The Solar System and Friends… well, sometimes David Serpa Cohort 21 Tech 290 17 September 2008

Standards The solar system consists of planets and other bodies that orbit the Sun in predictable paths. As a basis for understanding this concept: 1.Students know the Sun, an average star, is the central and largest body in the solar system and is composed primarily of hydrogen and helium. 2.Students know the solar system includes the planet Earth, the Moon, the Sun, eight other planets and their satellites, and smaller objects, such as asteroids and comets. 3.Students know the path of a planet around the Sun is due to the gravitational attraction between the Sun and the planet.

The solar system consists of planets and other bodies that orbit the Sun in predictable paths. As a basis for understanding this concept:

1.Students know the Sun, an average star, is the central and largest body in the solar system and is composed primarily of hydrogen and helium.

2.Students know the solar system includes the planet Earth, the Moon, the Sun, eight other planets and their satellites, and smaller objects, such as asteroids and comets.

3.Students know the path of a planet around the Sun is due to the gravitational attraction between the Sun and the planet.

Launch Screen Topic 1 Topic 2 Topic 3 Topic 4 References

Topic 1 The solar system consists of planets and other bodies that orbit the Sun in predictable paths. As a basis for understanding this concept:

The solar system consists of planets and other bodies that orbit the Sun in predictable paths. As a basis for understanding this concept:

The Beginnings Geocentric Thinking The Greeks Their Proof… Look Up, Duh! The Church Approves  !!!

Geocentric Thinking

The Greeks

Their Proof… Look Up, Duh!

The Church Approves  !!!

The Ideas, Oh How They Change A Change from Geocentric Thinking Heliocentrism Nicolas Copernicus Uh-Oh, Someone’s Not Happy

A Change from Geocentric Thinking

Heliocentrism

Nicolas Copernicus

Uh-Oh, Someone’s Not Happy

Modern Thinking Galileo Galilei A New Invention, The Telescope!! Newton and His Laws The Hubble Telescope

Galileo Galilei

A New Invention, The Telescope!!

Newton and His Laws

The Hubble Telescope

Topic 2 Students know the Sun, an average star, is the central and largest body in the solar system and is composed primarily of hydrogen and helium.

Students know the Sun, an average star, is the central and largest body in the solar system and is composed primarily of hydrogen and helium.

Basic Facts About the Sun Our Sun is actually… well, average The sun is the largest object in our solar system It contains approximately 98% of the total solar system mass

Our Sun is actually… well, average

The sun is the largest object in our solar system

It contains approximately 98% of the total solar system mass

What is the Sun Made of? Materials we find here on Earth These materials are called elements

Materials we find here on Earth

These materials are called elements

The Hydrogen and Helium of the Sun hydrogen & helium make up 99.9% of the sun’s elements. Wow! There is a lot of conversion going on up there.

hydrogen & helium make up 99.9% of the sun’s elements.

Wow! There is a lot of conversion going on up there.

Topic 3 2.Students know the solar system includes the planet Earth, the Moon, the Sun, eight other planets and their satellites, and smaller objects, such as asteroids and comets.

2.Students know the solar system includes the planet Earth, the Moon, the Sun, eight other planets and their satellites, and smaller objects, such as asteroids and comets.

Our Galaxy The Big Bang Theory Spinning and Heating Shrinking and Heating A Star is Born

The Big Bang Theory

Spinning and Heating

Shrinking and Heating

A Star is Born

Our Solar System Terrestrial Planets Gas Giants Pluto & Eris Satellites

Terrestrial Planets

Gas Giants

Pluto & Eris

Satellites

The Smaller Objects The Asteroid Belt The Kuiper Belt Comets

The Asteroid Belt

The Kuiper Belt

Comets

Topic 4 3.Students know the path of a planet around the Sun is due to the gravitational attraction between the Sun and the planet. Gravitational Attraction Hey Earth, How You Doin’? Lookin’ Good Sun!

3.Students know the path of a planet around the Sun is due to the gravitational attraction between the Sun and the planet.

Gravity Objects don’t change direction unless… A Force of Attraction Mass… Whatd Ya Call My Momma? Darn, I hate gravity!!

Objects don’t change direction unless…

A Force of Attraction

Mass… Whatd Ya Call My Momma?

An Easy Explanation Ball and String Demo Hand = Sun Ball = Earth String = You Guessed it, Gravity

Ball and String Demo

Hand = Sun

Ball = Earth

String = You Guessed it, Gravity

Common Misconceptions That’s an Orbit! The Fall of the Space Shuttle So, Do Astronauts really float? Man, that’s a long ways to fall!!!

That’s an Orbit!

The Fall of the Space Shuttle

So, Do Astronauts really float?

References http://www.cde.ca.gov http://solarsystem.nasa.gov http://www.solarrings.com http://en.wikipedia.org http://www.astro.ufl.edu http://www.aerospaceweb.org http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov

http://www.cde.ca.gov

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov

http://www.solarrings.com

http://en.wikipedia.org

http://www.astro.ufl.edu

http://www.aerospaceweb.org

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov