Space_Time

toc =SS1: Space and Time=

Introduction:
Objects we see in space are far away, but some are much farther than others. This lesson will help you learn what stars are in our "neighborhood", and what other "neighborhoods" are out there.

Activities:

 * [[image:SS_Stellarium.png height="85" caption="Stellarium (MacApp)" link="Stellarium"]] || [[image:SS_Contact.png height="85" caption="Opening Scene (Video Clip)" link="@http://share.umasd.org/groups/testcox/wiki/36715/Contact.html"]] || [[image:SS_Ordering.png height="85" caption="Putting the Universe in Order (Quia Activity)" link="@http://www.quia.com/rd/212437.html"]] || [[image:G1_Clip.png caption="G1: Scale of the Universe (Quia Quiz)" link="@http://www.quia.com/quiz/1394097.html"]] || [[image:SS_BigDipper.png height="85" caption="Big Dipper (Activity)" link="Big_Dipper"]] ||

Conclusion:
Finding things in the universe requires an understanding of scale. We live on a planet, orbited by a moon, orbiting the sun, with several other planets, in a cluster of stars, on the edge of a galaxy, with billions of other galaxies scattered around.


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Enrichment:
If you would like to explore this theme in more detail, the image below links to a classic video by Ray and Charles Eames, called Powers of Ten. There you will find the video, an online quiz, and more!