Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Sun, Moon and Stars




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In Science we will be learning about the SunMoon and Stars.
Hope you enjoy some of the websites and get valuable information on the Sun, Moon and Stars. 

Have fun exploring this interactive website on sun, moon and stars. While playing the game please read all the information they give you about the sun, moon and stars. 

After playing the games and learning about the Sun, Moon and Stars, write an important fact about each one of them. This assignment is due by
Friday, October 5, 2012

Good Luck and have fun!

Click on the website Earth, Moon and Sun and Play some games on it. Here is the URL for it  http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/science/physical_processes/

Remember to browse through the vocabulary words. 



Investigation 2: The Moon
CycleNew Moon
Lunar cycle
              First-quarter Moon
Moon
                  Third-quarter Moon
Night skyFull Moon
Orbit
     Crescent Moon
PlanetGibbous Moon
StarWaxing Moon
Moon phaseWaning Moon


Lunar Calendar
Look at the Lunar Calendar if you cannot see the Moon


15 comments:

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  2. Nimesh PatelSeptember 19, 2012 2:40 PM

    FACT ABOUT SUN,MOON AND STARS
    SUN:The Sun is a star

    MOON:The Moon takes about 27 days (27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, 11.6 seconds) to go all the way around the Earth and return to its starting position.

    STARS:
    Stars are huge balls of gas in outer space. Made from hydrogen, helium and other elements, stars produce light, heat and other forms of energy

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  3. Facts About Sun,Moon,Stars
    Sun: The Sun is held together by gravity.

    Moon: The moon is 234,000 miles form Earth.

    Stars: Stars twinkle because the light we see coming from the stars travels through the atmosphere around the Earth and their is turbulance in the atmosphere

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  4. the moon can come out in the morning and night.

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  5. there are small stars and big stars and some are all the same.

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  6. SUN: If the Suns nuclear reactions stopped Earth would be very dark and cold and eventually all animal and plant life would die.

    MOON: The Moon is Earths only natural satellite,it is held in it's orbit by Earths gravitational pull.

    STARS: Stars have their own gravity fields, which keep them close to each other.

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  7. Facts About the Sun,Moon and Stars

    The Sun is 4.5 billion years old

    The moon orbits the Earth at 2,288 miles per hour or 3,683 kilometers per hour!

    Stars can be Red,White and Blue.

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  8. SUN:The light from the Sun reaches the earth in 8 minutes.

    MOON:The moon is 4.5 billion years years old.

    STARS:Stars are mainly hydrogen and helium gas.

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  9. hi, olivia is very excited to work with all of you.we got on the blog

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  10. Sun, moon, and star homework

    Sun
    The Sun is so big that you can fit 1 million Earths in it.

    Earth
    The Earth takes one year to orbit around the sun.

    Moon
    The moon is a quarter size of the Earth.

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  11. The sun is a star

    The moon has many phases

    There are millions of stars you just cant see them

    becuase stars make light and out side there is light

    if you want to see stars thn go out and find a place

    where you know there is going to be no light and a lot

    of stars.

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