Thursday, December 18, 2008

Jesse

Sun is important becuase it helps us survive
Our planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Lunar cycle begins on the last day of November.
Air on other planets can not support human life
Rocks in space called asteroids separate the rocky planets from the gas planets

Sun is the center of our solar system
Your planet Earth is just the right length away from the sun.
Solar panels run on energy from the sun
There are probes in space that explore other planets.
Earth is home to human life.
Mars is the third planet from the sun and it is in front of the the asteroid belt.

Today the high is 74 and the low is 57. There is a 10% chance of rain.
Cassandra

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Kaylynn

Sun is a star in the center of our solar system.
Outer planets are called gas gaints such as Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
Lots of enegry comes to earth and its provided from the sun.
Asteroid belt is located between the inner plantes and the outer planets.
Rocky planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.

Solar system has eight planets.
You can see the planets through a telescope.
Seasons happen because the Earth is tilted on its axis.
The Sun is a giant star.
Earth is the third planet from the Sun.
Mars is the red planet.

Nicole

Sun is the center of the solar system
Our first moon is the new moon
Last Quorter moon is the same as the 1st Querter moon
Animals on Earth could not survive with out the heat from the sun
Rotates (on axis) around the sun in 24 hours

Saturn is our sixth planet
You can look throush a telescope and see the moon
Sun gives us heat and light
Tides are cause by the moon
Earth has one moon , but it looks different every time you see it
Mars rotates all the way around the sun in 25 hours

Titus

Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun
Our solar system has eight planets
Light reflects off the moon
Axes is a imaginary line that runs from the north pole to the south pole
Rays from the sun strike us at different angles causing us to have seasons

Seasons at the poles are dark and light
You know that Earth rotates, or spins, on its Axis
Sun gives us light and heat
The tides are controlled by the moon
Earth is the only planet that has life
Moon takes 29.5 days to go around the Earth

Johnnie

Saturn is one planet in our solar system.
Outer space has comets astroids.
Light comes from our closest star the sun.
Axis is a imaginary line that runs though north and south pole.
Rays from the sun hit the earth at all over the world.

Seasons happens because earth is tiltid on its axis.
You should never look at the sun because it will make you blind.
Sun is a star that is close to earth.
Telescopes are used to see in to space.
Equater is a line that goes through the middle of the world.
Mars is called the red planet.

Brendan

Sun is the middle of the solar system.
Our sun gives us the water cycle.
Luner eclipse is when the Earth cast a shadom on the moon.
Astroid belt seporates the rocky planets from the gas giants.
Rocky planets are also called the inner planets

Sun gives us plants without the plants we would die.
You are living on Earth ,Earth has oxygen ,it also supports life.
Sun gives us heat, if we didn't have this we would freeze.
The moon controls our tides .
Earth is the third planet from the sun.
Mikyway is one of our galaxies.

Reece

Sunlight is important because without it the Earth would frozen
Outer planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Large craters on the moon
All of the planets have moons except Mercury, and Venus
Remeber that Earth is the only planet that has life


Soalr panels pick up sunlight and light up your house
You can see planets with a telescope
Seasons happen because the sun hits the Earth at differnt angles
The moon gets it's light from the sun
Earth is the third planet from the sun
Mars is getting studyed to see if it has life on it

Jordan

Sunlight is important because we need it for light and heat .
Our solar system is over ten million years old.
Low tides and high tides are caused by the gravitation pull of the moon
All day the Earth spins at 1,000 mph
Rockey and gaseous planets are seperated by an astroid belt

Sun takes up 98% of outer space
You live on Earth. It is the only planet that can sustain life
Solar panels collect the energy
The dwarf planets are Ceres and Pluto.
Every planet is a satillite of the sun
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun but Venus is the hottest.

