Pikes Peak Pebble Pups

Pikes Peak Pebble Pups

Monday, May 6, 2013

CSMS Pebble Pup Earns Earth in Space Merit Badge


KATIE MORLAND

Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society Pebble Pup

Earth in Space Merit Badge 

May 2013

Activity 11.1: Modeling the solar system.



Each ball represents a planet in our solar system.  From left to right the planets are:
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury.


Activity 11.2: Learning about visitors from space.

Meteorite: A solid piece of space debris from asteroids or comets.  Known as “shooting stars” some burn up in the earth’s atmosphere and some reach earth’s surface.

Tektite:  A small rock produced by the impact of meteorites on the earth’s surface.  They are similar to obsidian.

Asteroid: Are solar system bodies or dwarf planets that orbit the sun. They do not show characteristics of a planet or a comet.

Comet:  Is an icy small Solar System body.  When close to the sun, they display a fuzzy atmosphere and sometimes a tail.

Comet:  The Pebble Pups Mascot Dog.

Activity 11.4: Collecting meteorites and tektites.

 

I obtained this Tektite from Mr. Steve
at one of our CSMS Pebble Pups meetings,
 


 
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