 in 1962. Venus has since been visited by more than 20 spacecraft in all so far! Some of these visiting spacecraft include: Pioneer Venus, Venera 7, Venera 9 and Magellan. The Sun is by far the largest object in the solar system. It contains more than 99.8% of the total mass of the Solar System. All energy for our solar system comes from the sun. Check out the Corona Ejections The Sun is, at present, about 70% hydrogen and 28% helium by mass everything else ("metals") amounts to less than 2%. The sun is approximately 93 million miles from Earth.

THE SUN Mercury Venus Earth Mars Asteroid Belt Mercury is a small, rocky planet. ~ Mercury has been visited by the Mariner 10 spacecraft. Mariner 10 has mapped a little less than half (45%) of Mercury's surface. ~ Scientists think that there may be *volcanic activity* on Mercury. They are still studying information sent to Earth from the Mariner spacecraft to make sure. ~ The temperature on Mercury ranges from 90 K to 700 K. Venus is a small, rocky planetblanketed in a thick layer of yellowish clouds. These clouds are not made of water (like the ones here on Earth). Instead, they are formed from a poison called sulfuric acid. ~ Venus' surface is very hot - about 400 degrees Celsius! ~ Even though Venus is very cloudy, it's simply *too hot* for rain to form. ~ The first spacecraft to visit Venus was Mariner 2 in 1962. Venus has since been visited by more than 20 spacecraft in all so far! Some of these visiting spacecraft include: Pioneer Venus, Venera 7, Venera 9 and Magellan. Earth is a small, rocky planet which supports a variety of life! As far as we know, Earth is unique from all other planets in this respect. ~ Temperatures at the Earth's center (called the "core") may be as high as 7500 K - That's hotter than the surface of the Sun! ~ The Earth is the densest major body in the solar system. This means that it's the most "compact" of all the planets. For example, you have two loaves of bread, both of the same amount. You smash one loaf of bread flat. Even though both loaves are of the same amount, the smashed bread is *denser* because it is more compact. The Earth is 4.5 to 4.6 billion years old, but the oldest known rocks are less than 4 billion years old. Rocks older than 3 billion years are rare. The oldest fossils of living organisms are less than 3.9 billion years old! ~ The Earth is orbited by one moon. The Sun is by far the largest object in the solar system. It contains more than 99.8% of the total mass of the Solar System. All energy for our solar system comes from the sun. Check out the Corona Ejections The Sun is, at present, about 70% hydrogen and 28% helium by mass everything else ("metals") amounts to less than 2%. The sun is approximately 93 million miles from Earth.

THE SUN Mercury Venus Earth Mars Asteroid Belt Mercury is a small, rocky planet. ~ Mercury has been visited by the Mariner 10 spacecraft. Mariner 10 has mapped a little less than half (45%) of Mercury's surface. ~ Scientists think that there may be *volcanic activity* on Mercury. They are still studying information sent to Earth from the Mariner spacecraft to make sure. ~ The temperature on Mercury ranges from 90 K to 700 K. Venus is a small, rocky planetblanketed in a thick layer of yellowish clouds. These clouds are not made of water (like the ones here on Earth). Instead, they are formed from a poison called sulfuric acid. ~ Venus' surface is very hot - about 400 degrees Celsius! ~ Even though Venus is very cloudy, it's simply *too hot* for rain to form. ~ The first spacecraft to visit Venus was Mariner 2 in 1962. Venus has since been visited by more than 20 spacecraft in all so far! Some of these visiting spacecraft include: Pioneer Venus, Venera 7, Venera 9 and Magellan. Earth is a small, rocky planet which supports a variety of life! As far as we know, Earth is unique from all other planets in this respect. ~ Temperatures at the Earth's center (called the "core") may be as high as 7500 K - That's hotter than the surface of the Sun! ~ The Earth is the densest major body in the solar system. This means that it's the most "compact" of all the planets. For example, you have two loaves of bread, both of the same amount. You smash one loaf of bread flat. Even though both loaves are of the same amount, the smashed bread is *denser* because it is more compact. The Earth is 4.5 to 4.6 billion years old, but the oldest known rocks are less than 4 billion years old. Rocks older than 3 billion years are rare. The oldest fossils of living organisms are less than 3.9 billion years old! ~ The Earth is orbited by one moon. Mars is a small, rocky planet which is cold and lifeless. ~ The first spacecraft to visit Mars was Mariner 4 in 1965. Several others followed including the two Viking landers in 1976. After a long break, Mars Pathfinder landed successfully on Mars on July 4, 1997. ~ Mars has permanent ice caps at both poles made up mostly of solid carbon dioxide. We know this as "dry ice." ~ Very strong winds and vast dust storms sometimes blow through the entire planet for months! ~ Mars has two tiny moons which orbit very close to the surface. Their names are Phobos and Deimos. The Sun is by far the largest object in the solar system. It contains more than 99.8% of the total mass of the Solar System. All energy for our solar system comes from the sun. Check out the Corona Ejections The Sun is, at present, about 70% hydrogen and 28% helium by mass everything else ("metals") amounts to less than 2%. The sun is approximately 93 million miles from Earth.

