KindergartenEarth in Space and

TimeObjects Big and Small

Objects Near and Far in the Sky

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Topic XVI: Objects Big and Small, Near and Far in the Sky

O SC.K.E.5.5: Observe that things can be big and things can be small as seen from Earth

O SC.K.E.5.6: Observe that some objects are far away and some are nearby as seen from Earth.

O SC.K.N.1.1: Collaborate with a partner to collect information.

O SC.K.N.1.2: Make observations of the natural world and know that they are descriptors collected using the five senses.

O SC.K.N.1.3: Keep records as appropriate - such as pictorial - of investigations conducted.

O SC.K.N.1.4: Observe and create a visual representation of an object which includes major features.

O SC.K.N.1.5: Recognize that learning can come from careful observation.

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Size of Objects

Some things are

considered big and some

small!

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Big Objects

Some things that are

considered big include:• Giraffes• Whales

• Mountains• Planets• Stars

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Small ObjectsSome things

that are considered

small include:• Ants• Mice

• Puppies• Kittens

Big or Small?OLet’s see if we can come up

with some other objects that are big?

OLet’s see if we can come up with some other objects that are small?

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Is the object Big or Small?

OWhale

OButterfly

OFlower

OBus

OBig

OSmall

OSmall

OBig

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Where do you see the object?

O Some objects look different depending on where you see them.

O An airplane looks big on the ground

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Where do you see the object?

O Some objects look different depending on where you see them.

O An airplane looks small in the sky.

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Same object, different sizes

All of these hot air balloons are the same

size.

Objects look bigger when they are close

by.

Objects look smaller the farther away they

are.

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Objects in Outer SpaceOThe Sun

looks small from Earth.

OIn this picture, the Sun looks like it will fit inside the barn!

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Objects in Outer SpaceO The Sun looks

small from Earth.

O In reality the Sun is thousands of times bigger than the Earth!!

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What about the Moon?

OThe Moon sometimes looks really big!!

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What about the Moon?

OSometimes the Moon looks really small!

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What about the Moon?

OThe Moon is actually about a quarter the size of Earth.

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What about stars we see

at night?• The stars we see

at night appear very small.

• Stars are very big, like the sun.

• Stars are really far away from

Earth.

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Same object, different sizes

Objects in outer space…

look bigger when they are

close byAnd

look smaller when they are

far away.