Taylor

Sunlight is important it makes all lifeform

Our planet is at least 4.5 millon years old

Low tides and high tides are controlled by the moon

All eight planets have moons except Venus and Mercury

Rotates around the sun in 365 day


Seventh planet is Uranus
You use a telecsope to see things that are that are far away
Sunlight reflects on the moon
The first four planets are the rocky planets and the last four are the gas giants
Earth rotates on its axis every 24 hours
Mercury is not the hottest planet, Venus is the hottest planet in our Solar System

Alexis

Sunlight is very important to us because it gives us light, food and we could not survive without the sun

Our planet is tilted on its axis that causes all of are seaons. It is tilted on its axis 23.5 degrees

Lunar means moon we have 8 phases of the moon. New Moon, Waxing Cresent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter, Waning Cresent

A fact about shadows is that they are long early in the morning and short in the middle of the day and then long again

Rays strike the planet Earth because of how it is tilted on its axis at different angles each time of the year



Some planets are gas giants like Jupiter ,Saturn,Uranus,and Neptune


You can see the moon but not because the moon is bright it is because the moon reflects off the suns light



Solar pannels can catch the suns rays and store energy in them



The moons pull on Earth makes are tides high tide and low tide



Earth and its atmosphere absorb heat from the sun



Mars is a planet that does not have any water but there maybe some 300 to 1,300 feet under ground

Patrick

Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun and has the biggest rings

On Pluto it is icy and freezing so bad it could burn you

Lunar cycle shows all of the phases of the Moon

Astronomy is one of my favorite subjects in school

Regular planet Earth is the only planet humans can live on



Sun can reach over 10,000,000 degrees F

You notice that our planet is tilted 23.5 degrees

Shadows are longest in the early morning and late afternoon

Temperatures on Mercury reach between 801 and -297 degrees F

Energy in Solar Panels are from the Sun

Mars' nickname is the red planet of all the red atmosphere

Dean

Sun gives us heat and light. This is important because animals and plants would freeze without it.

Our solar system has 8 planets. Their names are Mercury, Venus, earth, Mars,Jupiter, saturn,Uranus, and Neptune.

Light on the moon comes from the sun.

A shooting star is a astroid that has come into earths atmospere.

Rockey planets are smaller than gas giants.



Stars besides the sun are to far away for us to feel their heat.

You can walk on the moon and your foot prints will stay there forever
Saturn is known for its rings.
The earth is the only planet with life because it is the only planet that is just the right distance away from the sun.
Earth is the third planet from the sun
Mercury is the closest plenet to the sun but not as hot as Venus

Connor

Solar system has 8 planets they are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranis, and Neptune.
Our shadows are longer in the morning and evening.
Low tides happen because of the pull of the moon.
Another planet is Mercury. It is closest to planet to the sun.
Rocky planets are Mercurey, Venus, Earth, Mars.

Saturn is the 6th planet from the sun.
You should know that Pluto is a dwarf planet that use to be a planet.
Saturn has large rings that are made of dust, rocks, and ice.
The biggest planet is Jupiter.
Earth is the only planet that supports human life.
Mars is next to the astroid belt, Jupiter is on the other side.

Carson

Shadows are long in the morning and evening.
Our planet takes 365 day to travlearound the sun.
Large craters are on the moon.
Astronots have landed on the moon.
Rockey planets are the first four planets. Mercury,Venus,Earth, and Mars.

Solar panels can power things and collect engry from the sun.
You can see different planets with a telsope.
Some planets have more than one moon.
The moon gets it's light from the sun.
Earth is the only planet that can support life.
Moon is a satelite of earth.

Cherri

Saturn is a gas giant that has large beautiful rings
Our planet,Earth, is one of the eight planets in our solar system.
Largest planet is Jupiter, it has a red spot on Jupiter, is a huge
strom in its atmoshere.
Animals have to eat and plants grow because of our sun.
Rocky objects orbiting the sun is called planets.


Some of our planets are made up rock and gases.
You live on Earth which requires energy the sun.
Sun is a star in the center of our solar system. The earth rotates arond the sun it takes 365 days to go around.
Earth is important because it is the only planet that has life.
Mars is called the red planet because of its red soil and rocks.

