Week 4: Scale Model Solar System

 





  1. What did you do in lab today?

    1. Today in lab, we created a scale to represent the distance between the first 4 planets, the sun, and the moon. This scale helped us understand how small the planets and the moon are compared to the sun. It also helped show us the distance between them. We made our planets out of playdough, and then used a measuring tape to measure out the distance. We place our planets all around the bottom floor of Lindquist. 

  2. What was the big question?

    1. What we think vs. what is real

  3. What did you learn in Thursday’s discussion?

    1. Origin of the Universe (Big Bang)

      1. A subatomic particle inflated to an unimaginably huge size in a fraction of a second 

      2. Expansion, not an explosion 

    2. Earth was created 4.65 billion years ago - not in the Big Bang 

      1. Dust and debris - most likely from a former star that exploded 

  4. Read chapter 4 of the online textbook.

    1. What did you learn?

      1. I learned that the four inner planets’ surfaces are rocky, and the four outer planets are gaseous. The gaseous planets are larger than the rocky planets. The sun contains almost all the mass in our solar system (99.8%). 

    2. What was most helpful?

      1. I liked the video that showed a size comparison of the planets across the campus. I thought this was helpful because it is relevant to me, and I was able to visualize how big or small these planets truly are. I was able to “connect” with this video, which made the learning more worthwhile. 

    3. What do you need more information on?

      1. I do not need any more information at this time. 

  5. What questions, concerns, and/or comments do you have?

    1. I do not have any questions, concerns, and/or comments after this week's lab and lecture.







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