Each lesson in exploring planetary systems builds on skills and concepts presented in previous lessons. Space systems exploration taps into this curiosity by helping students clarify what they already know about space. Exploring planetary systems helps students clarify and expand their knowledge of our solar system, and earth as a planet, through a series of engaging handson activities, discussions, presentations, and reading selections. Finally, on the mars exploration side, design and critical breadboarding activities have been performed on the drilling system dibs and on the spectrometer ma. Assuming that other planetary systems form in the same way as our solar system formed. Exploring planetary systems secondary edition, 20 understanding weather and climate secondary edition, 2014 exploring plate tectonics secondary edition, 20 technology. Study sets key time scale for planet formation and. Change is what defines our journey through time and space. The first row is completed for you using the scale factor of 1 cm 27,731 km.
This is both an observational and a theoretical science. The solar system includes the sun, the moon, earth and seven other planets and their moons, and smaller objects such as asteroids, meteoroids, and comets, but it is mostly empty space. In fact, the architecture of a system determines quite a range of properties for that system, such as redundancy. Terrestrial planets will likely be located farther from. Exploring the motion of the earth rider university. I3 stc kit extension activities north carolina science.
They learn how to apply their math skills to determine the relative. Note any similarities in sizes of or distances between your model planets. T five millennium canon of lunar eclipses espenak and meeus using the. Reliable communication systems are essential for providing safety and operational capability for human planetary exploration missions. Planetary motion building a model explore activity. Direction of most planets rotation is also the same as the suns 15.
Supplemental science kits south carolina department. It came from the direction of the constellation lyra, cruising through interstellar space at 25. Exploring plate tectonics exploring planetary systems land and water studying the development and reproduction of organisms exploring respiration and circulation investigating digestion and motion exploring the properties of matter electricity, waves and information transfer stc for middle school grades 68. Part a assuming that other planetary systems form in the same way as our solar system formed, where would you expect to find terrestrial planets. To understand these problems, to explore their solutions, we have to develop. Part a assuming that other planetary systems form in the. Carolina science online cso offers online resources to support carolinas handson labs and science curricula. It makes use of the ivoa spacetime coordinate stc standard schema. A comprehensive, researchbased curriculum, stc secondary is aligned with the next generation science standards. Spacetime coordinates your personal place in space. Then draw a picture of your solar system model and label it. Science pull for planetary cubesats iaa planetary cubesat study 2015 science enablers distributed measurements for dynamic processes impactorobserver architecture cooperating assets alternative lowcost architectures fractionated payload for system science highrisk, highreward observations. The theory discussed in the present paper is a solar nebulatype theory which assumes the initial existence of a big diskshaped gas cloud in rotational motion around the sun.
No search required, what you need, where and when you need it. Landers, rovers, orbiters and other craft could be sent on pioneering missions to some of the coldest, hottest, darkest and perhaps even wet. This lesson investigates how exploration of our solar system provides information on the properties of planetary systems elsewhere in the universe. Formation of planetary systems by successive contractions. Uncheck the option do not send fonts to adobe pdf or rely on system fonts only.
Department of aeronautics and astronautics school of engineering massachusetts institute of technology graduate program s. Extraordinary inquiry science for grades k8 the alabama. Table 1 and table 2, a series of polynomial expressions have been created to simplify the evaluation of. Intuitive navigation locate supplemental science resources along with core curricula by grade level or unit title. Students will use a model to simulate planetary motion. Department of aeronautics and astronautics school of. The reliability and cost factors of a communication system are functions of the architecture. Which of the three below answer the question the best. If so, calculate the scaled distance for mercury in the second row. Assuming that other planetary systems form in the same way as our solar system formed, where would you expect to find terrestrial planets. Engineering solutions for space science and exploration. Communication system architecture for planetary exploration richard alcna.
F a stc radioisotope power systems for nasa nasa is exploring ideas for space missions that might one day send robotic spacecraft to harsh and distant places that hold great promise for major new discoveries. Humanitys fascination with the notion of planets outside of our solar system is intrinsically. This activity is adapted from the stc lesson gravitys. As we progress towards our greater goals, its important to celebrate accomplishments.
Compared to terrestrial planets, jovian planets are. This is not to replace your study guide but to use with your study guide. Course page astc25 astrophysics of planetary systems. Introduction and purpose the graduate program in the department of aeronautics and. Revised 012916 7 studying the development and reproduction of. Select ok once the setting has been changed, reopen specsintact and proceed with publishing the job or sections to pdf. Bruce gilbaugh, brian glass nasa ames research center moffctt field.
