Something’s Fishy

Getting into Science

Warm up 8-29-11

• Tell me five things you know about science.– 1.– 2.– 3.– 4.– 5.

Write in complete sentences.

Warm up 8-30-11

• Using the word Science write a science word for each letter. For example:

• L - length• A - atoms• V - volume• A – alluvial fan

Ch 1.1E Warm up8-31-11

• Decide if each statement is true. If not, correct it.

•  1. There are 11 planets in our solar system.• 2. The stars in the sky are all the same

distance from Earth.• 3. It takes Earth one year to orbit the Sun.

Warm up (Work book)9-1-11

• Directions: Read pages 114-116 in the purple Ladders to Success workbook. Complete Explore activity on page 117.

• (Do not write the directions above, but you do have to write and answer questions 1-6 on page 117.) Use the tables on page 116 & 117 to answer the questions.

Warm up (textbook)9-2-11

• Write and then answer the following questions.

• 1. What force causes objects in space to be grouped together?

• 2. A galaxy is a group of what?• 3. What is a group of stars that form a

pattern in the sky called?

Warm up (Textbook)9-6-11

• Create framegame boxes for the following words:

• 1. axis of rotation• 2. revolution• 3. telescope

Warm up (textbook)9-7-11

• Write and then answer the following questions.

• 1. How are reflecting and refracting telescopes similar?

• 2. How are reflecting and refracting telescopes different?

Warm up (textbook)9-8-11

• Write and then answer the following questions.

• 1. What is the main difference between a flyby spacecraft and an orbiter?

• 2. What is the difference between a probe and a lander?

Warm up (textbook)9-9-11

• Write and then answer the following questions?

• 1. In what month does winter begin in the Southern Hemisphere?

• 2. When does the Northern Hemisphere get the most sunlight?