Lesson 4.05 – Solar System Activities

Standards: ES1.a Students know how the differences and similarities among the sun, the terrestrial planets, and the gas planets may have been established during the formation of the solar system.

ES1.b Students know the evidence from Earth and moon rocks indicates that the solar system was formed from a nebular cloud of dust and gas approximately 4.6 billion years ago.

ES1.f Students know the evidence for the dramatic effects that asteroid impacts have had in shaping the surface of planets and their moons and in mass extinctions of life on Earth.

INTRODUCTION/INSTRUCTION

In this lesson you will have fun playing interactive games about the Solar System and Astronomy

PRACTICE

1. Click here (http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/activity/solar_system_shuffle.html) to play Solar System Shuffle

2. Click here (http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/activities/radiobuttonquiz/Sspz.shtml) to solve the Solar System puzzle.

3. Click here (http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/activities/radiobuttonquiz/Asteroidpz.shtml) to solve the Asteroid puzzle.

4. Click here (http://kidsastronomy.com/fun/hangman.htm) to play Astronomy Hangman.

ASSESSMENT

Post a comment on the Forum explaining how playing games like these can help you learn and why.