Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Extras:

Congratulations, Space Explorer: you've cracked the code! Now that you have completed your worksheet, click HERE to compare planet sizes!
Some interesting planets to compare are: Jupiter and Mercury, Earth and Jupiter, and Saturn and Venus. Check it out: this will help you to visualize how the size of the planets relate to each other.

References for Website and Worksheet:

Moor, J. E. (1998). Exploring space. Monterey, CA: Evan-Moor.

Simon, S. (1992). Our solar system. New York: Morrow Junior Books.

Solar system. (1997). Chicago, IL: World Book in association with Two Can.

Website Images: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/index.html

Nasa Image Policy:

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/features/MP_Photo_Guidelines.html

Worksheet Images: Microsoft Office Clip Art