Exploring Physical Properties & Motion of Comets, Asteroids, Meteoroids, & Moons, Exercises of Reasoning

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Physical properties and motion of:

COMETS

ASTEROIDS

METERIODS

MOONS

Physical properties and motion of:

COMETS

ASTEROIDS

METERIODS

MOONS

Overarching Question: What are physical properties and motion of asteroids, comets, meteoroids, and moons? Overarching Question: What are physical properties and motion of asteroids, comets, meteoroids, and moons? What are the physical properties of comets, asteroids, meteoroids, and moons? What are the motions of comets, asteroids, meteoroids, and moons? How do we categorize these bodies in our solar system? Are interactive notebooks effective? How are interactive notebooks organized? How are interactive notebooks assessed? What are the physical properties of comets, asteroids, meteoroids, and moons? What are the motions of comets, asteroids, meteoroids, and moons? How do we categorize these bodies in our solar system?

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Physical Properties Motion

Comets,

Asteroids, Meteoroids, and Moons

Explore – Creating Comets Lab

Materials:

1. Balloons

2. Balls of ice

3. Flour

4. Brown sugar

5. Food coloring

6. Snow cone syrup

7. Gloves

8. Styrofoam plates

9. Small Styrofoam cups

10. Spoons

Directions:

1. Gather one pair of gloves, one plate, and two

cups each.

2. Once you have your ball of ice, DO NOT touch

anything until you’re instructed further.

3. Put on your gloves and examine the ball of ice

to describe their physical properties. Think

about how these properties relate to comets,

asteroids, meteoroids, and moons.

4. Choose two different types of materials to use

in your experiment.

5. Poor the chosen material into a cup, then

return to your seat.

6. Poor the materials onto your plate then roll

your ball of ice around on the plate. The

materials should begin to stick to the ball of

ice, giving it a colored, dirty look, like a comet.

7. Get the other two materials you did not use

the first round, and poor them into your cup.

8. Put the materials on your plate and roll your

ball of ice around in the materials again.

9. You may use non-sharp objects found around

the classroom to chisel and indent your crater.

These materials can include unsharpened

pencils or the plastic spoons used to scoop out

the material.

10. When you’re done, clean up the materials you

used, leaving only your plate and comet.

11. Complete the Creating Comets worksheet and

turn it in to the teacher when it’s completed.

Explore – Creating Comets Lab

Materials:

1. Balloons

2. Balls of ice

3. Flour

4. Brown sugar

5. Food coloring

6. Snow cone syrup

7. Gloves

8. Styrofoam plates

9. Small Styrofoam cups

10. Spoons

Directions:

1. Gather one pair of gloves, one plate, and two

cups each.

2. Once you have your ball of ice, DO NOT touch

anything until you’re instructed further.

3. Put on your gloves and examine the ball of ice

to describe their physical properties. Think

about how these properties relate to comets,

asteroids, meteoroids, and moons.

4. Choose two different types of materials to use

in your experiment.

5. Poor the chosen material into a cup, then

return to your seat.

6. Poor the materials onto your plate then roll

your ball of ice around on the plate. The

materials should begin to stick to the ball of

ice, giving it a colored, dirty look, like a comet.

7. Get the other two materials you did not use

the first round, and poor them into your cup.

8. Put the materials on your plate and roll your

ball of ice around in the materials again.

9. You may use non-sharp objects found around

the classroom to chisel and indent your crater.

These materials can include unsharpened

pencils or the plastic spoons used to scoop out

the material.

10. When you’re done, clean up the materials you

used, leaving only your plate and comet.

11. Complete the Creating Comets worksheet and

turn it in to the teacher when it’s completed.

Explore – Creating Comets Lab Name: _________________________ Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Use your prior knowledge of comets to correctly answer the questions, only referencing the notes pages when needed. Creating Comets Post-experiment questions

1. What similarities and/or differences did you between the comets made in class and actual comets that we discussed before?
2. Do you think this activity was a helpful experiment for better understanding the physical properties of comets? 3. How could this activity be adapted for asteroids, meteoroids, and moons? 4. Draw a picture of what your comet looked like. Include details such as craters and colors that your crater had. 5. Name your comet and discuss how often we would be able to see this comet from the Earth. Why that many years? Where is this comet located in our solar system? Reference the comet note page if needed.

