chalkboard challenge space
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Chalkboard Space Challenge
Jessica Runyan
4th grade
Blueprint:•Identify and order the planets in the solar system by their distance
•Determine the order of the planets according to their distance
•Recognize that the length and position of a shadow are related
•Demonstrate how the earth rotates and revolves.
•Simulate the changing shape of the moon.
•Identify the phases of the moon in the correct sequence.
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Order of PlanetsOrder of Planets Identify that Identify that PlanetPlanet ShadowsShadows The EarthThe Earth The MoonThe Moon
100 100 100 100 100
200 200 200 200 200
300 300 300 300 300
400 400 400 400 400
500 500 500 500 500
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Which planet is closest to the sun?100Mercury
Order of Planets for 100
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Which planet is farthest from the sun?200Pluto
Order of Planets for 200
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What is the sixth planet from the sun?300Saturn
Order of Planets for 300
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Name all the planets in order from the sun.400Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars,
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto
Order of Planets for 400
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What two planets are on either side of the earth.500Venus and Mars
Order of Planets for 500
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What was the first planet that was discovered to have rings?100Saturn
Identify that Planet for 100
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What planet is known as the “Blue Planet?”200Neptune
Identify that Planet for 200
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What planet is the coldest?300Pluto
Identify that Planet for 300
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Which planet is known as the “Red Planet.”400Mars
Identify that Planet for 400
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What is the brightest planet500Venus
Identify that Planet for 500
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True or False:
Shadows are formed when light traveling from a source is blocked 100True
Shadows for 100
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When the sun is behind you, where would your shadow be?200in front of you
Shadows for 200
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True or False:
Shadows cannot be used to tell what time of the day it is.300
False
Many years ago, and still today, people use sundials to tell what
time of day it is.
Shadows for 300
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True or False:
Opaque objects/materials allow light through and transparent objects/materials do not allow
light through them.400False
Opaque objects do not allow light to pass through them. Transparent
objects do allow light to pass.
Shadows for 400
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The Moon's orbit about the Earth causes the Moon to shadow the Sun's light as viewed from the
Earth. What is this called?500A solar eclipse
Shadows for 500
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What does the earth spin on?
This is an imaginary line passing through the North and South
Poles. 100It’s axis
The Earth for 100
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The Earth takes how long to make a complete turn.200An entire day, 24 hours
The Earth for 200
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True or False:
At any time half of the Earth faces the sun. This part has day. The
other half of the Earth faces away from the Sun. It receives no light.
It is dark and has night. 300True
The Earth for 300
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The earth is in the shape a ______?400Sphere
The Earth for 400
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The earth has how many moon(s)?5001
The Earth for 500
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During the time it takes the moon to travel around the earth, the moon will change from a crescent shape
to a full moon. The stages in between are called ____________?100Phases
The Moon for 100
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Why does the moon shine?200Light from the Sun bounces off
the Moon. The Sun is always shining on the Moon, during the day and during the night. Even when we can't see the Moon. Sometimes we can only
see some of the Moon's surface which is lit up by the Sun.
The Moon for 200
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Which phase of the moon is shown?300The first quarter
The Moon for 300
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It takes the moon how many days to orbit the earth?40028 days
The Moon for 400
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True or False:
The Moon is not a light source, it has no light of its own. We can only see the moon because it
reflects light from the sun.500True
The Moon for 500
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Write Your
Final Challenge
Wager
How many earths would it take to fill the sun?
Final ChallengeEnd Game
TIME’SUP!
TIME’SUP!
1 million
Game Over
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