Today's study was all about comets, asteroids, and meteoroids/meteors/meteorites. We watched videos, examined diagrams, and created our own visuals to represent each of these objects. The youngest class even did some space yoga to pose as the different objects. Each of the classes defined and drew/created a picture of a comet, an asteroid, and the three different phases of meteoroids. They were all challenged to pick one or more activities to try this week that will take this topic just a little farther. Additional ActivitiesVideos:
Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors--The Documentary A 10 minute documentary about what we can learn from studying these objects and how they differ. Bill Nye: Comets and Meteors Asteroids, Comets, Meteors Song Full of facts for all our auditory learners! Magic School Bus: Out of this World If you have Netflix, or another way to view these, this one is all about rocks in space. Activities: Build a Dry-Ice Comet! This lesson walks you through what happens to comets as they near the sun, which can be demonstrated after building a comet from dry ice. Challenge: Asteroids From National Geographic's website: "Challenge: Asteroids! engages youth in completing three missions—designed to help them learn the differences between near-Earth objects like asteroids, comets, and meteoroids and some of the tools used by aerospace engineers to study objects in space." Asteroids & Lunar Landscape This activity, using some basic kitchen supplies, lets students explore how meteorites create craters, and experiment with the various factors that will affect the resulting crater. Articles: Martian Meteorites A short National Geographic article that looks at meteorites that have been traced to the planet Mars, one of our closest neighbors in the solar system. NASA Science: Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors Do you know how many comets have currently been identified? Or how we learn about these and other space objects? You can read a bried overview, or dig in a little deeper to learn more!
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