THE SUN Mercury Venus Earth Mars Asteroid Belt Mercury is a small, rocky planet. ~ Mercury has been visited by the Mariner 10 spacecraft. Mariner 10 has mapped a little less than half (45%) of Mercury's surface. ~ Scientists think that there may be *volcanic activity* on Mercury. They are still studying information sent to Earth from the Mariner spacecraft to make sure. ~ The temperature on Mercury ranges from 90 K to 700 K. Venus is a small, rocky planetblanketed in a thick layer of yellowish clouds. These clouds are not made of water (like the ones here on Earth). Instead, they are formed from a poison called sulfuric acid. ~ Venus' surface is very hot - about 400 degrees Celsius! ~ Even though Venus is very cloudy, it's simply *too hot* for rain to form. ~ The first spacecraft to visit Venus was Mariner 2 in 1962. Venus has since been visited by more than 20 spacecraft in all so far! Some of these visiting spacecraft include: Pioneer Venus, Venera 7, Venera 9 and Magellan. Earth is a small, rocky planet which supports a variety of life! As far as we know, Earth is unique from all other planets in this respect. ~ Temperatures at the Earth's center (called the "core") may be as high as 7500 K - That's hotter than the surface of the Sun! ~ The Earth is the densest major body in the solar system. This means that it's the most "compact" of all the planets. For example, you have two loaves of bread, both of the same amount. You smash one loaf of bread flat. Even though both loaves are of the same amount, the smashed bread is *denser* because it is more compact. The Earth is 4.5 to 4.6 billion years old, but the oldest known rocks are less than 4 billion years old. Rocks older than 3 billion years are rare. The oldest fossils of living organisms are less than 3.9 billion years old! ~ The Earth is orbited by one moon. Mars is a small, rocky planet which is cold and lifeless. ~ The first spacecraft to visit Mars was Mariner 4 in 1965. Several others followed including the two Viking landers in 1976. After a long break, Mars Pathfinder landed successfully on Mars on July 4, 1997. ~ Mars has permanent ice caps at both poles made up mostly of solid carbon dioxide. We know this as "dry ice." ~ Very strong winds and vast dust storms sometimes blow through the entire planet for months! ~ Mars has two tiny moons which orbit very close to the surface. Their names are Phobos and Deimos. The Sun is by far the largest object in the solar system. It contains more than 99.8% of the total mass of the Solar System. All energy for our solar system comes from the sun. Check out the Corona Ejections The Sun is, at present, about 70% hydrogen and 28% helium by mass everything else ("metals") amounts to less than 2%. The sun is approximately 93 million miles from Earth. EXAMPLE

