Solar System (7L)

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Comparison of Heavenly Bodies (Youtube Playlist)
http://youtube.com/shamblesguru

Planets in Space (Kit of Digital Assets)
http://www.kitzu.com/
Planets in Space
“Students and teachers around the world can access pre-made collections, or "kits," of various digital assets - still images, background music, narratives, video and text. Each kit is built around a common theme, or curricular topic.
For students, this becomes the construction paper of the 21st century --allowing them to create reports and projects filled with rich, immersive media for communicating their vision of whatever subjects they chose.
As they master the technology, they will progress from building projects with supplied materials to projects where they find or create their own resources -- a strategy that results in truly authentic assessment as measured by the projects produced."

The Earth as a Peppercorn
http://www.noao.edu/education/peppercorn/pcmain.html
The Earth as a Peppercorn
This is a classic exercise for visualizing just how BIG our Solar System really is.
Both the relative size and spacing of the planets are demonstrated in this outdoor exercise, using a mere peppercorn to represent the size of the Earth.

Visuals for studying the Solar System
http://www.co-intelligence.org/newsletter/comparisons.html
Visuals for studying the Solar System : Comparative planetary and stellar sizes
planet size

The Solar System
http://http://www.tcet.unt.edu/weblibrary2/?subject=science
The Solar System
By the end of the unit, the students should be able to identify the nine planets in the solar system and major characteristic of the nine planets.
resources | standards | video |

Solar System 3D Simulator (Freeware)
http://www.winsite.com/bin/Info?26500000036908
Solar System 3D Simulator (Freeware to download)
Solar System 3D Simulator is a FREE software application that generates a realistic solar system model and planets in 3 Dimension on the PC using advanced physics formulas. It can display the planets and their orbits, the sun and the moon. The nine planets including planet earth and their detailed physical & chemical information and image pictures is also displayed including solar power, solar energy and solar eclipse details.
The graphical output is in high-resolution 3D full color format and the orbit view can be adjusted and the orbits tilted & rotated to any angle. The speed of the solar system can also be varied.

Solar System Online Simulator at NASA
http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/
Solar System Online Simulator at NASA

Windows to the Universe
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/
Windows to the Universe
Windows to the Universe is a user-friendly learning system covering the Earth and Space sciences for use by the general public. Windows to the Universe has been in development since 1995. Our goal is to build an internet site that includes a rich array of documents, including images, movies, animations, and data sets, that explore the Earth and Space sciences and the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration, and the human experience.
Students and teachers may find the site especially helpful in their studying (and teaching!) Earth and Space sciences. Because we have users of all ages, the site is written in three reading levels approximating elementary, middle school and high school reading levels. These levels may be chosen by using the upper button bar of each page of the main site.

The Solar System and Astronomy
http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/Solar.htm
The Solar System and Astronomy : A Collaborative Thematic Unit
Students will explore the influences and characteristics of the sun, Earth and moon examining the relationship between these three bodies and the larger solar system.

Astronomy Area on Shambles
http://www.shambles.net/pages/staff/Astro/
Astronomy Area on Shambles

SPACE Area on Shambles
http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/primary/Space/
SPACE Area on Shambles

Come To My Planet : webquest
http://www.webquestuk.org.uk/Solar%20System/astronomy.html
Come To My Planet
It is the year 2098. You are a member of a fact finding team with the Intergalactical Travel Agency. This agency is interested in providing information and presentations about various vacation packages to the planets in our solar system.
Your fact finding team is responsible for developing a presentation and brochure to promote your planet as the "Number One Travel Destination In The Universe".

KS3 Science Database : 7L The solar system and beyond
http://www.webschool.org.uk/science/ks3new/index.html
KS3 Science Database : 7L The solar system and beyond
Resources at the North Chadderton School website
Includes a teachers guide
7I Energy resources | 7J Electrical circuits | 7K Forces and their effects | 7L The solar system and beyond | 8I Heating and cooling | 8J Magnets and electromagnets | 8K Light | 8L Sound and hearing | 9I Energy and electricity | 9J Gravity and space | 9K Speeding up | 9L Pressure and moments |

QCA Scheme of Work: Science KS3 Unit 7L
http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/schemes2/secondary_science/sci07l/
KS3 (England) Science Unit 7L: The solar system and beyond
This unit is part of the scheme of work the shows how the science programme of study (PoS) for key stage 3 can be managed more easily.
The scheme is not statutory; you can use as much or as little as you wish. You could use the whole scheme or individual units. The sections on using this scheme and sequencing the units can help you to decide how you want to use the scheme.
You may also wish to combine these units with units from another subject. The combining units section gives information on exploiting powerful links between subjects.
1. What is the cause of a year, a month, a day?
2. How do we see the Sun and Moon?
6. What causes the seasons on Earth?
9. What does the solar system consist of?
12. What is beyond the solar system?