10/29/18 Friendly Reminders: 

 
1. You are expected to ​complete these assignments and turn them in by the end
of the period​​. You will receive a ​grade ​based on what you​ turn in.​​ 1 hour and 50
minutes is plenty of time to make lots of progress on these tasks posted on Google
Classroom. ​NO EXCUSES!

2. You will have a​ HW POP​​ ​QUIZ​​ on what we have covered so far about galaxies last
week and from these tasks about the moon.

3. If you do not complete/make significant progress on these assignments by the end

of the period, you will receive an ​INCOMPLETE ​grade. Remember,​ NO LATE WORK
IS ACCEPTED. ​Use your class time wisely! ​If you are staying on task, you will get
this done.

4. Make sure you are using ​your assigned laptop​​ and that​ no damage happens to
it!

5. Just because I am not in the classroom, does not mean that my expectations
no longer stand. If your name is written down in the sub report for being loud, off
task, disruptive, disrespectful or not following READY expectations, you will
serve a 30 minute lunch detention on Wednesday. You guys always show me
you are PHENOMENAL, please don’t disappoint me, let’s keep it positive!
 
 
 

I have read and I understand these friendly 

reminders. Type your first AND last name here:   
 
 
Part 1:​​ Do Now Videos (10 minutes)
Directions:
1) Watch “If We Had No Moon” ​AND ​“Earth without Moon” Video links below
2) Answer the following questions ​on this google classroom document.

Video #1:​​ Watch ​If We Had No Moon​ ​from time 0:00 to 2:47
1. How was the moon born?

Video #2:​​ Watch ​Earth Without Moon Video ​ from ​time 0:00 - 7:20 minutes
1. Why is Mars in trouble?

2. What would happen if there was no sun?

2. How many moons does Jupiter have? How do its moons compare to those on other planets?

3. Which planet is Earth’s twin? Why?

4. What were astronauts looking for when they traveled to the moon? Why? Did they find what they were
looking for?

5. What do scientists believe the moon’s core is made of?

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Part 2:​​ Vocabulary (7-10 minutes) IN YOUR NOTEBOOK
Directions:
1.​​ Define the following vocabulary words and ​choose an Image ​OR​​ give an example
OR​​ paraphrase
2 Click on the following link ​Moon Phases Vocab Link​ to fill out the vocab chart​ ​IN
YOUR NOTEBOOK
 WORD DEFINITION EXAMPLE/PARAPHRASE/
IMAGE

Example:​​ Force A push or a pull Pushing a car that broke down to

the side of the road.

1. 1st Quarter

2. New Moon

3. Full Moon

4. Third Quarter

5. Waxing Crescent

6. Waning Crescent

7. Waxing Gibbous

8. Waning Gibbous

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Part 3:​​ Matching (7-10 minutes)
Directions:
1. Match the vocabulary word with the right image.
2. Fill in the responses ​on this google classroom document.
Waxing crescent full moon waxing gibbous last quarter

First quarter waning crescent waning gibbous ​ new moon

Moon Phase Image Key term

 1.

2. New moon

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

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Part 4:​​ Cosmos Documentary (40-50 minutes)

Directions:
 1. Watch ​Cosmos: A Sky Full of Ghosts ​ and answer the questions in the boxes
below as you watch the episode.
2. Answer the questions below​ on this google classroom document.

Cosmos Questions:
1. What does William Herschel mean when he tells his son there is a “sky full of ghosts”?

2. How fast does light travel in space?

3. Why do we see the Sun rise before it is over the horizon?

4. How far away is Neptune from the Earth (in light hours)?

5. How long would it take the Voyager Spacecraft to reach the nearest star in our galaxy?

6. Using the idea of how fast light travels, how do scientists know our universe is older than 6500 years?

7. How far away from Earth is the center of the Milky Way Galaxy?

8. How far away is the oldest galaxy we’ve ever discovered?

9. Why does know one know what happened before the Big Bang?
10. How long after the Big Bang did it take for stars to form?

11. Who discovered field forces that act on us even when we’re not touching other objects?

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**Brain Break** 10 minutes
Directions:

1) Open a new tab and set a timer on Google for 10 minutes

2) For the next 10 minutes, click on the links below to play the following games.
When your computer asks you if you would like to enable adobe flash player
select ‘​Allow’
● Helios Game
● Explore the Solar System Game
3) When your 10 minute timer is up, continue watching the documentary and
complete questions.
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12. How fast do waves move through space, as calculated by James Maxwell?

13. Why did Einstein’s family move from Germany to Northern Italy?

14. What two things did the book Einstein read as a kid discuss on the first page?

15. What did Einstein call the “rules” that must be obeyed when traveling at high speeds?
16. What is the name of the man Neil deGrasse Tyson calls “one of the greatest scientists you’ve probably
never heard of” and what did he discover?

17. What happened to the fire hydrant when it was exposed to 100,000g?

18. What is the name of the first black hole ever discovered and how did we “see” it?

19. Why does Neil deGrasse Tyson call black holes the “subway system of the Universe”?

20. If getting sucked into a black hole could cause an explosion similar to the Big Bang, what would be in the
center of that black hole?

21. What type of “time travel” did John Herschel invent?

22. What is the date that Neil deGrasse Tyson met Carl Sagan in Ithaca, New York?

Part 5:​​ Super Scientists WS 10 minutes

Directions:
1) Once you are done with Parts 1-4, ​raise your hand​​ and ask the substitute to give you the
“​Super Scientist Worksheet”​​ ​https://sciencespot.net/Media/supersciwkst.pdf
1. Write your name on it
2. Complete the Science Puzzles
3. TURN IN ​WHAT YOU FINISH TO THE SUBSTITUTE

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