Our Weather



Today it is a little foggy. A cold front will be coming in later this week. The high is 76 and the low is 57.There is a 10% chance of rain.

Cassandra

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Caitlin

Sun is the closest star to Earth .
Our sun reflectes light off the moon.
Lunar eclipes start when Earth cast a shadow on the moon.
Always remember there are eight planets by saying "My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nachos. "
Remember Earth is the only planet with life on it .

Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun . It's the only planet with visible rings .
You can't look at the sun or you might go blind.
Solar eclipes require special tools to look at or you might go blind .
The lunar eclipes happens when the shadow from Earth falls across the moon.
Earth rotates around the sun once every year.
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun.

Jade

Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun.
One important fact about the sun it gives us enery to live.
LOW tide is when the water goes down and the sand goes up.
Atmosphere temperture Font sizeabout 353.F (214c).
Rocky planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
Sun is a star in the center of our solar system.

You see things that are far away in space with a telescope.
Season that we have are winter, spring, summer, fall.
The average temperture on Venus is 890f (480).
Earth has food seasons and weather beacause of the sun.
Mercury orbits the sun in 88 days.

John

Some planets are dwarf planets like Pluto and Cirrus.
Our solar system is centered around the Sun.
Low tides are not the best time to ride a boat.
A type of rock that makes craters in the moon is a meteor.
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are impossible without the Sun.

Seasons would be impossible without the Earth's tilt.
You can see planets from Earth.
Saturn is famous for its rings.
The moons gravitational pull affects the tides.
Earth's temperature changes because the Sun hits us at angles.
Moon takes 23.5 days to go around the Earth.

Kirstin

Saturn, and the Sun is a part of the Solar System.
One fact about the Sun is we should never look at the Sun too long.
Light comes from the Sun so does heat.
A planet is something that rotates or orbits around the Sun.
Rotating is very important to the Earth [which we live on,]. We rotate around the Sun and on our axis.

Seasons happen beause of the tilt of Earth.
Your electicy in your home can happen because of the Sun if your have solar panels.
Sun is the closet star.
The axis is an imaginary line that runs from the South Pole, and Nouth Pole.
Earth is the ONLY planet that has life.
Moons don't give light on it's own the sun shines it's light, and the moon reflects it.

Hayden

Sun is a star.
On the moon there are mountians and craters.
Lunar cycle starts with new moon.
Astronauts are people that go in to outer space .
Rotating the sun takes 365 days.

Sun gives us seasons.
You live on Earth because it is the only planet that can support life.
Some places only have two seasons like the equator has wet and dry. The poles have day and night.
There are four rockey planets and four gas giants.
Eight planets in the solar system are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Mercury is the first planet in the solar system. It is the the clocest to the sun.

Marlon

Saturn is more than 886,000,000 miles from the sun.
Outer planets are Juiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
Lunar cycle starts at the new moon.
Atmosphere of Earth is made of Nitrogen and Oxygen.
Rocky planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.

Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun.
Your eyes might get damage if you look at the sun.
Seasons happen beacause the sun is tilted on its axis.
The sun is a star.
Earth is the only planet to support life.
Mars is called the red planet because of its red soil and rocks.

Justin

Sun is a star and it's very hot
Our longest shadows are early in the morning and evening
Low tides to high tide is about 6 hours and 15 minutes
As plants grow, they release oxygen into the atmopshere
Rocky planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars

Saturn's atmospshere is full of colorful clouds.
You live on Earth, which is the only planet to supprt life.
Season are spring, summer, winter, fall. They are caused by the sun.
The Earth rotates on it's axis every 24 hours.
Earth is a rocky planet
Mercury is the closest to the sun.

