Pre-Assesment

What causes Earth's seasons?
What causes shadows to change?

Scientists estimate our star, the Sun, is one of one billion to four billion stars in our galaxy, which is called the Milky Way galaxy. As far as we can tell at present, the universe contains billions of separate galaxies! We have yet to count them all!

Milky Way

Ask Yourself

What do I already know about objects in the day and night sky and how they can affect us?

Do you ever look into the sky during the day and during the night and want to know what is out there? The numbers of stars, moons, and planets seems endless. Our planet Earth, a tiny sphere within a larger universe is just one speck in the universe!

Questions

How does our sky change throughout the day and the night? Need a Hint?
What is our solar system, and what objects are in our solar system? Need a Hint?
What is the universe and what is in it? Need a Hint?
How can we measure and observe things in the sky, the solar system, and the universe? Need a Hint?

Notebook

Create a Unit 1: Sky Science folder in a Science 6 folder on your desktop.

This folder is called a "Notebook" in the course.

Save your downloaded assignment files to your Unit 1: Sky Science folder.

When you have saved your work to your desktop, you will be able to submit your assignment (Notebook) file below.

Click here to download the instructions for the Pre-Assessment activity. Save to your Sky Science Notebook.

Click here for the printer-friendly version of the file.

When you have completed the pre-assessment submit it to the Submission folder using the "Add submission" button below.