Sun,+Moon+&+Stars+(3)

=KT-3E-SUN Sun Moon and Stars= (ISEC Project 3rd Grade Kit)

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Welcome to our ISEC wiki page for **SUN, MOON, & STARS**, a 3rd grade kit that introduces students to the science concepts behind the ojects we see in the sky. Do you have ideas, issues, problems, questions related to the teaching and use of this kit and its materials in the classroom? Post here or send a request to join the wiki and let’s get started sharing!======


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 * Derek A. Muller,** who holds a Ph.D. in //Physics Education Research// from the University of Sydney, hosts a website called **[|Veritasium]** (Latin for "the element of truth.") This website offers short, fun, comprehensible science videos that teachers may wish to investigate further. Several of these videos pertain to the science content in //Sun, Moon & Stars//, and might be helpful tools for both orienting yourself to the material and initiating classroom discussion.media type="youtube" key="Bz9D6xba9Og" height="227" width="335"======

**How Far Away is the Moon?** (The Scale of the Universe) [] "If the Earth were the size of a basketball and the moon a tennis ball, how far apart would they be? Diagrams that are not to scale make us think that they're closer than they really are." (Muller, D., [|1veritasium] | Feb 17, 2011)

media type="youtube" key="mezkHBPLZ4A" height="265" width="341" **What is Gravity?** [] "People have a lot of different ideas about what gravity is: a downward force that stops you from flying off into space, an attraction smaller objects experience towards larger objects, or a mutual attraction between all masses. It is the last of these ideas that best reflects a scientific conception of gravity." (Muller, D., [|1veritasium] | Feb 22, 2011 )

media type="youtube" key="zN6kCa6xi9k" height="255" width="353" **Why Does the Moon Orbit the Earth?** [|http://www.youtube.com/user/1veritasium#p/a/u/1/zN6kCa6xi9k] " It takes the moon about 27 days to orbit the Earth. What makes it go round? It is the gravitational attraction of the Earth on the moon. Due to the moon's velocity, the Earth keeps pulling the moon towards it without the moon actually getting closer to the Earth. This is similar to how satellites orbit the Earth." (Muller, D., [|1veritasium] | Feb 21, 2011)

OREO® MOON PHASES
//[Posted by Maile McGrew-Fredé]// This project was graciously shared via fellow grad student, **Liseth Martin,** a 2nd grade teacher and future School Library Media Specialist from Loma Terrace Elementary, Ysleta Independent School District in El Paso, TX. Orea® cookies are utilized to demonstrate the phases of the moon. The Teacher demonstrates with one regular sized set of cookies and then students create their own 4 to 8 phases with bite-sized cookies. After completion of the model students may eat their remainder cookies and excess frosting. Science can be tasty! For a full lesson outline with handouts visit []