THE SUN Mercury Venus Earth Mars Asteroid Belt Mercury is a small, rocky planet. ~ Mercury has been visited by the Mariner 10 spacecraft. Mariner 10 has mapped a little less than half (45%) of Mercury's surface. ~ Scientists think that there may be *volcanic activity* on Mercury. They are still studying information sent to Earth from the Mariner spacecraft to make sure. ~ The temperature on Mercury ranges from 90 K to 700 K. Venus is a small, rocky planetblanketed in a thick layer of yellowish clouds. These clouds are not made of water (like the ones here on Earth). Instead, they are formed from a poison called sulfuric acid. ~ Venus' surface is very hot - about 400 degrees Celsius! ~ Even though Venus is very cloudy, it's simply *too hot* for rain to form. ~ The first spacecraft to visit Venus was Mariner 2 in 1962. Venus has since been visited by more than 20 spacecraft in all so far! Some of these visiting spacecraft include: Pioneer Venus, Venera 7, Venera 9 and Magellan. Earth is a small, rocky planet which supports a variety of life! As far as we know, Earth is unique from all other planets in this respect. ~ Temperatures at the Earth's center (called the "core") may be as high as 7500 K - That's hotter than the surface of the Sun! ~ The Earth is the densest major body in the solar system. This means that it's the most "compact" of all the planets. For example, you have two loaves of bread, both of the same amount. You smash one loaf of bread flat. Even though both loaves are of the same amount, the smashed bread is *denser* because it is more compact. The Earth is 4.5 to 4.6 billion years old, but the oldest known rocks are less than 4 billion years old. Rocks older than 3 billion years are rare. The oldest fossils of living organisms are less than 3.9 billion years old! ~ The Earth is orbited by one moon. Mars is a small, rocky planet which is cold and lifeless. ~ The first spacecraft to visit Mars was Mariner 4 in 1965. Several others followed including the two Viking landers in 1976. After a long break, Mars Pathfinder landed successfully on Mars on July 4, 1997. ~ Mars has permanent ice caps at both poles made up mostly of solid carbon dioxide. We know this as "dry ice." ~ Very strong winds and vast dust storms sometimes blow through the entire planet for months! ~ Mars has two tiny moons which orbit very close to the surface. Their names are Phobos and Deimos. The Sun is by far the largest object in the solar system. It contains more than 99.8% of the total mass of the Solar System. All energy for our solar system comes from the sun. Check out the Corona Ejections The Sun is, at present, about 70% hydrogen and 28% helium by mass everything else ("metals") amounts to less than 2%. The sun is approximately 93 million miles from Earth. EXAMPLE http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar- system/mercury-article.html

THE SUN Mercury Venus Earth Mars Asteroid Belt Mercury is a small, rocky planet. ~ Mercury has been visited by the Mariner 10 spacecraft. Mariner 10 has mapped a little less than half (45%) of Mercury's surface. ~ Scientists think that there may be *volcanic activity* on Mercury. They are still studying information sent to Earth from the Mariner spacecraft to make sure. ~ The temperature on Mercury ranges from 90 K to 700 K. Venus is a small, rocky planetblanketed in a thick layer of yellowish clouds. These clouds are not made of water (like the ones here on Earth). Instead, they are formed from a poison called sulfuric acid. ~ Venus' surface is very hot - about 400 degrees Celsius! ~ Even though Venus is very cloudy, it's simply *too hot* for rain to form. ~ The first spacecraft to visit Venus was Mariner 2 in 1962. Venus has since been visited by more than 20 spacecraft in all so far! Some of these visiting spacecraft include: Pioneer Venus, Venera 7, Venera 9 and Magellan. Earth is a small, rocky planet which supports a variety of life! As far as we know, Earth is unique from all other planets in this respect. ~ Temperatures at the Earth's center (called the "core") may be as high as 7500 K - That's hotter than the surface of the Sun! ~ The Earth is the densest major body in the solar system. This means that it's the most "compact" of all the planets. For example, you have two loaves of bread, both of the same amount. You smash one loaf of bread flat. Even though both loaves are of the same amount, the smashed bread is *denser* because it is more compact. The Earth is 4.5 to 4.6 billion years old, but the oldest known rocks are less than 4 billion years old. Rocks older than 3 billion years are rare. The oldest fossils of living organisms are less than 3.9 billion years old! ~ The Earth is orbited by one moon. Mars is a small, rocky planet which is cold and lifeless. ~ The first spacecraft to visit Mars was Mariner 4 in 1965. Several others followed including the two Viking landers in 1976. After a long break, Mars Pathfinder landed successfully on Mars on July 4, 1997. ~ Mars has permanent ice caps at both poles made up mostly of solid carbon dioxide. We know this as "dry ice." ~ Very strong winds and vast dust storms sometimes blow through the entire planet for months! ~ Mars has two tiny moons which orbit very close to the surface. Their names are Phobos and Deimos. The Sun is by far the largest object in the solar system. It contains more than 99.8% of the total mass of the Solar System. All energy for our solar system comes from the sun. Check out the Corona Ejections The Sun is, at present, about 70% hydrogen and 28% helium by mass everything else ("metals") amounts to less than 2%. The sun is approximately 93 million miles from Earth.

