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| {{ResourcePageGroupMenu|TES Teaching Resource of the Year - 2011}} | | {{ResourcePageGroupMenu|TES Teaching Resource of the Year - 2011}} |
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| | |attribution={{Andrew Jackson}} |
| |title=Celestial Wanderers | | |title=Celestial Wanderers |
| |tagline=??? | | |tagline=Why would we fly to another planet to study its rocks? |
| |image=Astronomymasterclasstitlepage.png | | |image=Astronomymasterclasstitlepage.png |
| |topic=Astronomy | | |topic=Astronomy |
| | |final=yes |
| |subject=Science | | |subject=Science |
| |resourcenumber=SC0021 | | |resourcenumber=SC0021 |
| |age= Secondary, Year 10. | | |age= KS4, Secondary |
| |content=This presentation looks at the geology of solar system and the fleet of robotic explorers that have provided much of the information we have. This is session 3 of a series of 6 entitled 'Astronomy masterclass' (SC0018). | | |content=A look at the geology of the solar system and the fleet of robotic explorers that have provided much of the information we have. This is session 3 of a series of 6 entitled [[Astronomy Master Class]]. |
| |strategy= | | |strategy= |
| |Learning Objectives= | | |Learning Objectives= |
| * Appreciate the vast differences between the bodies in the solar system and some of the reasons for these differences<br /> | | * Appreciating the vast differences between the bodies in the solar system and some of the reasons for these differences.<br /> |
| * Understand why robots are used to explore these distant worlds<br /> | | * Understanding why robots are used to explore these distant worlds.<br /> |
| * Understand how asteroid cratering can be used to date surfaces on rocky bodies and how is leads to evidence of water flows on mars and Europa | | * Understanding how asteroid cratering can be used to date surfaces on rocky bodies and how it leads to evidence of water flows on Mars and Europa. |
| |additional resources= | | |additional resources= |
| |useful information= | | |useful information= |
| |related resources=[[Astronomy Masterclass]], [[It's full of stars]], [[From Earth to Moon]], [[Recreating the Big Bang]], [[88 Miles per hour]], [[88 Miles per hour]] | | |related resources= |
| | * [[88 Miles per hour]] |
| | * [[Astronomy Master Class]] |
| | * [[It's full of stars]] |
| | * [[From Earth to Moon]] |
| | * [[Recreating the Big Bang]] |
| |other= | | |other= |
| |format=An 30 minute narrated screencast which is part of the full, six hour 'Astronomy Masterclass'. Also supplied as a Prezi and a Acrobat file should you wish to do the presentation yourself. The [[Astronomy Masterclass]] overview tells how the resource was used. | | |format=An 30 minute narrated screen cast which is part of the full, six hour 'Astronomy Master Class'. Also supplied as a Prezi and a Acrobat file should you wish to do the presentation yourself. The [[Astronomy Master Class]] overview tells how the resource was used. |
| |resources=Choice of formats: | | |resources= |
| * Narrated video - 30 mins http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVBU4SrVNvU&feature=relmfu <br /> | | * [[Celestial Wanderers/Teacher's Notes|Teacher's Notes]] |
| * Astronomy Masterclass - Prezi Slide presentation - http://prezi.com/2hk390sfkqjh/the-astronomy-masterclass/ <br /> | | * Narrated video - 30 mins: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVBU4SrVNvU&feature=relmfu <br /> |
| * Acrobat PDF document - for session 3, use pages 69-97 of Astronomy masterclass.pdf at https://www.box.com/shared/aqnk3lvr09 (241Mb) | | * Astronomy Masterclass - Prezi Slide presentation: http://prezi.com/2hk390sfkqjh/the-astronomy-masterclass/ <br /> |
| * TES Resources link - http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/The-Astronomy-Masterclass-6070303/ This also includes links to other YouTube videos. | | * Acrobat PDF document - for session 3, use pages 69-97 of Astronomy masterclass.pdf: https://www.box.com/shared/aqnk3lvr09 (241Mb) |
| | * TES Resources link: http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/The-Astronomy-Masterclass-6070303/ This also includes links to other YouTube videos. |
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| [[Category:Secondary]] [[Category:Science]] | | [[Category:Secondary]] [[Category:Science]] |
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| == Teacher's Notes ==
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| '''Session 3 – Celestial Wanderers'''
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| Having looked at the moon last session we turn our attention to the rest of the solar system – specifically focusing on the geology and evolution of these rocky bodies.<br />
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| * The voyager probes were the first close up look at the outer solar system – taking advantage of a rare “lining up” of the gas giants allowing one probe to flyby them all. Video – The story of Voyager 2. Music is NOT Bach but I doubt any student will notice.<br />
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| :- http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/voyager/index.html<br />
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| :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_2<br />
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| * Feb 14th 1991 Voyager took a departing valentine of the solar system – 6 of the 8 planets would prove visible in its final image before its cameras were shut down.<br />
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| :- http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/voyager/voyager-20100212.html<br />
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| * The outer planets<br />
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| :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter<br />
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| :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn<br />
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| :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranus<br />
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| :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptune<br />
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| * Rocky bodies more interesting as we can see their surfaces.<br />
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| * Mimas has a Massive Crater http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimas_(moon)<br />
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| * Such craters also exist on Earth<br />
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| :- Manicouagan is clearly visible to astronauts<br />
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| :- http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=3325<br />
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| * The moon also has many craters – although lava flows in the “seas” have covered over many of them.<br />
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| :- Image taken by Apollo 8<br />
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| :- Dating surfaces possible by looking at crater counts. No craters = young surface<br />
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| * Tycho crater can be seen unaided from the earth. The lines of ejecta cover ¼ of the near side of the moon.<br />
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| :- Craters can be dated by the layering of the ejecta’s over older craters.<br />
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| :- Possible that the asteroid that formed tycho was linked to the asteroid that caused the K-T boundary extinction.<br />
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| :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tycho_(crater) <br />
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| :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptistina_family<br />
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| * Olympus Mons – Not a crater but the biggest volcano in the solar system.<br />
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| :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympus_Mons<br />
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| * The moons of the gas giants are also rich with surface geology<br />
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| * Io – Jovian System – extremely volcanically active (notice no craters) due to extreme tidal heating from its close orbit with Jupiter<br />
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| :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Io_(moon)<br />
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| :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_force<br />
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| * Europa – Jovian System – Surface also new – but made of water Ice. Theorised to be an ocean of liquid water beneath – kept liquid by the heat generated from radioactivity and tidal energies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europa_(moon)
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| :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%B8mer%27s_determination_of_the_speed_of_light<br />
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| * Titan is the biggest moon in the solar system – all 3 phases of Methane appear to be present on Titan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_(moon)<br />
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| * The two stacked images are taken from Mars (top) and from Earth (bottom) only noticeable difference is the more red coloration in the sky.<br />
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| * Venus – covered in cloud – need Radar (next image) to see the surface<br />
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| :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus<br />
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| * Mercury – a planet smaller than titan... <br />
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| :- No atmosphere as it has been lost due to excessive heat, lack of a magnetic field and low gravity.<br />
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| :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_planet<br />
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| * The final image is one of the surface Mars showing evidence of the Martian Past.<br />
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| :- There are plenty of craters however also evidence of water flowing over this surface. <br />
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| :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_on_Mars<br />
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| End of session 3<br />
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| '''Useful cloudy weather applications'''
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| • Build a model space probe to carry a delicate payload into orbit.<br />
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| - Instrumentation simulated by an egg<br />
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| - Launch simulated by a large plastic box which you shake around for 10 seconds...<br />
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