Pluto Lesson Plans - LessonCorner

1. Looking at Narrative Art Lesson 1: What Are Stories? (Education at the Getty)
...same story in different ways. Students use narrative art vocabulary to describe an image derived from a story, and to determine which moment from the story is represented. Materials One of the two narrative images below Looking at Narrative Art Vocabulary The Story of Venus and Adonis The Story of Pluto and Proserpine Pluto, Porserpine / Download this Venus & Adonis / Girardon lesson Titian Pluto and Download this Venus and Proserpine, lesson Adonis, Girardon (RTF - 60KB) Titian Narrative Art Pluto and Vocabulary Venus and Proserpine Adonis Looking at Story of Pluto Narrative Art Story of Venus and...

2. SkyTellers - Meteors - Comet Encounters
...and divide into groups. Help each group use the sidewalk chalk to draw a big model of the solar system ? it does not have to be to scale, but the planets should be in the proper order. It is best to have a drawing with a diameter that stretches about 15 feet (5 meters) from the center of the Sun to Pluto. Draw the different planets, with a rough circle to mark their orbits around the Sun. This would be a good time to discuss ?elliptical orbits? by pointing out the highly elliptical orbit of Pluto. This model can be used as a springboard for later discussion of cometary orbits. Walk through the solar...

3. Solar System
...://observe.ivv.nasa.gov/nasa/gallery/image_gallery/solar_system/graphics/uranus_true.jpg Neptune- Can you name this planet? Describe the color and the shape of this planet. Which other planet has the dark spot? http://observe.ivv.nasa.gov/nasa/gallery/image_gallery/solar_system/graphics/neptune.jpg Pluto- Can you name this planet? Describe the color and the design of this planet. Guess which one is Pluto. Students will describe the colors and the size of Pluto. http://emma.la.asu.edu/images/SOL_SYST/PLUTO/plutrend.gif How old are you on each of the planets? First guess which planet you will be the y...

4. Just How Big is this Place
...t if those relatives lived 400,000 km away on the Moon; how long would it take to get to their house if you traveled by car at 100 km/hr? 4000 hrs. The distance that you must travel to get to a lunar relative's house is nothing compared to the distance you must cover in order to visit a relative on Pluto. Pluto is 6,000,000,000 km from Earth. If you travel at 100 km/hr, just how long would it take you to reach our most distant planet? 60,000,000 hrs. There are only 8760 hours in a year. How many years would it take you to reach Pluto? 6849.3years I hope you like these relatives a lot! Perhaps we cou...

5. Pluto a Planet No More
...s Free Newsletters Message Boards Subjects/ Specialties Tips Library Tools & Templates See more... Featured Programs E-Learning Home > Lesson Planning Channel > Lesson Planning Archives > News For You Archive > News For You Article NEWS FOR YOU Click for a printable copy of this News for You story. Pluto a Planet No More Subjects Subject(s) Science Space Science Grades Grades 2-up News Content Scientists' new definition of a planet means Pluto is being demoted. Now we have only eight planets instead of nine. Anticipation Guide Before reading, ask students to help you create a list of planets in the...

6. Mission to Mars
...e side of the butterscotch candy, representing the Sun. Place this candy at the center of the plate. Colored, large crystal Areology: The decorating Study of Mars 6. Using the same method, have students affix each of sugar (for the nine planets to its appropriate orbit. We suggest the asteroid that Pluto be placed after Neptune, because while belt) Pluto is presently closer to the Sun than Neptune (until 2000), Pluto's average orbit radius is greater than that of Neptune. Instruct students at each step, Frosting and tell them a little bit about each planet as they glue it into place. For example, no...

7. Spacecraft Launched on Mission to Pluto
...Subjects/ Specialties Tips Library Tools & Templates See more... Featured Programs E-Learning Home > Lesson Planning Channel > Lesson Planning Archives > News For You Archive > News For You Article NEWS FOR YOU Click for a printable copy of this News for You story. Spacecraft Launched on Mission to Pluto Subjects Arts & Humanities Language Arts Science Space Science Social Studies Current Events Grades Grades 2-up News Content The just-launched New Horizons spacecraft will help scientists learn about Pluto and other distant parts of the solar system. Anticipation Guide Before reading, ask students t...

8. Fun With Science - Solar System - Solar System on a Map
...showing your Solar System on a Map geographic location and up to 40 miles away. Solar System About Our Solar System Extensions 13. Ask the children to estimate how much space would be needed to position the planets properly at the scale used in Resources Part 1. How far would Earth be from our Sun? Pluto? Explore! Home Page Estimating is a way to engage the children. Reassure them that this estimate is just guessing and that you are not expecting anyone to know the answer. You may need to remind the children that scale involves showing size and distance relationships accurately. In this activity, th...

9. PE Planets
...net on each cone. Physical activity: Dribbling and Catching Description of Idea The children will know the names of the planets by looking at the signs on the cones. Planets will be assigned a number in relation to their order from the sun, for example...Mercury - one bounce, Venus - 2 bounces, and Pluto - 9 bounces. The children will bounce the ball the number of specified times as the teacher calls out the planet. The teacher will count and bounce with them to reinforce the numbers. The teacher will also bounce the ball a specific number of times while the children watch and listen. The children w...

10. Voyage to Titan
...ets of the outer solar system. 2. Scroll down to the More General Overview section, select Your Weight on Other Worlds, another neat calculator from the Exploratorium . Enter your weight and then record your weight on the planets MERCURY, VENUS, THE MOON, MARS, JUPITER, SATURN, URANUS, NEPTUNE, and PLUTO. 3. Scroll up and select Titan from the Contents section. In Greek mythology who were the Titans? 4. In relation to Saturn what is Titan? 5. Describe the atmosphere of Titan. 6. Describe Titan's surface temperature.