THE SOLAR SYSTEM UNIT
The Formation of the Solar System
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Use figure 3 on page 647 to do the following:
Draw A, B, and C from figure 3
Label each figure with the description
Write a paragraph below the picture that describes how the
solar system forms
d. Turn to page 648 and describe what a planetisimal is on part
C of your picture….
The
The Planets….
Planets BACK of your paper
Terrestrial Planets: Define
1. List the planets that are terrestrial
2. 2. List the range of densities for these
planets from FIGURE 1 on page 645
3. 3. List the relative mass compared to
earth for these planets
4. 4. List the range of the # of moons for
these planets
5. Use 649-658 and draw each of the
Terrestrial planets in this section
Jovian Planets: Define
1. List the planets that are jovian
2. . List the range of densities for these
planets from FIGURE 1 on page 645
3. 3. List the relative mass compared to
earth for these planets
4. List the range of the # of moons for
these planets
5. Use 649-658 and draw each of the
Jovian planets in this section
Geoscience
4-2-12
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Describe how you think the solar system first
formed…..
HINT: How did the earth form
H and He floating around, this formed the gas
giants first, then the left over rock formed the
inner rocky planets.
WarmUp (4-4-13)
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Explain what the nebular theory is.
Objective: I will be able to explain how the
solar system formed from the nebular theory.
Agenda:
1. WarmUp
2. How It’s Made
3. Lottery
4. SQ3R
5. Movie
Name _______________
Continental Drift, Sea-floor Spreading, and Plate Tectonics Lottery
• WarmUps
(3/18, 3/19, 3/20, 3/22, 3/25, 3/26)
______/6 pts
• Continental Drift Poster
(Front side, top half of poster)
______/10 pts
• Sea-Floor Spreading Poster
(Front side, bottom half & back of poster)
______/15 pts
• Plate Tectonics Graham Cracker Lab
______/25 pts
(Drawings of 4 different plate boundaries, definition, & real-world example)
Geoscience
3-30-12
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Explain why the outer planets are far away and
gassy, and the inner planets are close and rocky….
Outer planets= cold= condense gases= gas ball
Inner planets=warm-hot= solid rock= rock ball
Objective: Students will be able to
describe how the terrestrial and Jovian
planets were made
Geoscience 4-5-12
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How are the terrestrial and Jovian planets
different?
Objective: I will be able to explain the different
characteristics between terrestrial and Jovian
planets.
Agenda:
1. WarmUp
2. How It’s Made
3. Clicker Review
4. Solar System Video
WarmUp
Geoscience 4-10-12
List the different colored stars and their respective
temperatures
Agenda:
1. Warmup
2. COD
3. Finish Star Properties
Poster
4. Start Life Cycle of Stars
video
Goal
I will be able to describe
how we find a stars mass
and distance from earth
Agenda
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5.
WarmUp
Formation of Solar System Poster(30 minutes)
Start Formation Movie( 30 minutes)
BrainPop and Review
Quiz