Space_Solar+System

= = The Solar System :

[[image:Solar_System.jpg width="247" height="247" align="right"]]**Introduction**:
====Our solar system contains 8 planets and many other objects that orbit the Sun. You and your partner will create 2 PowerPoint slides that include information about a planet or other object in our solar system and present it to the class. ====

**TEKS: **

 * ====7.9A analyze the characteristics of objects in our solar system that allow life to exist such as the proximity of the Sun, presence of water, and composition of the atmosphere; and ====


 * ====7.9B identify the accommodations, considering the characteristics of our solar system that enabled manned space exploration ====

**Instructions**:

 * 1) ====Click on the file and save it in **the OHenry Shared Drive** as " **PowerPoint_Planets_Planet Name** ". [[file:PowerPoint_Planets.pptx]]====
 * 2) ====**Open the file** to see what information you need to fill in the empty PowerPoint slides.====
 * 3) ====Use the **resources below and any text-books in class** to help you find all the required information.====
 * 4) ====Once your are done, ask the teacher for a USB drive; **you will save your work on the USB drive.**====


 * 1) **Atmosphere**: the collection of gases around a planet held in place by gravity.
 * 2) **Atmospheric Surface Pressure**: the force on an area of the surface due to the weight of gas above it; Units are in either __bars__ or __atmospheres__ (atms).
 * 3) **Diameter**: the length of line that passes completely through a circle.
 * 4) **Jovian Planets**: also known as the gas planets; these planets contain very little rock.
 * 5) **Probe**: a scientific instrument used to collect data
 * 6) **Revolution Period**: the time it takes an object to move around another object; for example it takes 365 days for Earth to revolve around the sun.
 * 7) **Rotation Period**: the time it take an object to turn once completely; for example, it takes 24 hours for the Earth to rotate on its axis.
 * 8) **Satellite**: a scientific instrument launched into space that is used to collect data
 * 9) **Terrestrial Planets**: also known as the rocky planets; these planets are mostly made up of rock.

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In addition to the online resources below, we also have a few books in class that will help.

 * 1) ====@http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/index.cfm====
 * 2) ====@http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/favorite-planet.html====
 * 3) ====@http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm====
 * 4) ====@http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system====
 * 5) ====@http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planetfact.html====
 * 6) ====@http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/tour-solar-system.html====
 * 7) ====Brain Pop: Collection of Space Videos====
 * ====Username: **txau_ohenry** ====
 * ====Password: **aisd** ====