4th Grade 2019-2020

Space Questions and Skype

January 21, 2020

1. Work on answering your questions the best you can on

space. 
2. If you are done with your first answers, you should use the
links at the bottom of the page to see if you can figure out the
actual answers. Don't write anything but you can take notes on
a separate word document. 
3. Today some of you will begin the process of putting the
answers to your questions in blue

Here is how to answer the questions the first time.

First Time Through In Blue

If you know the answer: Put it down in a complete sentence.

If you think you know the answer: I think ________, but I'm not completely sure. I'm pretty
sure it is ________, but I'm not positive.

If you know part of the answer: I know ______ but I'm not so sure about _______.

If you have no idea: I have not learned this yet.

----------------Second Time Through In Red)-------

You were correct the first time: I was correct in my answer but now I have also
learned that ______
You were not correct: I was wrong about _______ but now I know that _______.

You were partly correct: I was mostly correct about _______ but I now know that
__________

You did not have an answer: At first I did not know what _____ was but now I know
that _______.

Questions

1. There is a disagreement with two students on how many planets are in the solar
system. Student A claims there are 8 planets and Student B claims there are 12
planets. What is some evidence to support each claim?
1. Answer: I know that student A is thinking about the 8 main planets and
student B is thinking about the dwarf planets as well but I’m not so sure
about why student B is thinking about 4 dwarf planets instead of 5.
2. Answer Student A is correct because there are 8 main planets and student B is
correct because there is dwarf planets
3.
2. On which planet would you weigh the least? What is your evidence to prove
this?
1. Answer: I know it’s Mercury but I don’t know why.
3. I now know that you would weigh the least on mars
4. How does the mass of our planet compare to the other inner planets? 
1. Answer: I know earth has the most mass compared to the other inner planets
2. answer I first I knew that earth is has he most mass but I now know that
mars has the second largest mass
5. Dr. Grumbles claims that it is colder during the winter because Earth is farther
from the sun. Provide evidence to prove him right or wrong?
1. Answer: now I know that seasons are not affected by distance from the sun it
is affected by tilt
 6. How does the path of the sun in the sky change during seasons? 
1. Answer: now I know that the summer has a longer path so there are more daylight
hours
7. How would seasons on Uranus be different from Earth? 
1. Answer: now iknow the seasons on Uranus are really extreme

Here are some sources to help you with your second round - Don't click on these until the second day

Solar System Online Model

Interactive Seasons Model