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Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Moon Rocks?
Between 1969 and 1972, the Apollo mission to the moon returned to Earth with pieces of the moon's surface. Space scientists eagerly tested these samples. They wanted to learn what the moon was made of. They found that the moon's surface was made of material similar to the material that makes up Earth. But is this material really "rock"?
The BIG Question: What are rocks?
With your group, use the suggested resources to develop an explanation that can be used to answer this simple, but important, question. Make sure that you have good evidence and reasoning to support your explanation. You can record any observations or notes you make on the shared workspace at your table.
Resources:
Discover what rocks are and how rocks are formed here on Earth:
Rock Hounds with Rocky
Geography 4 Kids
Read about the moon samples brought back by the Apollo astronauts and what tests scientists have done on them:
Smithsonian: Moon Rocks Exhibit
Check your work with the following rubric... remember to make improvements before we share:
Rubric
The BIG Question: What are rocks?
With your group, use the suggested resources to develop an explanation that can be used to answer this simple, but important, question. Make sure that you have good evidence and reasoning to support your explanation. You can record any observations or notes you make on the shared workspace at your table.
Resources:
Discover what rocks are and how rocks are formed here on Earth:
Rock Hounds with Rocky
Geography 4 Kids
Read about the moon samples brought back by the Apollo astronauts and what tests scientists have done on them:
Smithsonian: Moon Rocks Exhibit
Check your work with the following rubric... remember to make improvements before we share:
Rubric
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