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Earth's Place in Space What scale should we use to understand the Universe and our Solar System? Station 1: Sizing Up the Universe Work with your group to complete the worksheet "Sizing Up the Universe" by going to the following website. Read the included paragraphs as you navigate through it. Use the school address when it asks for an address (123 Quarry St. Willimantic, CT) In addition, you need to define the following words using the pop-up "Learn more" on the website: planet, moon, sun, solar system, and galaxy.

Sizing Up the Universe

Station 2: The Known Universe Write at least 10 facts you learned from the following websites in your red journal (title it Station 2 - The Size of the Universe).

The Known Universe BBC Interactive Size of the Solar System What if the Moon were a Pixel?

Station 3: The Story of the Universe After reading the following sections from the website below, write a story of the universe in your red journal (title it: Station 3 - The Story of the Universe.) Include at least 10 facts from the readings in your story.

Read:
 * The Universe
 * What is Space?
 * The Mystery of the Dark Universe
 * Cosmic Distances

[|ESA Kids Readings on the Universe]

Summary Question: After you have finished the three stations please answer the following question on the next page in your journal. You should have at least 5 sentences, and you need to use information from the station in your answer.

__Question:__ If the Earth is the size of a marble could you fit a scale model into this classroom? Justify your answer with information from the stations.

How was the Solar System Formed?

[|Reading How the Solar System Were Formed?]