Exploration of Mars

During the course of my vertical alignment assignment, I co-taught with Darlene Natson. The 4th grade classroom I taught in was Ms. Smith’s class. This was an introduction lesson to astronomy. During the course of the lesson, the standard that was covered was the following: S4E1. Students will compare and contrast the physical attributes of stars, star patterns, and planets. a. Recognize the physical attributes of stars in the night sky such as number, size, color and patterns. b. Compare the…

conclusions and environments in the story. Both stories contain the theme that when humanity is lost in a higher power, their world becomes chaotic. In The Martian Chronicles, the humans lost their humanity destroying the earth and their new home in mars, likewise in The Lathe of Heaven, Haber lost his humanity, as he attempted to reconstruct the earth bringing chaos. When aliens, a symbol of chaos and a presence of disturbance intersect both of the stories, the final environment and conclusion…

Superman first appeared in DC Comics Action Comics #1 in June 1938. He was written and created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. He is often called the Man of Steel due to his invulnerability powers. The Superman symbol and name has become a part of American culture and can be seen throughout our culture including in songs, as nicknames, to describe people, common sayings, and more. What are Superman's powers? Superman's powers include incredible strength, the ability to fly. X-ray vision, super…

Twenty three years ago, Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 was discovered by Carolyn S. and Eugene M. Shoemaker and David H. Levy, hence the name. That breezy March night as they were taking pictures of the sky to look for comets, they noticed something strange about some of the comets they found. Because it was the nineth comet they found, they named it Shoemaker-Levy 9, or SL9. As they looked closer, they realized that the comet was near Jupiter. Doing some research on SL9, they discovered it has been…

He also thought that beyond the sun was Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, which orbit Earth from a huge distance. He also believed that beyond Saturn was another sphere that had all the stars and spheres orbiting around it. Lastly, the article states, “Muslims Arabs conquered Egypt in 641 CE. Muslims…

system than we know? Mars is the famous red planet we all know of, but it may be more than it seems. To understand the planet of Mars, one must know about its various geographical features, types of weather, and signs of water.The first key of knowledge that you should know about Mars is its many geographical features. Mars is home to many volcanoes including, Mount. Olympus Mons. This volcano is about the size of Arizona and 100 times larger than the tallest mountain in the U.S.A. Mars also has…

A spaceship lands on Earth. Instead of dishing out a hackneyed “Take me to your leader,” however, the alien inside enters the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto and requests to meet with a paleontologist. This peculiar scene marks the beginning of Robert J. Sawyer’s Calculating God, a novel that boldly discards science fiction’s stereotypical “alien narrative” by defying all preconceived notions. What if, asks Sawyer, there were different ways of understanding the universe? What if aliens landed on…

The exoplanet Kepler-47 b was found in 2012 using transit method. It is the inner planet in an arrangement of 2 planets orbiting around Kepler-47system, located in the constellation of Cygnus in 4892 light years from the Sun. [7]. It is the smallest planet of the two present in system. Despite being the smallest circumbinary planet detected to this date, the inner planet, Kepler-47 b still has a radius of 3.0±0.1 Earth radii. In addition, too small to be measured directly, has been determined…

Doctor Who: The Story of the Legend Doctor Who is the longest running television show in history. It has stayed that way for 54 years for three reasons; it has a very gripping story, a smorgasbord of fancy technology, and it revolutionized science fiction. Doctor Who is the only television show that makes you wonder “What if the Universe isn’t as big and as complicated as we thought… what if it’s bigger?” Doctor Who is a television show centered around the Doctor, an alien, and his many…

its density is almost as high as Venus and Earth, which are significantly larger in terms of area, signifying Mercury’s much larger core to size ratio. It is also presumed to have an iron-rich core beneath the surface due to its weak magnetic field. Mars is relatively moon-like in appearance, with many craters on its surface and a network of “scarps” that intersect the many impact craters. It also has essentially no atmosphere, so the side facing the sun gets boiling hot but the side facing away…