Lori Van Order

Web Drop-In #2

SLM521

Summer 2003

SPACE JOURNEY!!

We are about to start our exciting adventure through space! Are you ready to blast off into the atmosphere of learning? Start by clicking on each picture to learn more about the universe we live in. Answer the question that goes along with each link.

What happens during a solar eclipse?

What is the surface of Mercury like?

What is one way that Venus is similar to Earth?

How much of the Earth’s surface is covered with water?

What nickname is given to Mars? (HINT: It has to do with its color!)

What are the names for the dark colored bands of Jupiter’s surface? What are the names for the light colored bands?

What day in our week is named from the root word of Saturn?

What causes Uranus to look blue?

Why was Neptune named after a sea god?

What is the name of Pluto’s moon?

Now that you’ve journeyed through space, use the following link to organize the nine planets into two categories. You may choose to organize them by either size or composition.