5.04 Out of this World!

Out of this World!
This module is designed to help you discover the wonders of space exploration.

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3. Choose TWO from A or B or C or D or E or F and complete ALL the requirements for the options you choose..
B. Explain how “revolution,” or “orbit,” compares with “rotation” when talking about planets and the solar system.
Show these by walking and spinning around your counselor. Do the following:

1. Choose three planets to investigate (you may include the dwarf planet Pluto). Compare these planets to Earth. Find out how long the planet takes to go around the sun (the planet’s year) and how long the planet takes to spin on its axis (the planet’s day). Include at least TWO of these: distance from the sun, diameter, atmosphere, temperature, number of moons.
2. Discuss what you have learned with your counselor.

D. Design on paper an inhabited base located on Mars or the moon. Consider the following: the energy source, how the base will be constructed, the life-support system, food, entertainment, the purpose and function, and other things you think would be important. Upload the file below:

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Then do the following:
1. Draw or build a model of your base using recycled materials. Upload the drawing or photos of a built model

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2. Discuss with your counselor what people would need to survive on Mars or the moon.
1. Investigate and make models or diagrams of solar and lunar eclipses. (Example: You may wish to use balls of different sizes and a flashlight to represent the sun.) Upload the diagrams or photos of a built model

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2. Using your model or diagram, discuss eclipses with your counselor, and explain the difference between a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse.