UNIT 1: Mars

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UNIT 1 Mars

• Big Question
• Why is it important for us to learn about outer
  space?

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Warm up

• Can you name all planets in our Solar System
  starting from the Sun?
• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
  Uranus, Neptune
• My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us
• Nachos

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Lesson Objectives

• Students will be able to name planets in our
  solar system starting from the Sun.
• Students will be able to contrast and compare
  geocentric and heliocentric model.

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Geocentric Model
Heliocentric Model
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Geocentric Model

• GEO EARTH
• CENTRIC CENTER
• EARTH IS IN THE CENTER!
• Early model!
• Can not explain apparent movement of some planets
  Example Mars
• Please try to draw Geocentric Model on notebook
  paper.

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Heliocentric Model

• HELIOS SUN
• CENTRIC CENTER
• SUN IS IN THE CENTER!
• Model developed by Copernicus in 16th century.
• Earth rotates around its axis (rotation)
• Earth moves around the Sun (revolution)
• Please draw Heliocentric Model in your notebook
  paper.

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SOLAR SYSTEM 101 VIDEO

• http//video.nationalgeographic.com/video/101-vide
  os/solar-system-sci

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Our Solar System
OORT CLOUD
Terrestrial Planets
Gas Giants
Ice Giants
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FYI Why Pluto is not a Planet?

• Astronomers estimate that there are at least
  70,000 icy objects, with the same composition as
  Pluto, that measure 100 km across or more in the
  Kuiper Belt. According to the new rules, Pluto is
  not a planet. Its just another Kuiper Belt
  object.

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