Chalkboard Space Challenge

1. Chalkboard Space Challenge Jessica Runyan 4th grade Blueprint: Identify and order the planets in the solar system by their distance Determine the order of the planets according to their distance Recognize that the length and position of a shadow are related Demonstrate how the earth rotates and revolves. Simulate the changing shape of the moon. Identify the phases of the moon in the correct sequence.

2. Let’s Play Final Challenge Order of Planets Identify that Planet Shadows The Earth The Moon 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500

3. Order of Planets for 100 • Which planet is closest to the sun? 100 Mercury

4. Order of Planets for 200 • Which planet is farthest from the sun? Pluto 200

5. Order of Planets for 300 • What is the sixth planet from the sun? 300 Saturn

6. Order of Planets for 400 • Name all the planets in order from the sun. 400 Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto

7. Order of Planets for 500 • What two planets are on either side of the earth. 500 Venus and Mars

8. Identify that Planet for 100 • What was the first planet that was discovered to have rings? 100 Saturn

9. Identify that Planet for 200 • What planet is known as the “Blue Planet?” 200 Neptune

10. Identify that Planet for 300 • What planet is the coldest? 300 Pluto

11. Identify that Planet for 400 • Which planet is known as the “Red Planet.” 400 Mars

12. Identify that Planet for 500 • What is the brightest planet 500 Venus

13. Shadows for 100 • True or False: • Shadows are formed when light traveling from a source is blocked 100 True

14. Shadows for 200 • When the sun is behind you, where would your shadow be? 200 in front of you

15. Shadows for 300 • True or False: • Shadows cannot be used to tell what time of the day it is. 300 False Many years ago, and still today, people use sundials to tell what time of day it is.

16. Shadows for 400 • True or False: • Opaque objects/materials allow light through and transparent objects/materials do not allow light through them. 400 False Opaque objects do not allow light to pass through them. Transparent objects do allow light to pass.

17. Shadows for 500 • The Moon's orbit about the Earth causes the Moon to shadow the Sun's light as viewed from the Earth. What is this called? 500 A solar eclipse

18. The Earth for 100 • What does the earth spin on? • This is an imaginary line passing through the North and South Poles. 100 It’s axis

19. The Earth for 200 • The Earth takes how long to make a complete turn. 200 An entire day, 24 hours

20. The Earth for 300 • True or False: • At any time half of the Earth faces the sun. This part has day. The other half of the Earth faces away from the Sun. It receives no light. It is dark and has night. 300 True

21. The Earth for 400 • The earth is in the shape a ______? 400 Sphere

22. The Earth for 500 • The earth has how many moon(s)? 500 1

23. The Moon for 100 • During the time it takes the moon to travel around the earth, the moon will change from a crescent shape to a full moon. The stages in between are called ____________? 100 Phases

24. The Moon for 200 • Why does the moon shine? 200 Light from the Sun bounces off the Moon. The Sun is always shining on the Moon, during the day and during the night. Even when we can't see the Moon. Sometimes we can only see some of the Moon's surface which is lit up by the Sun.

25. The Moon for 300 • Which phase of the moon is shown? 300 The first quarter

26. The Moon for 400 • It takes the moon how many days to orbit the earth? 400 28 days

27. The Moon for 500 • True or False: • The Moon is not a light source, it has no light of its own. We can only see the moon because it reflects light from the sun. 500 True

28. Final Challenge End Game • How many earths would it take to fill the sun? Write Your Final Challenge Wager 1 million TIME’S UP!

29. Game Over Teacher’s Name