Solar+System

For your project, you will need to create a reference for the rest of the class. You should include text, images, and short video where appropriate (animations and diagrams can be very useful). Do **NOT** cut and paste, reword using clear language that you understand. __Your goal is to teach your classmates about these topics__, you should not overwhelm with tricky science lingo (especially if you do not understand the terms) and you should not underwhelm with elementary level material.

Your information should be posted under a new page and the topic should look exactly as it does below with the number and title (the page title should not include the information in parantheses). Be sure to include your name at the beginning of your presentation.

Some of you have decided that the Wiki assignments are optional or more carefree. This assignment, along with the follow up on Tuesday, is worth 80 points in the Activity/Lab section of your grade. Please take it seriously and produce quality work.

Have fun and learn!

The topics are as follows: 1. Theories - Geocentric (should reference Pythagoras, Aristotle, Hipparcus, Ptolemy, Tycho Brahe) 2. Theories - Heliocentric (should reference Aristarchus, Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler) 3. Sun (mythology, rotation on axis, unique features, temperatures, size) 4. Planetary Movement (day, year, orbital pattern, velocity) 5. Mercury 5. Venus 6. Earth 7. Mars 8. Asteroid Belt, Kuiper Belt, Oort Cloud 9. Jupiter 10. Saturn 11. Uranus 12. Neptune 13. Pluto and Eris 14. Planetary Movement (rotation = day, revolution = year, orbital pattern, velocity) 15. Formation of the Solar System (when, how, how do scientists know, do other solar systems exist?)