Maritza

Saturn is one of the largest planets in the Solar System
One of the phases of the moon is the waxing cresent
Low tides happens two times a day
Asonomers study the stars and planets
Rocky planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Sun is important to us because it gives us energy
You should never look at the sun because it can hurt your eyes
Seasons because Earth is tilted the sun's rays strike the planet at different angles
The sun is a star
Earth is the third planet and a rocky planet
Mercury is closest planet to the sun

Kendrick

Sun is known as a big star.
Our inner planets are Mecury, Venus, Earth, Mars.
Littlest planets are Pluto, and Cerus, they are called dwarf planet.
Axis is 23.5 degrees on Earth.
Rockey planets are Mecury, Venus, Earth, Mars.

Some planets turn on their axis, like Earth.
You can see outer space with a telescope.
Sun spots are the cooler part of the sun.
The eight planets are, Mecury, Venus,Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
Every planet has at least one moon except for Mercury and Venus.
Mecury is the closest planet to the sun.

Timothy

Saturn's outer layers are made of gases.
Our gas planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Urans, and Neptune.
Large red spot on Jupiter is a huge storm in its atmosphere.
Asteroid belt is between Mars and Jupiter.
Rocky planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.

Space probes have found evidence that there may have once been water on Mars.
You live on Earth and it supports life.
Small rocky objects orbit the sun.
The sun controls the weather.
Earth and Venus are about the same size.
Mars is called the Red Planet.

Emma

Suns position is perfec because if we were any different even by an inch we would die
Outer space is the same as the solar system, which is planets and more
Lunar cycle refers to stages of t the moon - new moon, waxing cresent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, last quarter, and waning cresent.
Astroids are giant rocks in space located in between the rocky and gas planets
Rings of Saturn are made of dust, rocks, and ice

Sun is important to use in many different ways - like it gives us heat and light
You can go to outer space if you are an astonaut
Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun
The gas planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Earth is the only planet that can sustain life
Mars is the planet most like Earth

Cassandra

Sunlight is important because it makes plants grow.

Outer planets are made of mostly gas. Outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus ,and Neptune.

Light we see from the moon is actually from the sun.

An astriod belt is between Mars and Jupiter.

Rockey planets are made of mostly rock. Earth is a rockey planet.



Solar panels can catch the sun's rays and can be used for many things.

You should not look directly at the Sun because it could blind you.

Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune all have rings.

The Maya were the first people to understand astronomy.

Earth rotates around on its axis. It takes 24 hours for it to rotate once on its axis.

Mercury and Venus don't have moons.

Mariela

Sol means sun thats how we got the name solar system.

Outerspace was discovered by early astronamers like Gallelio.

Light from the moon is really the light from the sun.

Astronamy is the study of outerspace and it's planets.

Rain, snow, and other weather only exists on Earth - no other planet.



Some early astronamers used to belive that everything revolved around Earth. Later they found out that was false.

You know that the sun is the source of all light and without it we would be dead.

Some gas giants have had storms on them like Jupiture. The big red spot on Jupiture is really a storm.

The Roman gods inspired the name of planets - like Venus the god of love.

Every planet in the solar system was spotted at diffrent times. Like Venus was spotted during Gallileo's time

My favorite planet is Saturn because it has lots of rings and it is the second biggest planet.





Mary Claire

Sun is one thing that you need to live because it keeps you warm
Our planet Earth is one of the eight planets in the Solar System
Low tides are caused by the moons gravity
All eight planets orbit the same star in the Solar System. The Sun!
Rocky planets are Mercury,Venus, Earth, Mars


Shadows can be long or short depending on the suns positions in the sky
You can look into space with a telescope
Saturn is a big gas planet with large rings
The gas planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Each planet shares a name with a Roman God
Mercury is the planet the closet to the sun but Mercury is not the hottest planet, Venus is.

Brooke

Some of our planets are bigger like Jupiter and hotter like Venus than others.
Our solar system has 8 planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Low tides and high tides are caused by the moon
An area on Jupiter is a huge storm it looks like a large spoy on the planet.
Remember that we have 4 rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and 4 gas giants Jupter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system.
You can see all of the the moons fases from your backyard.
Sun.. the most important thing because it gives us heat and light.
There is only one planet in the solar system you can live on ''Earth''.
Enourmus astroids lay in a belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun but it is not as hot as Venus.

