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The Space Domes Resort

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COMBINED RATING

4.2 Stars

TEACHERS (106)

4.3

STUDENTS (45768)

4.0

LENGTH

29 Minutes

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CAPABILITIES

Spanish Language Support

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Description

The famous Space Hero is finally on vacation and he's going to the Space Domes Resort! Eris, the A.I. resort manager will be your host and she will teach you everything about the stars, the sun, the solar system and the Earth! But beware, a hidden threat is waiting and the Earth could be in danger!

Vocabulary Words

sun

moon

Earth

planets

rotation

revolution

revolve

seasons

axis

solar system

orbit

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Earth and the Solar System. Suitable for Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5.

Main Concepts

Stars are very hot glowing spheres of gas.

Stars range greatly in their size and distance from Earth.

The sun and other stars are natural bodies in the sky that give off their own light.

The sun is one of billions of stars in our own galaxy.

The sun is a medium-sized star at the center of our solar system.

The distance light travels in one year is called a light year.

Light from distant stars can take a very long time to travel to Earth.

We can observe distant stars using tools such as telescopes.

All of the planets in the solar system revolve around the Sun.

Different models of the solar system can show certain properties of planets better than others.

Early scientists such as Aristotle and Ptolemy believed that the Earth was the center of the solar system.

Copernicus and Galileo were scientists who promoted the theory that the sun is the center of the solar system.

The sun is about 4.6 billion years old.

The solar system includes the sun, planets, asteroids, dwarf planets, moons.

Some objects in the solar system can be seen with the naked eye.

The Earth revolves around the Sun about once every 365 days.

Earth’s moon is a rocky celestial object with no atmosphere.

Earth is a rocky planet with liquid water and is surrounded by an atmosphere.

The sun is about 110 times the diameter of Earth.

The Earth rotates about a tilted axis between its North and South poles.

The Earth completes one full rotation about its axis every 24 hours, causing day and night.

The rotation of the Earth about its axis causes the apparent movement of the sun, moon, and stars across the sky.

Due to Earth’s rotation, the Sun appears to move from east to west across the sky each day.

Due to Earth’s rotation, there are daily patterns in the length and direction of shadows.

Due to Earth’s orbit around the Sun, there are longer days in the summer and shorter days in the winter.

Earth’s moon is a natural satellite that orbits around the Earth every 27.3 days.

Earth’s moon is a rocky satellite about ¼ the diameter of Earth.

The tides on Earth occur as a result due to the gravitational pull of the Moon on the Earth.

The tides on Earth occur in daily patterns due to the rotation of the Earth about its axis.

The planets in the solar system include Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

The planets in the solar system vary in relative size and distance from the Sun.

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are rocky planets.

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are gaseous planets.

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun as well as the smallest planet in the solar system.

Venus is the second planet from the Sun; it is the same size as Earth but much hotter.

Earth is the third planet from the Sun; it is the only known planet that supports life.

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun; it has a thin atmosphere and a red color.

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet in the solar system.

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun; it is surrounded by many large rings.

Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun; it is a gas giant.

Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun; it appears blue through telescopes.

Our understanding of the sun, moon, and solar system continues to change with new scientific discoveries.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

How many planets are in the solar system? How are the planets similar and different? How do the Sun, Moon, and Earth interact with each other? How are distances measured in space? Where are the stars?

After the Game

What causes the seasons? What causes the tides? What would happen if we did not have a Moon? What would happen if the Earth was not tilted on its axis? How long is Earth’s orbit around the Sun? How long is the moon’s orbit around the Earth? How long is one of Earth’s rotations around itself?