TEKS & Objectives
7.9. The student knows components of our solar system.
8.7 The student knows the effects resulting from cyclical movements of the Sun, Earth, and Moon.
We will explore the motion of objects in space.
I will identify the components of our universe.
1. Watch videos.
2. Review vocabulary.
Solar System A star with a group of planets, moons, comets and asteroids that orbit it
Milky Way The galaxy that contains our own star, the sun. It is named for its appearance as a white band across the night sky.
Galaxy A system of billions of stars held together by gravity. There are trillions of galaxies in the universe.
Observable Universe How much of the universe (everything we know to exist) that we can observe, or see.
3. Play space bingo.
For the bingo picker…
- Click the wheel below to open a random number generator.
- Set the inputs to 1 to 24.
- Spin and match the selected number to that slide number in the PowerPoint.
- “Remove Choice” after each spin.
Download bingo PPT here
Speaking of the galaxy…
How do aliens pay for their coffee?
with starbucks
4. “Space Review”
- Space Bingo (2 pages)
- Space bingo picture slides
- NOTE: On the bingo pages, cut out the pictures, shuffle them and glue them to your bingo board to create a unique bingo card.