Week 7



The big question addressed in lab, and a description of what you did.

How big is space actually?

In class, we did a little review of the moon phases and misconceptions. Then, we made a scale of solar system over 24.6 meters which was from the computers in the TEP to about the student help desk. Our sun was about the size of a female adult palm, and Mars was the size of a pencil tip. 


A description of what you learned in Thursday's lecture.


In the lecture, we talked about how the seasons change as the angle of the axis changes. We also talked about how the moon rotates and how it was created. This occurred when an early planet hit early Earth and part of Earth broke off and became the moon. Now the two sides of the moon look different because the side away from the earth cools differently. This side, the dark side is able to cool down more and therefore has a thicker crust.  Moreover, Ted also shared during the lecture that a great way to teach about the sun moving is by drawing where the shadow of the teeter ball pole lays.


Answer questions about the weekly textbook reading: What did you learn? 

I learned the my very educated mother served us Nutella. I learned why Pluto isn't officially a planet but i still disagree with it. However, my reasonings are not scientifically founded. In my opinion, if you call something a planet you can't backtrack that. it just feels wrong. Also with Plutp being the Roman God of the Underworld demoting its planet is asking for bad juju. 

What was most helpful?

The model of the solar system was pretty helpful for learning how big it really is. 

What do you need more information on?

I need more information on how the positions of the moon work because I really do not understand how you know the positions. 

What questions/concerns/comments do you have?

My concern is that I am not going to get where the moon is according to the sun.

 

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