Stars have a great significance for many people. Cultures all over the world have used stars to navigate and explain their stories. Visit this link below to see how Aboriginal people in Northern Australia used the stars to navigate their way in the night sky.
Read this page together (as a class), then follow the link on the bottom to the Burarra Gathering. Please take your visit in the Dry Season.
http://www.abc.net.au/messageclub/duknow/stories/s1091340.htm
http://burarra.questacon.edu.au/home.html (this will link you to the Burarra site)
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Monday, November 5, 2007
Phases of our Moon
The moon orbits Earth every month. It doesn't not change shape as it orbits the Earth, but our view of the amount of sunlight hitting the moons surface changes as the month goes by.
Visit this link to watch the moon orbit earth.
When you have an idea of the different positions of the moon around our Earth. Use google to get images and make a "map" of the moon around Earth in Inspiration.
(do a google search for new moon, then take the picture and drag it into your inspiration map.) Make sure you save your work in your documents!!!
Visit this link to watch the moon orbit earth.
When you have an idea of the different positions of the moon around our Earth. Use google to get images and make a "map" of the moon around Earth in Inspiration.
(do a google search for new moon, then take the picture and drag it into your inspiration map.) Make sure you save your work in your documents!!!
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Constellation Hunt
What is a Constellation?
People have looked at the sky since the beginning of time. People have made these stars into shapes and patterns called constellations. The constellations tell our stories of our past, and help guide us thought life.
Visit this link below to learn about some of the constellations in the North and South Sky. When you are done, please post a comment to the question;
Why are there different constellations in the Southern sky than in the Northern sky?
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/astroskymap/constellation_hunt.htm
People have looked at the sky since the beginning of time. People have made these stars into shapes and patterns called constellations. The constellations tell our stories of our past, and help guide us thought life.
Visit this link below to learn about some of the constellations in the North and South Sky. When you are done, please post a comment to the question;
Why are there different constellations in the Southern sky than in the Northern sky?
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/astroskymap/constellation_hunt.htm
Monday, October 22, 2007
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
How much would you weigh on Jupiter?
Visit this link below:
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/games/weight.html
Calculate your weight on the different planets. When you are finished post a comment (use the comment tag below) to tell me why you would be heavier on some planets than others.
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/games/weight.html
Calculate your weight on the different planets. When you are finished post a comment (use the comment tag below) to tell me why you would be heavier on some planets than others.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
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