Astronomy

=Click here for the [|Astronomy Picture of the Day]= =Hello- Welcome to Astronomy. This is an elective science class in which we will study the solar system, the stars, galaxies, the universe, and much, much more. It is meant to give you a basic knowledge of space. Let's have fun. = =Gallery of Auroras- @http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/northern-lights.html = What do you know about the solar system? Try this worksheet to see. Go to the website at the bottom to find out the answers. No peeking- try to answer the questions yourself first. It is okay if you aren't sure- this is a grade for trying, not for how many are correct. Send it to me at karen.conner@kcs.k12.nc.us Be sure you put "astro" in the subject line and your name on the worksheet.



The Solar System!

The Inner Planets AKA The Terrestrial Planets

Use the following websites to help you fill out your chart on Mercury and Venus. Be sure to convert all metric measurements (Celcius, Kilometers, etc.) into miles, Fahrenheit, and so on. You can find a converter online. Or, you may use this converter [|Metric converter]

Solar system spreadsheet

﻿﻿[|Solar Sytem Exploration]

Mercury Info

﻿﻿[|Venus info]

Mars Videos from NASA

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The Solar System presentation

The Reason for the Seasons! <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">media type="youtube" key="DuiQvPLWziQ" height="390" width="480"

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">The Magnetosphere and the Aurora

<span style="color: #434d3f; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">The Moon- our nearest neighbor

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Notes for Moon presentation

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How has Space Exploration and our missions to the Moon benefited you? Check out this website and see for yourself. @http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/nasa/home-and-city/home-and-city.html

Try your hand at zero gravity or building a rocket. @http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/nasa/mission-control/mission-control.html

Now, try out GoogleMoon- just like Google Earth, but it's the Moon.

Escape Velocity-It's not a straight shot!



Voyage to the Moon- Again, it's not a straight shot.



The Near Side of the Moon



= ﻿ ﻿The Outer Planets = = media type="custom" key="8704940" = = The stars- stellar evolution =

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prkEf2if4MQ

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= ﻿ = = Stars! = = media type="custom" key="9203458" = = = = Cosmology = = = = = =Power Point - =