Mercury: Searching for facts online. –Search “Virtual Tour Mercury” –http://www.wwiaviation.com/wavelength/mercury.htmlhttp://www.wwiaviation.com/wavelength/mercury.html –http://www.space.com/mercury/http://www.space.com/mercury/ –http://www.seasky.org/solar-system/solar-system-intro.htmlhttp://www.seasky.org/solar-system/solar-system-intro.html

If you weighed 100 lbs on Earth, you would weigh 38 pounds on Mercury Mercury = 100 X.38 = 38 pounds

Mercury has little to no atmosphere and is heavily cratered

The Caloris Basin. Largest known crater in the solar system.

First probe to gather information on this innermost planet

March 29, 1974

If you weighed 100 lbs on Earth,

If you weighed 100 lbs on Earth, you would weigh 38 pounds on Mercury

Mercury = 100 X.38 = 38 pounds

If you weighed 100 lbs on Earth, you would weigh 38 pounds on Mercury Mercury = 100 X.38 = 38 pounds

Forget about the planets temperature and lack of atmosphere… –Would you want to go school for a day on Mercury?

Forget about the planets temperature and lack of atmosphere… –Would you want to go school for a day on Mercury? One Day on Mercury =

Forget about the planets temperature and lack of atmosphere… –Would you want to go school for a day on Mercury? One Day on Mercury = 58 days, 15 hours on Earth.

In 2012, Ice was discovered at the pole in places permanently shielded from the sun.

Video Link! Surface of Mercury (Optional) –Nice video that shows how surface data is collected. –Can be music / video during research gathering in several slides. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLstq-vuppQ

Mercury –Close to the sun with no moons. –Little to no atmosphere (heavily cratered) –In the Sun the temperatures can reach 800 F or 420 C, –In the shade, the temperatures can drop to -279 F, -173 C –88 day year (travels very fast) –1407 hour day (Very Long Day) Mercury Information: Learn more: http://nineplanets.org/mercury.html http://nineplanets.org/mercury.html

This Solar System Basics and the Sun lesson is just one small part of the Astronomy Topics Unit. This unit includes… A five part 2,800 Slide PowerPoint Presentation / unit roadmap full of activities, review questions, games, video links, materials list, and much more. A 13 bundled homework package, modified version, 7 pages of unit notes, 4 PowerPoint Review Games of 100+ slides each, videos, rubrics, and much more that all chronologically follow the unit slideshow. This is a fantastic unit for any Earth Science Class. http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Astronomy_Unit.html

http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Astronomy_Unit.html Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. Thanks again for your interest in this curriculum.http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Astronomy_Unit.html Sincerely, Ryan Murphy M.Ed ryemurf@gmail.com

This unit will also cover.. Learning the Inner Planets The Habitable Zone Astronomical Units Focus on Mercury Focus on Venus Focus on Earth Axial Tilt.

Similar presentations

Presentation on theme: "This unit will also cover.. Learning the Inner Planets The Habitable Zone Astronomical Units Focus on Mercury Focus on Venus Focus on Earth Axial Tilt."— Presentation transcript:

Similar presentations

About project

Feedback

Войти

Auth with social network:

This unit will also cover.. Learning the Inner Planets The Habitable Zone Astronomical Units Focus on Mercury Focus on Venus Focus on Earth Axial Tilt.

Similar presentations

Presentation on theme: "This unit will also cover.. Learning the Inner Planets The Habitable Zone Astronomical Units Focus on Mercury Focus on Venus Focus on Earth Axial Tilt."— Presentation transcript:

Similar presentations

About project

Feedback