In this lesson, we are going to introduce the students with the idea of Solar Oven. Solar Oven utilizes the heat from the sunlight to bake. To fully explore the topic, we are going to start with an introduction on solar ovens and then led the students to build their own solar oven.
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In this lesson, we are going to introduce the students to the topic of planets orbiting around the sun and the shapes of different planets. We are going to explain why the planets orbits around the sun by a more tangible way. Also, we are going to introduce the formation of the planets' shapes. We are going to explore the topic by three activities: 1. Review of Orbiting of Planets. In this part, we are going to review the lesson we gave earlier this quarter revisiting the idea of orbits. 2. Analogy of Orbiting with Ball Attached on a Sting. 3. Spinning and Planets' Shapes. In this part we are going to demonstrate the relation between spinning and the shape of a planet.
In this lesson we are going to introduce the students to the neighbor of ours - Mars. We will introduce the students to the attempts scientists made to send probes and rovers to Mars. We are going to explore the topic with 3 major activities: 1. Video on Curiosity Mars landing. 2. Mars Lander design: There are two choices, First is to start with the pathfinder model. Second is to create a whole new design. 3. Lander Experiment. We are going to test the landers outdoors by dropping them from a certain height.
In this lesson, we are going to introduce the students to Moon Phases. We are going to explain how the moon phases are formed and what are their names. We are going to explore the idea with 4 parts: 1. Shadow Marking. In this part, we are going to prepare the students to understand why moon have phases in different time of the month. 2. Discussion on the Shape of the Moon. In this part, we are going to introduce the idea of moon phases are results of the moon's own shadow from the sun. 3. Simulation of Moon Phases. 4. Discussion on Eclipses. We will relate the moon phases to eclipses. Also return to the shadow marking activity in the first part.
In this lesson, we are going to introduce the students to the idea of weightlessness. There are two major take-aways: 1. When something is in orbit, it makes a circular path around earth because Earth's gravity is pulling it; 2. Astronauts seem to float in a space shuttle because they are falling at the same speed as the space shuttle; To explore the idea, we are going to have four activities: 1. Introduction and Solar System Demo. We will introduce the terminologies; 2. Mini-activity: Orbits. Further introduce the idea of the orbit of Earth; 3. Main-activity: Astronauts. Demonstrate if the astronauts are floating or falling; 4. Extension: Living with Weightlessness.
In this lesson, we are going to introduce the students to the basic information of the scale of the solar system. There are four key take-away points: 1. Models can help us compare characteristics of planets; 2. Planets have measurable properties; 3. An object's density cannot be determined by its size along, but also depends on its mass; 4. Things in the Solar System (and Universe) are really far apart. To explore the ideas, we are going to have three phases in the course: 1. Pocket Solar System demonstration. We will show the students how to create a pocket solar system and with several discussion question, we can demonstrate the scale of the solar system better; 2. Composition of Objects demonstration. Marked the planets with different color indicating the composition of it, prepare the students with the Size/Density Demonstration; 3. Size/Density Demonstration; 4.Scavenger Hunt.
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