02.20.14
Week 6Jupiter
Read Usborne Complete Book of Astronomy and Space pg 26-27
Completed Narration Sheet
Experiment
Janice Van Cleave's "Astronomy for Every Kid" pg 34 - 35
Red Spot
Purpose: To demonstrate the movement in Jupiter's red spot
Adding the tea
Stirring quickly to create the vortex
Vortex created
Tea being pulled to the center
Result: The tea leaves are supposed to group in a spiraling funnel shape
Why: The stirring creates a vortex forming a cavity in the center toward which things are pulled. The red spot on Jupiter is a massive hurricane large enough to swallow 3 Earths. Write Up pg
Lunch
Read Usborne First Encyclopedia of Space pg 36-37
Completed Narration Sheet
Read Usborne Spotter Guide - The Night Sky pg 40
Completed Narration Sheet
Moon Diary: Look at the phases of the moon that Owen filled in for the week
Added to the Map of the Solar System
This week: Jupiter
Weekly Science Vocabulary Word:
No vocabulary this week
This week's test
No vocabulary this week
This week's test
Owen's comments on what the most interesting thing he learned was:
Jupiter has 16 moons
(we actually found out that Jupiter has more than 69 named moons. very confusing as each book had a different amount. We finally went to NASA.)
Jupiter has 16 moons
(we actually found out that Jupiter has more than 69 named moons. very confusing as each book had a different amount. We finally went to NASA.)
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