Experiment 1:
Step 1.
Study the planet poster.
Step 2.
Locate the three planet photos on the other side of your classroom.
If you have trouble finding them, ask your teacher to help you locate them.
Step 3.
Using only your eyes, try to tell the three planets apart.
Theorize:
A. Can you tell the three planets apart?
B. Which planet is on the left? Center? Right?
C. Could you draw what each planet looks like on the white board? Give it a try.
Mt. Washington Observatory Tower
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Experiment 2:
Step 1.
Erase the white board.
Step 2.
Study the planet poster.
Step 3.
Locate the three planet photos on the other side of your classroom. If you have trouble finding them, ask your teacher to help you locate them.
Step 4.
Using the binoculars, try to tell the three planets apart.
Binoculars are like telescopes for your eyes.
Theorize:
A. Now can you tell the three planets apart?
B. Which planet is on the left? Center? Right?
C. Could you draw what each planet looks like on the white board? Give it a try.
D. Which helped you see the planets better: your eyes or the binoculars?
E. Why are telescopes helpful in studying space?
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Scientists use telescopes to learn more about our own planet as well as other planets, moons,
and stars. Ground-based telescopes are located on Earth. Space-based telescopes orbit the Earth
and send information and images back to scientists on the ground.
