6th grade Planetary Science (Hawthorne Scholastic Academy) //www.hawthorneacad.org/apps/classes/944393/assignments/ Class Name: 6th grade Planetary Science Instructor(s): Hang Becker en-us SchoolSitePro <![CDATA[Due: 06/14/2020]]> //www.hawthorneacad.org/homeworkItem5818848 //www.hawthorneacad.org/apps/classes/944393/assignments/
WEEK 37: 6/08- 6/13                                   *SCHOOL CLOSURE plans
Planetary Science 
 
Students will continue their engineering project, which began with a challenge they want to face. They will be assembling and testing their designs. 
 
 

IMPORTANT DATES:  

- Zoom Meeting at 11 am Tuesday, June 9 ONLY for GROUP A

and Thursday, June 11 ONLY for GROUP B 


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WEEK 36: 6/01- 6/06                                   *SCHOOL CLOSURE plans
Planetary Science 
 
We will wrap up the entire unit with a Kahoot review game and then begin discussing the first steps of the final project. To find inspiration and get ideas for the project, we will watch a short clip of Shark Tank. 
 
 
 

IMPORTANT DATES:  

- Zoom Meetings at 11 am Tuesday and Thursday, June 2 & 4


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WEEK 35: 5/25- 5/30                                   *SCHOOL CLOSURE plans
Planetary Science 
 
Focus Question: How are planets outside the Solar System found?
 
Students will investigate techniques that scientists used to find and study planets orbiting other stars. Using data graphs from an orrery and light sensor, students will analyze them to draw conclusions about unknown planets. They will be introduced to the NASA Kepler Mission and its goal to find Earth-size planets in our galaxy. 
 
Complete the Space Challenge Questions to earn extra credit for the 4th quarter. 
 

IMPORTANT DATES:  

- NB sheet 50 (AFL) by 5 pm Thursday, May 28

- Zoom Meetings at 11 am Tuesday and Thursday, May 19 & 21

- Space Mission Challenge Questions Extra Credit- 9 am Friday, May 29


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WEEK 34: 5/18- 5/23                                  *SCHOOL CLOSURE plans
Planetary Science 
 
Focus Question: What can be learned by studying the moons of Jupiter?
 
At the beginning of the week, students will take the assessment for Investigation 9, and then move onto Investigation 10- Orbits and New Worlds. For the new lesson, students will study images of Jupiter to discover that it has four bright moons. Just as Galileo did more than 400 years ago, students will track the motion of the moons to determine their orbit radii and periods, using records of observed data collected over 19 consecutive nights. 
 
Complete the Space Challenge Questions to earn extra credit for the 4th quarter. 
 

IMPORTANT DATES:  

- Investigation 9 test (AOL) by 9 am Wednesday, May 20

- Zoom Meetings at 11 am Tuesday and Thursday, May 26 & 28

- Extra Credit- 9 am Friday, May 29


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WEEK 33: 5/11- 5/16                    *SCHOOL CLOSURE plans
Planetary Science 
 
Focus Question: What are the big questions that guide space exploration?
 
Students will review what they've been learning about big questions in astronomy. Having researched past, present, and future NASA missions, students will reflect on what answers the missions found and what methods are planned for answering the questions that frame current and future missions. 
 
View Hubble's Amazing Universe:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Blu2Vpq0MfY
 
Complete the Space Challenge Questions to earn extra credit for the 4th quarter. 
 

IMPORTANT DATES:  

- Study Guide (AFL) by 5 pm Friday, May 15

- Zoom Meetings at 11 am Tuesday and Thursday, May 12 & 14

- Extra Credit- 9 am Friday, May 29


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WEEK 32: 5/4- 5/9                    *SCHOOL CLOSURE plans
Planetary Science 
 
Focus Question: Why is light important in astronomy?
 
Students will learn that most of the information used by astronomers comes them as light. Students will learn that light travels in waves of many different wavelengths, and the wavelength determines its color. They will learn that bright emission lines and dark absorption lines in a spectrum provide information about the composition of the light source. 
 
Complete the Space Challenge Questions to earn extra credit for the 4th quarter. 
 
 

IMPORTANT DATES:  

- Mystery Spectrum (AFL) due at 5 pm Thursday, May 7

- Zoom Meetings at 11 am Tuesday and Thursday, 5/5 & 5/7

- Extra Credit- 9 am Friday, May 29


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WEEK 31: 4/27- 5/1                     *SCHOOL CLOSURE plans
Planetary Science 
 
Students will take the investigation 7 & 8 test this week. If there are errors, they will correct them and complete a reflection. 
 
Complete the Space Challenge Questions to earn extra credit for the 4th quarter. 
 
 

IMPORTANT DATES:  

- Investigation 7 & 8 test (AOL)- 5 pm 4/28

- Corrected test (AOL)- 5 om 4/30

- Reflection- 5 pm 5/1

- Zoom Meetings at 11 am Tuesday and Thursday, 4/28 & 4/30

- Extra Credit- 9 am Friday, May 29


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WEEK 30: 4/20- 4/25                        *SCHOOL CLOSURE plans
Planetary Science 
 
Students will finish the investigation this week with a reading of "The Tour of the Solar System" and completing the study guide to prepare for the investigation assessment. 
 
Complete the Space Challenge Questions to earn extra credit for the 4th quarter. 
 
 

IMPORTANT DATES:  

- Study Guide (AFL)-5 pm Thursday, 4/23

- Zoom Meetings at 11 am Tuesday and Thursday, 4/21 & 4/23

- Extra Credit- 9 am Friday, May 29


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WEEK 29: 4/13- 4/18                         *SCHOOL CLOSURE plans
Planetary Science 
 
Focus Question: Which planet is most like Earth? and Where is there water in the Solar System?
 
Students will predict the temperature range and average temperature for each of the eight planets. They will use actual atmospheric and temperature data, and think about the interactions of several planetary environmental factors that make it possible for the liquid water to be present, a key factor in the search for life. Students will also study satellite images of typical water-related landforms on Earth. They will identify bodies of liquid water (ocean, lake, river) and deposits of ice and snow, as well as landforms that suggest the present of water at earlier times. They will search images of planets and satellites for evidence of water on extraterrestrial bodies in the Solar System.
 

IMPORTANT DATES:  

- Investigation 8 quiz (AFL)- 9 am Wednesday, 4/15

- Zoom Meetings at 11 am Tuesday and Thursday, 4/14 & 4/16

- Extra Credit- 9 am Friday, May 29


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WEEK 28: 3/30- 4/4                           *SCHOOL CLOSURE plans
Planetary Science 
 
Focus Question: Where are the planets in the Solar System?
 
This week, you will try to understand the relative sizes and spacing of the planets and the Sun. First, you will determine how big to make the Sun and how far away to place it to be a proportional companion for the 12 cm Earth globe. Next, you will make a model of the inner Solar System, scaled 1 cm= 1 million km. Finally, you will imagine a 1 m Sun in your home, and space out the planets according to the calculated measurements.

Print out all the attachments to complete the assignments. 

Kid-friendly podcast on the coronavirus: Kid's Guide to Coronavirus

Video on how viruses attack your body: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rpj0emEGShQ

IMPORTANT DATES:  

- Zoom Meeting at 3 pm Tuesday- 3/31 https://zoom.us/j/167037954

- Image of Model 1 of the Solar System (AFL)- 4/2


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