2.  Understand how our view of the solar system has changed over time and how discoveries made have led to our changing our view of the solar system.  Learn planetary characteristics such as number of moons, size, composition, type of atmosphere, gravity, temperature and surface features.  Understand the movement of planetary bodies.  Understand which planetary characteristics are more important than others when it relates to our understanding of other worlds.  Understand how proximity to the sun influences planets.  Understand the methods and tools scientists use to learn about other planets and moons in our solar system.  Understand the conditions needed for a habitable world and determine if there are habitable worlds in our solar system or outside the solar system.  Understand how we look for and study solar systems other than our own. 1.Complex Knowledge: demonstrations of learning that go aboveand above and beyond what was explicitly taught. 2.Knowledge: meeting the learning goals and expectations. 3.Foundational knowledge: simpler procedures, isolated details, vocabulary. 4.Limited knowledge: know very little details but working toward a higher level.

4. MercuryVenusEarthMarsJupiterSaturnUranus Neptune Distance (AU) 0.3870.7231.001.5245.2039.52919.1930.06

5.  What is the most striking difference that you see between the 2 groups of planets (the 2 you read about Monday) as far as distance is concerned?  Of those two groups (inner/outer or rocky/gaseous), what are two characteristics that describe the group Earth belongs to? Two characteristics that describe the group Earth doesn’t belong to? Again, in terms of distance.  Which group does Pluto seem to belong in?

6. MercuryVenusEarthMarsJupiterSaturnUranus Neptune Diameter (km) 487912,10412,7566792142,984120,53651,11849,528

7.  What is the most striking difference that you see between the 2 groups of planets? (the 2 you read about Monday) as far as relative size is concerned?  Of those two groups (inner/outer or rocky/gaseous), what are two characteristics that describe the group Earth belongs to? Two characteristics that describe the group Earth doesn’t belong to? Again, in terms of relative size.  Which group does Pluto seem to belong in?

8. Right hand side

9.  How can we determine the location and movement of planets in our solar system?

10. I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses. Johannes Kepler

12.  Parts A-D