Solar System to Scale Activity

On Sept 27th (A day) and Sept 28th (B day) we did an activity to show our solar system to scale.  In this activity we fit our entire solar system on a football field with the sun on one goal line and Neptune 100 yards away on the other goal line.

In this activity, students had to calculate, using simple proportions, where on the football field the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus would be.  Students can find the distance of each planet from the sun  below.

After students make their calculations about where on the football field each of the planets should be, they need to enter their calculations using the form below.

LINK TO CALCULATIONS ENTRY FORM

If you want another representation of how big the solar system is, check out the link below:

LINK TO SOLAR SYSTEM TO SCALE

Unit 1 Test and Unit 2 Pre-Test

Below is a link for the Unit 1 test.  This test was given in class on Sept 20th (A day) and Sept 21st (B day).  Tests must be taken in class and cannot be made up at home.  No re-takes or extra credit will be given for this test.  How a student performs on their first attempt the grade they will receive.

LINK TO UNIT 1 TEST

After students complete the Unit 1 test, they need to take the Unit 2 Pre-Test.  Taking a pre-test is worth 10 points.

LINK TO UNIT 2 PRE-TEST

Unit 1 Test Review

Below is a link to all the questions from the unit 1 test review that was done in class on Sept 18th (A day) and 19th (B day).  This test review will be available till 11:00 am on Sept 20th.

LINK TO TEST REVIEW

Unit 1 Powerpoint slides

Below is a link to all of the Powerpoint slides that were used to make the lesson videos for Unit 1 (with the exception of the density videos which I did not make).

Students can use these slides to study, or to complete the study packets.

LINK TO POWERPOINT SLIDES

Unit 1 Study Packet

Below is a link for the Unit 1 study packet.  This packet was assigned on Sept 12th and is due on Friday Sept 22nd (A day classes) or Monday Sept 25th (B day classes)  at the beginning of your class period.

In order to receive a grade for this assignment, students must receive a score of 75% or higher.  Students can submit a response for this study packet once a day until the due date.  STUDENTS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE A SCORE OF 75% ON THIS PACKET BY THE DUE DATE WILL RECEIVE A ZERO FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT.

Once a student has passed this packet with a score of 75% or higher, they may continue to take the packet to try and improve their score up until the due date.

This study packet is an open-book, open resource assignment. Students can use whatever resources they wish to answer the questions in this packet.

Tip 1:  If you have an email address, and enter your email address into the form you will receive an email with your score.

Tip 2:  If you take the packet and your score in gradebook remains a zero, that means you did not score 75% or higher and you need to try the packet again.
LINK TO STUDY PACKET

Quantitative and Qualitative Data

Below is a link to a form where you can enter your data you took from the canal water.

LINK TO DATA FORM