Explore - Creating Comets Lab CER Claim (Write a sentence stating what physical properties and motion of bodies in our solar system are.) Evidence (Provide specific physical properties and motion phrases about exact bodies in our solar system: comets, asteroids, meteoroids, and moons. Give details describing the physical properties and motion of these bodies in our solar system.) Reasoning (Explain how your evidence supports your claim. Using the physical properties and motion of bodies in our solar system, categorize them based on these factors.) Explore – Creating Comets Lab CER Claim (Write a sentence stating what physical properties and motion of bodies in our solar system are.) Evidence (Provide specific physical properties and motion phrases about exact bodies in our solar system: comets, asteroids, meteoroids, and moons. Give details describing the physical properties and motion of these bodies in our solar system.) Reasoning (Explain how your evidence supports your claim. Using the physical properties and motion of bodies in our solar system, categorize them based on these factors.)

Explain – Comets Note Page Explain – Comets Note Page

Explain – Asteroids Note Page Explain – Asteroids Note Page

Explain – Moons Note Page Explain – Moons Note Page

Evaluate - Reading Questions

1. Asteroids orbit in the _________ __________ between Mars and Jupiter.
2. The Earth’s moon creates ________.
3. A large body in space made of rock, ice, and frozen gas: a. Meteoroid b. Asteroid c. Comet d. Moon
4. A large body in space made of rock and minerals: a. Comet b. Meteoroid c. Asteroid d. Moon
5. Describe what occurs from the motion of a comet.
6. What occurs when meteoroids hit the Earth’s atmosphere? What happens if they don’t? What is it called if they reach the Earth’s surface? Evaluate - Reading Questions 1. Asteroids orbit in the _________ __________ between Mars and Jupiter. 2. The Earth’s moon creates ________. 3. A large body in space made of rock, ice, and frozen gas: a. Meteoroid b. Asteroid c. Comet d. Moon 4. A large body in space made of rock and minerals: a. Comet b. Meteoroid c. Asteroid d. Moon 5. Describe what occurs from the motion of a comet. 6. What occurs when meteoroids hit the Earth’s atmosphere? What happens if they don’t? What is it called if they reach the Earth’s surface?

Elaborate – Creating Craters Lab Newton’s Second Law of Motion. (2017, March 12). Retrieved March 18, 2017, from http://www.imcpl.org/kids/blog/?p= Materials:

1. Pie dish
2. Flour
3. Hot chocolate mix
4. 3 spherical objects of different sizes
5. Spoon
6. Ruler Instructions
7. Get one spoon, packet of hot chocolate, and pie pan with flour.
8. Lightly layer the hot chocolate mix on top of the flour layer. Use you spoon to evenly spread out (not mix). Set the spoon aside.
9. Choose three spherical objects from around the room to drop into your pan later. Size restrictions are no smaller than a dime and no bigger than an apple.
10. Hold up on object and drop it into the pan.
11. Record the width of your impact (in inches) and the depth of the impact (in inches) in the chart on the worksheet.
12. Drop object number two into the pan and measure the width and depth of the object.
13. Repeat the same thing for object three.
    8. Go to the front of the classroom and get new flour and hot chocolate mix.
    9. Repeat the dropping of objects with a different motion this time, such as spinning the object. 10.Fill out the table under trial two, recording the width and depth of each object dropped using this different dropping method. 11.Go to the front of the classroom, again, and get new flour and hot chocolate. 12.Repeat the same progress, using a different dropping method. Record your data on your table under trial three. 13.Return all materials to the teacher and return to your seat to complete the worksheet with your group.

Elaborate – Creating Craters Lab Newton’s Second Law of Motion. (2017, March 12). Retrieved March 18, 2017, from http://www.imcpl.org/kids/blog/?p= Materials:

1. Pie dish
2. Flour
3. Hot chocolate mix
4. 3 spherical objects of different sizes
5. Spoon
6. Ruler Instructions
7. Get one spoon, packet of hot chocolate, and pie pan with flour.
8. Lightly layer the hot chocolate mix on top of the flour layer. Use you spoon to evenly spread out (not mix). Set the spoon aside.
9. Choose three spherical objects from around the room to drop into your pan later. Size restrictions are no smaller than a dime and no bigger than an apple.
10. Hold up on object and drop it into the pan.
11. Record the width of your impact (in inches) and the depth of the impact (in inches) in the chart on the worksheet.
12. Drop object number two into the pan and measure the width and depth of the object.
13. Repeat the same thing for object three.
    8. Go to the front of the classroom and get new flour and hot chocolate mix.
    9. Repeat the dropping of objects with a different motion this time, such as spinning the object. 10.Fill out the table under trial two, recording the width and depth of each object dropped using this different dropping method. 11.Go to the front of the classroom, again, and get new flour and hot chocolate. 12.Repeat the same progress, using a different dropping method. Record your data on your table under trial three. 13.Return all materials to the teacher and return to your seat to complete the worksheet with your group.