1/11/12

Wednesday, January 11th

Students complete the activity Meteoroids, Comets, and Asteroids in the Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids  workbook. The assignment is found on pgs 4-7.  Complete the Data Sheet on pg. 7.  Students cut ¼-inch strip from a 2” wide strip of paper (this represents a scale of a meteoroid).  This was glued to the “Meteoroid” section on the Data Sheet on pg. 7.  Next, they cut a ¾-inch strip from the same paper (this represents a scale of a comet).  This was glued to the “Comet” section.  Finally, students take all their strips (four strips, 2” wide and 8½-inches long) and tape them together.  Students measure and cut a 40” long strip and glue it on the Data Sheet.  This represents a scale of an asteroid.  This activity gives students an idea about the differing sizes of these three objects.
In the afternoon, student completed pgs. 6-10 (Ten Facts About Comets and Comet Acrostic) in Exploring Comets workbook.

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