Sara and Jannell's Astronomy Project

• Embed the Quicktime Movie (slideshow) of your Astronomy Comic Book

          This was an in class partner project. Our partner was in a different class and we had to collaborate to create a joint project. With this project we study many different aspects of the planets in our solar system. With the information we recovered we created an informational comic. The adventure that takes place in our comic starts on Mercury, and our aliens travel through the solar system, past all the planets and other space objects to the next solar system for a family reunion.

          8th Grade Science Standards Covered:

1. The structure and composition of the universe can be learned from the study of stars and galaxies, and their evolution.

1. Galaxies are clusters of billions of stars, and may have different shapes.
2. The sun is one of many stars in our own Milky Way galaxy. Stars may differ in size, temperature, and color.
3. How to use astronomical units and light years as measures of distance between the sun, stars, and Earth.
4. Stars are the source of light for all bright objects in outer space. The moon and planets shine by reflected sunlight, not by their own light.
5. The appearance, general composition, relative position and size, and motion of objects in the solar system, including planets, planetary satellites, comets, and asteroids.