Turkey activities (planetary systems)

1. DIVE IN THE SKY
COMENIUS
PROJECT
TURKEY

2. WORKS
Context
 Thanks
 Our activities
 Constellations
 Exoplanets
 Are we alone?

7. Our Activities
• Our first activity was to take our
own original photos of full moon or
stars with telescopes. All forth
graders participated this contests.It
was great chance to observe the
sky for us

8. •METE OKTAR’S
PHOTOS

12. CEMRESU
ORDAY’S PHOTOS

17. DAMLASU
ATALAY’S
PHOTOS

22. Our teacher Rana Karatay and her
university students from Anatolia
University in Eskişehir prepared
detailed lesson plans on solar
system, constellations and
exoplanets.She used masks, photos,
balloons, flashcards, pictures,
PowerPoint and videos.

23. Firstly, we watched some videos and
learnt a song about solar system. In some
classes, the teacher gave a sun, 8 planet’s
mask to 8 student and stars for the rest of
the class and planets orbited around the
sun. All planets told their own features and
stars also stood.

32. In the other class, the teacher gave
us a big yellow balloon and a yellow
crown written ‘Sun’ in front of it.At the
end of the first lesson we made a big
model of the solar system in the
class.

33. Then we unscrambled the names of the
planets. We ordered the planets in a picture
and matched the planets with the correct
features.

34. In order to learn the other topic
‘exoplanets’, the teacher wanted us to
draw a exoplanet, write some features of
our planet, give a name to it.

35. We could identify,compare and order
planets by size, age, distance from Earth.
The lessons were very enjoyable.

44. • The another activity
was to create your own
constellations. We
chose two or three
constellations . We
shared pictures of the
constellations and read
the myth that tells how
the constellation
appeared in the sky.

47. We created our own constellations using
black construction paper and silver star
stickers. We placed the stickers on the paper
to form a picture, then traced the
constellation with a piece of white chalk and
wrote a myth to go with their
constellation.We presented our stories in
front of our class. The teacher chose 3
stories to translate into English. We worked
in pairs or individually.

48. CONSTELLATIONS

49. In the past, people observed sky at nights
and saw a group of stars that form a shape
or pictures with imagination and awe.Today
we call constellation. People used them for
different aims. First aim is to know
seasonal changes.So they could plan when
they could plant their crops. For example
when the constellations lined up in their
view, they knew that it was time for spring
or winter.

50. The other purpose was to navigate and
these images helped them find the correct
navigational stars.Lastly, some
constellations have a myth and ancient
people used constellation myths to explain
the constellations and teach moral values.
All cultures see different star patterns
although they look at the same
constellations

51. So Greek, Chinese, Japanese and Egyptian
people have their different own stories for the
pictures in the night sky. These stories passed
from one generation to another.
Now, the societies changed and progressed
because of better technology and telescopes. The
International Astronomical Union accepted 88
constellations officially in 1925.Some most
popular constellations are the Big Dipper and the
Little Dipper.

52. EXOPLANETS

53. •Exoplanets are planets beyond our
solar system. Many of these planets
are too far away that we can’t see or
photograph them. Scientists have
discovered more than 500 planets in
our galaxy since 1995.

54. Some exoplanets
are larger than our
Earth. One day,
scientists hope to
discover small,
Earth-like planets
around other star.

55. ARE WE ALONE IN THE
GALAXY?
Are we alone in the galaxy? This
question has been asked since ancient
times.But no one knows. The searches
continue in hopes of finding.

56. • They hope that life
may start in Mars if
it has enough warm
and wet. The
surface is too cold
and dry to support
life. Morever
hundreds of
extrasolar planets
have been found .

57. Perhaps, simple life, such as bacteria, may
still exist deep underground.
ARE WE ALONE IN THE
GALAXY?

58. Thank You!