Students completed an assignment on line in google classroom.  What is an Orbit?   Today we discussed questions they generated from the article.  Homework was, ON A SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER, answer 5 of the 7 question generated by your class. (the Questions are slightly different according to class. )  Tomorrow we will work on vocabulary words.

CORE 2,   Class before Lunch 

What is an Orbit? Article                          (answer 5 of the 7 following questions)BL

1.  How long does it take a satellite take to get to where its orbiting?
2. Why are all the planets in the same ecliptic plane?
3. Why aren’t all the orbits round?
4. Why is it summer in the northern hemisphere when we are farthest away from the sun?
5. What is the tug-of-war between?
6. How fast does a LEO travel?
7. How do the satellites go on and on without gas?

CORE 3,    Class after Lunch 

What is an Orbit? Article            (answer 5 of the 7 following questions) AL

1. What is a natural satellite?
2. Why do all the planets stay in the same plane?
3. Why is it summer in Michigan when the earth is farthest away from the sun?
4. What is the tug of war between (forces), that keeps a satellite in orbit?
5. How fast do LEO’s travel? hint:speed = distance/time
6. How fast do GEO’s travel?
7. How do the satellites go on and on without gas?