Assignment for Week 10

November 2, 2007 by alicemercer · 80 Comments · assignments

Constellations in the Winter Sky

Winter Constellations and Zodiacal light http://flickr.com/photos/pchee/521027252/ from Computer Science Geek’s photostream (cc license)

unitedstreaming.com – Student Center

  • Take this quiz about Astronomy

Then, please comment with the research question you would like to look into. You can look for information here:

netTrekker: Solar System

  • Links on the solar system (like planets, moons, and the Sun)

Yahoo Kids! Directory

  • Search results for astronomy and telescopes on Yahoo!Kids. Please don’t go to the entertainment links (cartoon shows) until you do some reading about astronomy.

80 Comments so far ↓

  • aaliyah t

    One question that i have about my planet is.Was Saturn ever small and got bigger or has it always been the second biggest planet?
    Good question–Ms. Mercer

  • oscarl.

    Hmm. where could you find a space ship in a the state and why do people want to go to the moon.
    How about, what different ways are there to go into space?–Ms. Mercer

  • marcus W.

    I want to know is how come we have 8 planet’s but they say we have 9 planet’s why do not Pluto ant in are galaxy.
    Pluto is still in our galaxy, it’s not a planet anymore. REWRITE–Ms. Mercer

  • Brendan V.

    I wonder if Mars is hot or cold.I’m asking why because if it was very hot someone would have been burned.If it was very cold someone would have been frozen a long time ago.
    This works as a research question.–Ms. Mercer

  • misha

    how will the sun explode.
    This will work as a research question.–Ms. Mercer

  • maitea.

    Why are the stars so little from here and big from space.Can you touch the stars.
    Good questions.–Ms. Mercer

  • aaliyah t

    Has Saturn always been big or was it ever small then got bigger?
    This is a good question. Ms. Mercer

  • Cristian

    Could anyone live on Mars?
    This is a good question.–Ms. Mercer

  • oscarl.

    why do people go to the earth.
    I don’t understand this. People don’t go to Earth, we are already here. REWRITE–Ms. Mercer

  • patricia

    Why do we stand on the moon?While we are in earth?
    I don’t understand this? –Ms. Mercer

  • Ger V.

    I want to know what do the planet made of.
    This is a good question.–Ms. Mercer

  • alfredo

    Can we go top of the sun yes or no?
    Can we go to the Sun is fine, there is no “top”.–Ms. Mercer

  • Michael c.

    Can thir liefe on ather planits???
    Can their be life? That is a good question. Watch your spelling.–Ms. Mercer

  • JenniferR.

    My question for research is…………
    Who was the first person to study Astronomy.
    This will not work, because you can’t really answer it. Try a how, or why question? Why did people do this, How did they start? REWRITE–Ms. Mercer

  • Tazi B.

    Where did all the stars come from?
    This is a good question to research.–Ms. Mercer

  • kerryv.

    how long has Pluto been abanded from our solar system?
    This is not going to work for research because the answer is 1 year. You can’t write a report that is a question and one sentence. Change it to a “why” question, and it wasn’t abandon from the solar system, it was changed from a planet to a dwarf planet. REWRITE–Ms. Mercer

  • julie x

    what do people do in space?
    Make this a why question. REWRITE–Ms. Mercer

  • Ivory R.

    Can their aliens on planet were no people live. Also are aliens real.
    Is there life on other planets (outside of Earth) would be better.–Ms. Mercer

  • Nicholas C.

    My question is why do solar eclipse happen at earth my other question is why doesn’t it happen in other planets.The only thing I know is a solar eclipse lasts for three hours and thirty minutes.The question that I need to know is why do solar eclipse happen at earth.
    Do eclipses not happen on other planets? The rest is fine.–Ms. Mercer

  • Andy C.

    Which is the biggest moon in our solar system.Which is the one that is the biggest moon in our solar system.Tell me why you pick of which one is the biggest moon in our solar system in the earth.I want to learn about these thing so I could be a science so I could be good at science and get a better grade.
    You have written a lot and seem very excited about this. This question needs more to make it a research question. What do Moons do? How are they formed? What are differences and similarities? Try to write your question again. REWRITE–Ms. Mercer

  • malena

    Why was the plant made for? Why was the plant made for?
    Plants, or planets? I’m not sure I understand this. REWRITE–Ms. Mercer

  • AlexusH.

    Okay,Ms.Mercer.thus is my research question,”Can there be alien life on planets like Mars and Jupiter?”I put ”Mars and Jupiter” instead of ”Pluto and Jupiter” because ”Pluto” is no longer a planet.
    This should work as a research project. You may only want to do one planet (Mars).–Ms. Mercer

  • Shataya

    can you go to the stars?
    This is a good question and should be interesting–Ms. Mercer

  • Diego L.

    How was Earth made?
    This is a good question.–Ms. Mercer

  • Augustine p

    how was the world created
    How was Earth created? This is a good question.–Ms. Mercer

  • eduardos.

    Where did all the stars come from?
    This is a good question to research.–Ms. Mercer

  • Xian L.

    How many moons are in the solar system? How are they form? Can people live on it in the future?
    The first question is okay, but the last two are really good research question.–Ms. Mercer

  • AhH.

    They have to made the plane look nice and look good for8 plane.
    This is not a question and I’m having trouble understanding what you are saying. Is this a plane looking for planes, or planets. REWRITE–Ms. Mercer

  • Jack S.

    My research is why does the planet Earth have living creature?
    You’re asking why there is live on Earth. This is a good question.–Ms. Mercer

  • Jorge S.

    This is my question.Is there real aliens on Mars?
    Is there life on Mars? That is the question.–Ms. Mercer

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