Parents: Test over Space/Astronomy will be May 17. It is comprehensive and worth 72 points, which is a considerable amount. Please make sure your child is studying each night and filling out their study guide, which will be turned in on May 17.
Monday: Students will be categorizing the planets as either inner or outer planets. They will complete part of their study guide, they will read a handout entitled “Wanderers Planets” and fill in the blanks with that, as well as do a journal entry where they must draw the planets grouped together and give some characteristics that place those planets in each group, inner or outer. All due Wednesday.
Wednesday: Students will read a handout on space technology and students will have to do a journal entry where they list several technological advances made possible by space exploration. They will have to attach advantages and disadvantages to the technological advances. Due Friday.
Friday: Watch a video about space and take notes on technological advances they see in the video.