This artists concept depicts an itsy bitsy planetary system so compact, in fact, that its more like jupiter and its moons than a star and its planets. Correct based on what we find in our own solar system, we expect terrestrial planets to form close to a star and jovian planets to form farther out. This course deals with the origin, structure and lives of planets, the latter both in our solar and the other extrasolar planetary systems. Whether its to commemorate the day you met, your wedding or any other special day in your love life, let us help you immortalize this unique moment with our spacetime coordinates product line. This important result thus sets the key time scale for planet formation and migration in our solar system. Exoplanet exploration collaboration initiative library international. Terrestrial planets will likely be located nearer the planetary systems star than any jovian planets. Exoplanet exploration organization that would manage and promote. Earth and space systems stcsecondary program grade 6 earth understanding weather and climate exploring planetary systems exploring plate tectonics researching the sunearthmoon system grade 7 life investigating biodiversity and interdependence exploring respiration and circulation studying the development and reproduction of organisms. T values derived from the historical record and from direct observations see. The planetary science resource data model follows the ivoa vounits specifications to define the units of metadata. Exploring planetary systems essential standard extension. Exploring solar systems across the universe messenger jhu apl. Science and technology curriculum stc, grade 8, experimenting with forces and motion 08 science and technology curriculum stc, grade 8, exploring planetary systems 08 science and technology curriculum stc, grade 8, exploring plate tectonics 08 twig.
Where are the terrestrial planets in our solar system. In this text, the goal is to present only selected, salient features of the planets, especially as they relate to planetary diversity. We publish prepublications to facilitate timely access to the committees findings. An uncorrected copy, or prepublication, is an uncorrected proof of the book. Radioactive dating of the angrites finds them to have an age of 4563.
Evaluating the biological potential in samples returned. Exploring planetary systems unit overview and goals exploring planetary systems unit overview in lesson 2, students use a set of objects to demonstrate what they know and want to know about the order, size, and relative distance. Each stc secondary unit provides opportunities for students to experience scientific phenomena firsthand. Resources for teachers is a series of short videos providing downtoearth advice and instructional tips to teachers of stc, our signature science. Its either a comet or an asteroid ejected from another planetary system. Students of all ages have an innate curiosity about our solar system s planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. Pdf spectrometers and imaging cameras for planetary remote. Direction of orbital motion is the same as direction of suns rotation 5. Students in grades 58 learn about the motions of the objects in the solar system from a heliocentric suncentered perspective. Observational researchers are predominantly concerned with the study of the small bodies of the solar system.
Investigating digestion and motion, stc secondary exploring respiration and circulation. Pluto, neptune, uranus, saturn, jupiter, the asteroid belt, the sun, mercury, venus, earth and its moon, and mars. What will happen to the solar system when the sun loses half its mass. Date class student sheet name lesson 2 directions complete table 1. Teacher created materials and general lab supplies.
Students of all ages have an innate curiosity about our solar system and the broader universe. Students of all ages have an innate curiosity about our solar systems planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. Resources for teachers is a series of short videos providing down toearth advice and instructional tips to teachers of stc, our signature science. It is convenient to organize ones thoughts about the solar system around the rocky, terrestrial inner planets mercury. Only for a small subset of conceivable cases are planetary systems closely like. Choose the adobe pdf driver, rightclick to select printing preferences. The overview page is a compilation of data for a given object that is either contained in the exoplanet overview, or linked to it. The 5class unit kit includes teachers edition, teacher access. Copy the html code below to embed this book in your own blog, website, or application. This activity was adapted from the stc activity entitled observing planetary motion. Exploring planetary systems unit overview and goals exploring planetary systems unit overview in lesson 2, students use a set of objects to demonstrate what they know and want to know about the order, size, and relative distance between each of the planets. The solar system or solar system consists of the sun and the other celestial objects. Do not use document fonts when using adobe acrobat 9 6. Communication system architecture for planetary exploration.
Grade unit the size of each block corresponds to the number of quarters recommended for the unit of study. Then, starting with the sunearthmoon system, it challenges them to perform a series of investigations through which they extend and enrich this knowledge. At the outer edge of the gas cloud there is a steady loss of angular momentum, which is mainly caused by the diffusion induced by turbulence and shock waves. Exploring planetary systems land and water studying the development and reproduction of organisms exploring respiration and circulation investigating digestion and motion exploring the properties of matter electricity, waves and information transfer stc for middle school grades 68 alabama scope and sequence 1202016. Planetary orbits all lie in nearly the same plane 4. Time centre simon fraser university at harbour centre 515 west hastings st. For example, according to the standards set by the nrc, students in grades k4 learn about the objects and motions in the sky from a geocentric earthcentered perspective. This leads to the formation of a doughnutshaped gas ring at. Astronomers using data from nasas kepler mission and groundbased telescopes recently confirmed that the system, koi961, hosts the three smallest exoplanets known so far to orbit a star.
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