My Planet Diary
The misconception of early astronomers before Nicolaus Copernicus was that the ___________ was the center of the universe.
Earth
An object is in motion if its position changes _______ ___ ________ _______.
(must word correctly!)
"relative to another object"
- a place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion.
reference point
km stands for _________ meters
kilo
In like a Lion... Out like a _________ !
lamb
The early astronomer that realized that an object revolving around you from left to right looks the same as a object standing still while you rotate from right to left.
Nicolaus Copernicus
As you sit in your chair today... are you in motion?
NO
What does "SI" stand for?
International System of Units
cm stands for _________ meter
centi
How many days are in March?
31
The name of Nicolaus Copernicus's book was called, "On the Revolution of the Heavenly _____________."
Spheres
As you sit in the car with your family and drive down 9th avenue in front of South Grove.... Are you in motion relative to the car seat?
NO
This is the "common language" that scientists use to measure. (full name... not abbreviation)
SI - International System of Units
1 km = ______ m
1,000
This Wednesday is ______ ____________ . It marks the beginning of Lent.
Ash Wednesday
What year was his book, "On the Revolution of the Heavenly Spheres" written?
1543
As you ride on a roller coaster going up and down the hills.... are you in motion relative to the ticket taker stand where you got on the ride?
YES
The length of the path between two points.
Distance
1 m = ______ mm
1,000
On Sunday March 13th, we will honor ________ __________ ___________ . Don't be late!
Daylight Saving Time
How many years did Nicolaus Copernicus study the skies before publishing his book?
30
______ ______ is a two word phrase we have used all this week. This phrase means "in comparison to".
What is the phrase?
"relative to"
Spiders are air-breathing ___________ that have eight legs!
*Random... I know, but we only had 4 vocab words! :)
arthropods
1 m = _______ cm
100
On Sunday March 20th, we will honor the First Day of Spring. This is called "The _________ ___________ " and we learned about this in one of our previous lessons!
The Vernal Equinox