Friday, February 12, 2010

Griffith Park Observatory Field Trip

Griffith Park Observatory 

THE PLANETARIUM

The planetarium sky made me feel like I was flying.
Danielle Y

...it made me feel like I was laying down and looking at the stars
Jerry

It was gorgeous looking up at the stars, even though I got motion sickness.
Mikaela

It was so real, that I felt like we were moving in the sky.
Shana

The narrator's voice was inspirational.
Isabel

Looking at the constellations  made me feel like I was in space.
Cameron

I felt like we were actually moving.
Rawmteen

We felt like we were in space when we were in the rocket ship.
Courtney

FAST FACTS:

There are underwater volcanoes on Jupiter's Moon.
Ali

The bigger the planet, the more you weigh.
The planet we weigh the most on is Jupiter, and the planet we weigh the least on is Mercury.
Sophie

On February 10th we were in the sea goat constellation
Rockey

Comets are made of water, carbon, sand, and amonia.
Shana

CHNOPS 
Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus, and Sulfer
(elements that appear in all living things)
Brian and Jerry

Two types of telescopes:
1. Reflecting
2. Refracting
Noah 

Tesla Coil, created by Thomas Edison's competitor,  Nikola Tesla was going to be used to transport electricity, but was rejected because of its loud noise and startling appearance. 
Brian

Eight planets make up our solar system
Courtney

Life on earth requires: LIQUID WATER, ENERGY FROM THE SUN, and STABLE ENVIRONMENT

1 million EARTHS can fit INSIDE the sun

Foucault Pendulum

12 comments:

  1. Dear Mrs. Coro's class,

    I love all the comments about the museum my classmates made (including me). I really hope 5th grade will go to Griffith Park again next year, that includes my sister in 1st grade. That was my favorite field trip so far this year.

    Sincerely,
    Shana

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  2. Dear Mrs.Coro,s class,

    Griffith Park Observatory was super fun! One thing not said was that we learned how to make a comet. It consists of about three teaspoons of carbon,sand,dry ice and a bag halfway full of water. First pour the sand and carbon in the bag of water. After that get on gloves and take out the dry ice and put in the bag. DO NOT TAKE OUT THE DRY ICE WITHOUT GLOVES!!!! Next, make in to a ball shape and hold it their to until the ice freezes.It should take about two-three minutes. Take it out and put it in a cup. Now you have your own comet . Make sure no one touches it.

    Sincerely,
    Isabel

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  3. Dear Mrs.Coro's Class,

    When I was in the Planetarium I felt like I was soaring in the sky, going on an adventure through different galaxies.

    Sincerely,
    Morgan

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  4. Dear Mrs. Coros Class,
    When I saw the tesla coil at the observatory I could have sworn that it was going to come straight through the glass any minuet. The neon sign just barely lit up. It was scary and awesome at the same time.

    Sincerely,
    Michael

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  5. Dear Mrs. Coro's Class,
    I had a really fun time on the field trip. My favorite part, was when we weighed ourselves on the different planets. On Pluto I weighed only 1 lb! That is 71 lbs less than my weight on earth. I had a great time and hope to go again soon.

    ~Noah

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  6. Dear Mrs.Coro's class,

    I really enjoyed going to the Griffith Park Observatory. Did you know that you could fit 1,000,000 earth's in Jupiter?

    Thank you to all the teachers and chaperons.

    Sincerely,
    Courtney

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  7. Dear Mrs. Coro,

    I really enjoyed the field trip to the Griffith Observatory, because we got to look at the amazing telescope that was transported to the Observatory in 1935. Secondly, because of the Planetarium show I felt like I was soaring in space. Lastly, I like the part where we made an earthquake and we got to weigh ourselves on different planets. The earthquake we made was a 2.8 earthquake, and I weighed 199 pounds on Jupiter.

    Sincerely,
    Tariq

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  8. Dear Mrs. Coro's Class,
    One fact about the universe is that Europa(Jupiter's Moon) has an underwater ocean, and there are still beliefs that life is in the ocean. Another fact is that the sun is not the biggest star in the whole galaxy. Lastly, Pluto is a Dwarf Planet.

    Sincerely,
    Cameron

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  9. Dear Mrs.Coro's Class,

    I enjoyed Griffith Observatory because of the planetarium. I felt like I was moving in space. It was awesome.

    Sincerely,
    Rawmteen

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  10. Dear Mrs. Coro's Class,
    I chose to write a haiku about salmon.

    Salmon

    Claws grabbing salmon
    rushing water everywhere
    stomachs are growling

    hope you enjoy.
    ~Noah

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  11. Dear Mrs. Coro's class,

    Along with the planetarium movie our class saw, there is a different one. As this one explains how water has to do with astronomy, the other one shows the history of astronomy and shows astronomers' theories, studies, and explorations.

    Sincerely,
    Brian

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  12. Dear Mrs.Coro's class,

    Griffith Park Observatory was the best field trip ever!! I hope that all the younger kids have a geat time when they go there.

    Sincerely,
    Isabel

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