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1. :: NASA Quest > Space ::
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2. Voyage to Titan
...olar system and the five planets 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.

3. Solar System Search
...red spot on Jupiter. Jupiter has stripes of color on it. Color Jupiter's stripes tan, orange, and yellow. Count the planets that have rings around them. How many are there? (Four of the planets have rings.) Put your finger on the planet that has the most rings around it. The name of this planet is Saturn. Saturn has many, many rings. Some of Saturn s rings are very thin and some are very wide. Saturn s rings can appear to be many different colors. Color Saturn yellow and color Saturn s rings like a rainbow. One of the planets that has rings is lying on its side. See if you can find the planet that i...

4. A Tour of Saturn and Uranus
...ys + Traveling Buddies + Classroom Pets + Pen Pals + Post Cards Chatroom Meetings Advertise <> Print Lesson Teachers.Net Nav Chat Center Teachers Administrators Grade Level Subjects States Interest Groups Projects Classified Ads Help Wanted Email: State: 1731. A TOUR OF SATURN AND URANUS Science, level: Elementary Posted Tue Apr 25 11:40:50 PDT 2000 by MISS JESSICA STOVER ( MISSSTOVER@HOTMAIL.COM). IUP, UNITED STATES Materials Required: CHART PAPER/MARKERS/CRAYONS/PAPER/VENN DIAGRAM/HULA HOOP/BALL Activity Time: 30 MINUTES Concepts Taught: MAJOR CONCEPTS LISTED IN LESSON...

5. America's Space Program: Exploring a New Frontier
TwHP Lessons America's Space Program: Exploring a New Frontier Launch of the Saturn V rocket that propelled Apollo 11 to the moon. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) T hey came by plane, boat, bus, and auto to Florida's Kennedy Space Center. Generals, members of Congress, governors, mayors, ambassadors, and celebrities filled the VIP grandstand. Journalists from 54...

6. Planet-Tac-Toe
...ed from game to game, for example, the first to cover three in a row vertically, horizontally or diagonally; the first to cover all planet names; the first to cover a plus sign. Sample Teacher Clues: 1. This planet is the largest of all. (Jupiter) 2. This planet has more rings than all the others. (Saturn) 3. This planet has the fastest revolution around the Sun. (Mercury) 4. Some of the solar systems deepest valleys are found here. (Mars) 5. This is the hottest body in our solar system. (Sun) 6. Most of this planet is covered by water. (Earth) 7. This planet is closest to Earth. (Venus) 8. Only one...

7. Solving Saturn's Mysteries
...IE Search Lessons Weekly Lesson Class of the Week Individual NIE Calendar Recess Sign up to receive The Business Enquirer in your Contact classroom NIE Sponsors Paid Order Form Pet Idol 2007! Grade Level: 6-8 Subject: Cosmology/Technology Lesson for July 6, 2004 SPECIAL LESSONS For Teachers Solving Saturn's Mysteries RECENT LESSONS NIE Weekly Lesson Plans A colored image of Saturn's rings transmitted by Voyager 2 in 1981After nearly feature subjects that are seven years "on the road," the spacecraft Cassini finally settled into an relevent to events orbit around Saturn on Wednesday, June 30, 2004. Ho...

8. The Solar System
...but I do not mention it.) Materials: Graph paper, compass, protractor, and table of astronomical data: heliocentric longitude, in counter-clockwise degrees, and the semi-major axis (radius, for practical purposes) of the orbit, in astronomical units, for the planets Venus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter and Saturn. Strategies: Draw concentric circles on the board one for each planet's radius (semi- major axis). Plot the position of each planet on its respective circle. Explain how the figure indicates if, where and when a given planet will be visible on the date in question. A FEW NOTES: The source for the he...

9. Let’s Get to the Point--Summarize!
...itten on board: -Get rid of unnecessary information. -Pick out the most important information - Write a sentence that covers everything that is important information from the passage. -National Geographic Explorer Articles (Classroom Magazine) for students: Examples: - ?Burger Battle? -?Discovering Saturn? - ?Making Faces? -Box for articles (so students can choose) -Paper -Pencils -Highlighter -Check List: Did the student? YES NO Get rid of unnecessary information. Pick out the most important information Write a sentence that covers everything that is important information from the passage. Procedure...

10. Exploration Lesson Plan
...de La Salle upon Native Americans. Anticipatory Set (Focus): Moon Activity (see PowerPoint) 1. Why did people want to explore the moon? 2. What impact was made through the exploration of the moon? Moon Discussion Explanation: (See PowerPoint) Your task: You will be going on an adventure to explore Saturn. You will be part of a team of scientists to gather data about the planet, Saturn. Your trip will be two weeks long. In addition to your space suit, you may bring what will fit in your school backpack. Modeling: (See PowerPoint) Guided Practice: Saturn Activity (see PowerPoint) 1. How are you going...