Space Internet Hunt 1. May 5th 2002 an incredible
event occurred in the sky involving
three planets.
What occurred?
2. What is an asteroid?
How is an asteroid different that a planet?
3. Write three facts about the Sun.
4. What is the solar cycle?
The earth also has a magnetic field. What does it do?
5. May 5th is the anniversary of Alan Shepard being the first American in space. How many years ago did this happen?
6. In 1976 the Viking 1 spacecraft took a
picture of Mars. People saw something that looked like a giant face.
7. Watch the Moon 101 video by National Geographic.
8. Challenge question: The earth rotates
(turns) on its axis. Does Earth's moon rotate on an axis?
9. Review the Comparison and Contrast Guide @ ReadWriteThink - online activity. Compare and contrast Earth with another planet in our solar system.
10. TAI. (Think about it) John Glenn was the
first American man to orbit the earth.
Why do you think he had to land there?
Do astronauts still land this way?
Identify another thing that has changed in the United States space program.
11. What are FLATS?
12. Our solar system is part of a group of stars called the ... (Do some research at Windows to the Universe to find the answer.)
The Milky Way is an example of a
True or false all galaxies are the same. 13. NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day. Summarize the text about today's picture.
14. Humans have been sending a lot of stuff into space. This has created a problem. What is the challenge?
15. Every full moon is not the same. Explain
16. What is the debate about the number of planets in our solar system?
What do you think? Journey further with The Pluto Files on PBS 17. How does space weather impact people on earth?
Do some research. You have been asked to give a brief talk about planetary contradictions. Identify some facts
Wechoosethemoon.org - experience the lunar mission WOW! Recreating the history Apollo 11 lunar mission. You can view photographs and videos from the archives, follow the entire event minute by minute on three separate twitter feeds, and browse thousands of pages of declassified mission documents. The web at its best.
Done already? Good for you!
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