Astronomy First Day Do-Now— 

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Name _____________________________________ Date __________________ Period ________

FIRST DAY DO-NOW

Rank the following objects in order of physical size, Rank the following objects in order of distance, with
with 1 indicating the smallest object and 10 1 indicating the closest object (to us in
indicating the largest: Haddonfield, NJ) and 10 indicating the farthest:

______ Andromeda Galaxy ______ Andromeda Galaxy

______ Earth ______ San Francisco
______ International Space Station (ISS) ______ ISS, passing directly overhead
______ Mars ______ Mars
______ Milky Way Galaxy ______ Milky Way Galactic Center
______ Moon ______ Moon
______ Orion Nebula ______ Orion Nebula
______ Polaris (North Star) ______ Polaris (North Star)
______ Sun ______ Sun
______ Universe ______ Edge of the observable universe

Rank the following objects in order of age, with 1 List four questions that you have about astronomy.
indicating the youngest object and 10 indicating Circle the ones for which you believe astronomers
the oldest: already have an answer:

______ Dinosaurs (1)

______ Earth
______ International Space Station (ISS)
______ Aristotle
______ Stars in the Orion Nebula
______ Milky Way Galaxy
(2)
______ Moon
______ The protons in your body
______ Sun
______ Universe

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