Solar System and Beyond

Jupiter's storm can be seen by telescopes from Earth and also by probes that have flown past Jupiter. What question could you ask that would help you determine which of those two tools was used to discover Jupiter's red storm for the first time?

• How many miles is Jupiter from Earth?

• Has a human ever landed on Jupiter?

• Was the storm discovered from the surface of Jupiter, or from space?

• Was the storm first seen from earth or from an image sent from space?

Which of the following changes below would improve the student's question? (hint: probes only take black and white photos)

• Was it taken from space, because an astronaut could have traveled to mercury

• Was the photo black/white, because a probe could have taken it

Read the picture to answer this question.

• Is the device larger than other devices?

• Will the device use more electricity than other devices?

• Does this device take longer to build than other devices?

• Can the device gather data from further distances than other devices?

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A device was landed on Mars. Using this device, which question can now be answered that could not be answered before? What is the shape and color of Mars? How many moons does Mars have? What is the soil like on Mars? How far away is Mars?

• What is the shape and color of Mars?

• How many moons does Mars have?

• What is the soil like on Mars?

• How far away is Mars?

Read the question below.

• How has technology improved its quality of photos over time?

• What were the dates that each technology was invented?

• Who were the scientists who invented the technology?

• When was the first space discovery first documented?

Which of the following questions could be asked to understand how technology has affected observations made about space?

• How are the sizes of technology different?

• How information collected today compares to information many years ago?

• Is technology used more?

• When were galaxies discovered?

Would you predict that Star 1 or Star 2 would appear brighter from earth?

• Star 1 because it is larger and closer to Earth

• Star 2 because it is larger and closer to Earth

• Star 1 because blue supergiants appear brighter than red supergiants

• Star 2 because red supergiants appear brighter than blue supergiant

If both Star 1 or Star 3 could be seen in the night sky, which would you predict would appear brighter from Earth?

• Star 1 because it is closer.

• Star 3 because it is larger.

• Both stars would be equally bright

• There is not enough information

Why do some stars appear to be larger and brighter than others?

• If one star is closer to earth, then it will appear larger and brighter.

• If one star is further to earth then it will appear larger and brighter.

• If one star is further to earth, then it will appear smaller and brighter.

Why do some stars appear to be larger and brighter than others? (question 2)

• If two stars are the same distance, the larger star will appear brighter.

• If two stars are the same distance, the smaller star will appear brighter.