Week 4: Solar Systems

What did you do in lab this week? 


This week in lab we did an experiment where we created our own solar system of the four closest planets to the sun. We had to scale the distance and the size of the planets. My group made our sun 600 millimeters and then scaled our planets. I did not realize how long the distance actually is because even at the small size we scaled ours too, we went all the way from the sun in the back of the classroom to Mars all the way on the other end of the first floor right up to the wall



What did you learn in discussion this week? (photos of notes below)


Chapter 4:
What did you learn?

I learned more in-depth information about the planets in our solar system. Also, the distances from each planet and the sun and their diameter. I learned more about the Big Bang Theory which I found really interesting because we talked about this in lecture but I was interested in learning more. I also learned more about the NGSS standards that support what we have been learning about. Overall, I learned more about our solar system and it's history.

What was most helpful?

The NGSS standards were what was most helpful to me with this chapter because I feel like those are something I do not feel as confident with and something I need to know more about as a future educator.

What questions, concerns, and/or comments do you have?

Are the planets that are farther away from the sun colder?



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