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Extended Activities:Collect Meteorites!http://www.madsci.org/experiments/archive/913517663.As.htmlTons of interstellar dust and debris bombard the earth every day. Much of thismaterial formed with the rest of the solar system, around four to five billion yearsago.You’ll need:• A Large piece of white paper or plastic• A Magnifying glass or a microscope - the microscope is better.Pick a sunny day to leave your plastic sheet outdoors. After some time, collect thesheet, roll the sides up, and gently tap all material into the center of the sheet.An alternative to this procedure is to collect dust from areas such as the leavesfrom plants kept indoors or outside, or from window sills. Use a brush to collectthe particulate matter into a small container, and then pour it onto a piece of paperor plastic.Pass a magnet under the material and then gently tilt the paper or plastic to getrid of non-magnetic particles. Your meteorites will be found within the remainingmaterial.Inspect the particles under a magnifying glass or with a microscope. Themicroscope is preferred as the micrometeorites are more readily identified underhigher magnification (10-20X).Inspect the dust, looking for dark spherical particles with a pitted surface. Theseare Micrometeorites!Sources:http://atozteacherstuff.com/go/jump2.cgi?ID=2906http://sse.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/index.cfmPrepared by NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Project 10
Prepared by:Ashley PhillipsAlice SanfordNSF NMGK8University of MississippiNovember 2003Prepared by NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Project 11
Page 1 and 2: Intended for Grade: 1Solar SystemSu
Page 3 and 4: Moons orbit planets. Right now, Jup
Page 5 and 6: ocky, dusty, dry planet. The sky wo
Page 7 and 8: ASTEROIDS are the biggest space roc
Page 9: f. To draw the orbits, have someone
Page 13 and 14: MercuryMercury is the closest plane
Page 15 and 16: EarthEarth is the planet we live on
Page 17 and 18: JupiterJupiter is the largest plane
Page 19 and 20: UranusUranus is covered by a thickl
Page 21 and 22: PlutoPluto is the most distant plan
Page 23 and 24: The Solar SystemOur Solar System is

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