Program Flyer: Planet Hopping: Exploring the Solar System with MathematicsContent Provider
NASA Digital Learning Network (JPL)
Contact Information
Steven Biles
steven.biles@jpl.nasa.gov
4800 Oak Grove Dr.
Mail Stop 180-109
Pasadena, CA 91109
United States
Phone: (818) 354-2702
Program Type: Individual Program
Program Rating: This program has not yet been evaluated.
Target Audience Education: Grade(s): 4, 5, 6
Primary Disciplines: Mathematics, Performing Arts, Sciences
Program Description: How high can you jump on Mars? Why is Neptune blue? Which planet was discovered in the twentieth century? Find out the answers to these questions and many more as you tour the solar system with NASA. In this highly interactive session students will use mathematics to explore and learn characteristics of planets in our solar system.
Program Format
During this highly interactive event, students will physically hop around the solar system! They begin by:
-discussing and exploring the properties of gravity with connections to Newtonian Physics
-determining how high they can jump on Earth
Students will then:
-explore connections between fractions, ratios, and decimals
-explore the ideas of proportional reasoning and scale factors
Finally, using the previously determined jump height, while touring the Solar System, students will:
-calculate how high they can jump on other planets
-record interesting and unique facts about the planets
Objectives
As students hop through the Solar System with NASA, they will:
-engage in discussion about the nature of gravity
-complete equations that require both multiplication and division
-write down at least one fact from each of the nine planets
-demonstrate mastery by comparing whole numbers, ratios, or decimals to determine which planets they can jump the highest and lowest on
National Standards to which this program aligns National Science Content Standard D: Earth and Space Science - Grades 5-8
- The earth is the third planet from the sun in a system that includes the moon, the sun, eight other planets, and their moons, and smaller objects such as asteroids and comets. The sun, an average star, is the central and largest body in the solar system.
Principals and Standards for School Mathematics: Numbers and Operations, Standard #1 Grades 3-5 and Grades 6-8
- Understand numbers, ways of representing numbers, relationships amoung numbers, and number systems
Principals and Standards for School Mathematics: Measurement, Standard #2 Grades 3-5 and Grades 6-8
- Apply appropriate techniques, tools, and formulas to determine measurements
Program Length Gr4-6 ~60 min
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Program Fee Notes
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Cancellation Policy
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