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DO NOWDate:5/27

Q: What are the characteristics of space that determine what we need for exploration?

1) How long would you predict that it would take to get to the moon traveling 60 miles per hour?

2) How long do you predict that it would take to get to Mars at 60mph?

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:What are the characteristics of space that determine what we need for exploration?

OBJECTIVES:-Determine the distances of planets in our solar system.-Explore the International Space Station.

Did you consider…?

How do these two features of Earth help us survive?

Magnetic FieldOzone

Life & Space Glossary p. Magnetic field – a protective field generated by Earth’s

rotating iron core that surrounds the planet and deflects harmful solar radiation

TURN & TALK: What resources/protections may humans need when traveling in outer space without the protection of Earth’s magnetic field? Add them to your list.

Life & Space Glossary p. Ozone layer – an atmospheric

gas (O3) that reflects harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the Sun away from the Earth

TURN & TALK: What resources/protections may humans need when traveling

in outer space without the protection of Earth’s ozone layer? Add them to your list.

Space Flight Part 1

In your groups:-Create a list of items you would need to bring

with you to survive an extended trip on a spaceship into deep space. (Every student writes it down.)

-Consider the needs of other forms of life that humans might bring along (for example, plants for food or medicine, animals for food or companionship, etc.).

MAYDAY! MAYDAY!Something has gone terribly wrong! Your spaceship

has no choice but to crash land!!Using your sheet, create a poster:-Decide on which planet or moon to crash. -Draw the planet our moon you chose to land on.-List the information you have about your planet or moon.-Include a separate list of items you have with you and why they will endure

your survival.Make a list of all of the parts of the planet that help to support life including

but not limited to:-Temperature range -Length of a day-Distance to the nearest star -Landforms -Magnetic field-Atmospheric gases (ozone), thickness -Food/water sources

Distances in Our Solar System

Planet Distance from Sun Distance from Earth Travel time from Earth (60m/hr)

Mercury 57,900,000 km 77,000,000 km 94 years

Venus 108,000,000 km 41,840,000 km 75 years

Earth 150,000,000 km

Mars 228,000,000 km 56,000,000 km 107 years

Jupiter 778,000,000 km 628,743,036 km 1,233 years

Saturn 1,430,000,000 km 1,200,000,000 km 1,740 years

Uranus 2,870,000,000 km 2,570,000,000 km 3,334 years

Neptune 4,500,000,000 km 4,030,000,000 km 5,257 years

Moon 384,400 km 166 days

International Space Station

354 km 4.25 hrs

Scale of the Universe

• Cosmic Voyage Video

• Interactive Scale

International Space Station

• Tour of the International Space Station

Let’s ReviewESSENTIAL QUESTION:What are the characteristics of space that determine what we need for exploration?

OBJECTIVES:-Determine the distances of planets in our solar system.-Explore the International Space Station.

DO NOWDate:5/285/29

Q: What are the characteristics of space that determine what we need for exploration?

What would be challenging about living for months at a time on the International Space Station.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:What are the characteristics of space that determine what we need for exploration?

OBJECTIVES:-Read about accommodations necessary to live on the space station.-Explore space suits and accommodations necessary for space walks.

The Space Station

O.Henry Students Interview Astronauts on the ISS

Pre-ApAccommodations Jig Saw

Position A – Table 1, 5Position B- Table 2, 6Position C- Table 3, 7Position D- Table 4, 8

In your expert group take 2 Column Notes over your accommodation

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Reading DebriefBrainpop- International Space Station

Space Walk

Space Walk

What's It Like to Walk in Space? | Video - ABC News

Design a Space Suit

• What would your space suit need?

DO NOWDate:5/30

What are some similarities between a space walk and a scuba diving expedition?

Let’s ReviewESSENTIAL QUESTION:What are the characteristics of space that determine what we need for exploration?

OBJECTIVES:-Read about accommodations necessary to live on the space station.-Explore space suits and accommodations necessary for space walks.

Turn and Talk

• What could possibly go wrong during a space expedition?

• With a partner, come up with some realistic problems astronauts and/or spacecraft might encounter while traveling in space.

Video

• Space Disasters

• Fill out the student sheet as you watch the video.