Brandon

Sun is not a planet it is a star
Our planets orbits around the sun
Light and heat come from the sun
Astrounauts travel to planets
Rocky planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars


Sun sets in the west and rises in the east
You can go to space if you are a astrounaut
Satellites are objects that rotate around other objects
The Solar System is made up of eight planets
Earth is the only planet that has life
Mercury is the first planet in our solar system

Kyle

Sun is a medium sized star.
Other stars are too far away to feel their heat.
Light from the moon is really light from the sun hitting it at diffrent angles.
Astroid belts divide the rocky and gas planets.
Rings around Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are made of rocks, dust and ice.


Solar panels catch the suns rays for energy.
You cannot survive without the sun because plants would die.
Satilites are objects that orbit other objects.
The third planet from the sun is Earth.
Earth is the only planet with life.
Mars could have life. We have probes looking for water that could support life.

Ashton

Sun prouvies life. Earth is just close enogh and just far enogh for people to live.
Our biggiest planet is jupiter a gas giant.
Like pluto there is another dorf planet ceras.
Axis is tilted 23.5 degrees wich gives us seasons.
Rotation around the Sun takes us 365 days.

Saturn is the only planet with rings we can see.
You can see the planets from a telascope.
Some of the phases of the moon arewanning cresent and waxing gibbous.
There are eight planets Mercuary, Venes, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Satern, Uranes and Neptune.
Earth is the only planet that provides water that we need to live.
Mars is known as the red planet because of its red dust.

Today's Weather



Today it is foggy.The high is 72 and the low is 56.

Monday, December 15, 2008

LaDasia

Some planets have clouds
Outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Littlest planets are dorf planets (Pluto and Cerus).
Although Mercury is close to the sun Venus is hotter.
Rockets go on the moon and are manned by astronauts.

Saturn is famous for its rings.
You can only see Venus if you look in a telestscope. It is called the evening star.
Scientists send probes into space to take pictues of other planets.
Tilted 23.5 degrees on it's axis (Earth).
Earth is where we live. It has life, grass, plants, and animals.
Mars is the fourth planet from the sun, and it is called the red planet because it looks red.

Nathan

Sun is a big ball of gas (star)
Our gas planets are Jupeter, Sateren, Uranus, and Neptuen
Luner Exclipse is when the Earth cast a showdow on the moon
Astroed Belt seperates the iner from the outer planets
Rocky planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.

Saturn is known for its rings
You go back to Earth because of gravity
Seasons are caused by the tilt of Earth's axis
There are eight planets - Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Every day we have tides because of the moon gravity. From one tide to the next it takes 6 hours and 15 minutes.
Mars is red planet

Savannah

Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune make up the solar system
On the moon there are crater holes
Large meterarites hit the moon.
All of the planets rotate around the sun.
Remember that only Earth is the only planet that has life.

Some of our planets are made up of rocks and gases.
You live on Earth which requires energy from the sun.
Sun gives us seasons because it hits us at different angles and our tilt.
The solar system is made up of eight planets.
Earth has gravity which holds all matter togeather.
Moon doesn't have as much gravity as Earth so you can bounce around easily.

Today's Weather


Today's high is going to be 73 and today's low is going to be 59. There is a cold front coming into our area sometime later in the week and possibly some rain.
Cassandra

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Today's Weather


Today it was sunny and in the high 50's. If you look at the weather map above you can see that we have a high pressure system in our area. We know that our good weather will probably be here for a few days. There is no percipitation in our area. There is a cold front up north and to the west that may push down or across to our area that we might need to look at later in the week, as far as looking at a drop in temperatures. The isobars (the swirling lines) are very close together in the middle of the country indicating some very high winds in that area.

Mrs. Heaton

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Question #4

Describe the solar system and the planets.

Question #3

Describe the characteristics of the sun and explain why the sun is important to us.

Question #2

Describe the moon and its affect on Earth.

Question #1

Explain why the Earth experiences seasons.