Kindergarten Earth in Space and Time Objects Big and Small Objects Near and Far in the Sky Office of Academics - Department of Science

Topic XVI: Objects Big and Small, Near and Far in the Sky SC.K.E.5.5: Observe that things can be big and things can be small as seen from Earth SC.K.E.5.6: Observe that some objects are far away and some are nearby as seen from Earth. SC.K.N.1.1: Collaborate with a partner to collect information. SC.K.N.1.2: Make observations of the natural world and know that they are descriptors collected using the five senses. SC.K.N.1.3: Keep records as appropriate - such as pictorial - of investigations conducted. SC.K.N.1.4: Observe and create a visual representation of an object which includes major features. SC.K.N.1.5: Recognize that learning can come from careful observation. Office of Academics - Department of Science

Some things are considered big and some small! Size of Objects Some things are considered big and some small! Discuss with the students that some objects are considered big and some considered small. Office of Academics - Department of Science

Some things that are considered big include: Big Objects Some things that are considered big include: Giraffes Whales Mountains Planets Stars Explain to the students that the objects listed above are considered big. Office of Academics - Department of Science

Some things that are considered small include: Small Objects Some things that are considered small include: Ants Mice Puppies Kittens Explain to the students that the objects listed above are considered small. Office of Academics - Department of Science

Office of Academics - Department of Science Big or Small? Let’s see if we can come up with some other objects that are big? Let’s see if we can come up with some other objects that are small? Ask the students to come up with objects that are big and small. You can write the list on the board or poster paper. Office of Academics - Department of Science

Is the object Big or Small? Whale Butterfly Flower Bus Big Small Use this game to identify objects that are big and small. The word on the left will appear with the first click, and then the corresponding word on the right will appear with the next click. Office of Academics - Department of Science

Where do you see the object? Some objects look different depending on where you see them. An airplane looks big on the ground Discuss with the students that some objects appear to be different sizes depending on where they are. Planes look big when seen on the ground. Office of Academics - Department of Science

Where do you see the object? Some objects look different depending on where you see them. An airplane looks small in the sky. Discuss with the students that planes look much smaller when we see them in the sky! Office of Academics - Department of Science

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. Discuss with the the students that objects appear bigger when they are nearby and appear smaller as they get farther away. Office of Academics - Department of Science

Objects in Outer Space The Sun looks small from Earth. In this picture, the Sun looks like it will fit inside the barn! Discuss with students how objects in outer space can also appear to be different sizes. The Sun looks small from Earth because it is far away. Office of Academics - Department of Science

Objects in Outer Space The Sun looks small from Earth. In reality the Sun is thousands of times bigger than the Earth!! Discuss with the students how the Sun is actually much, much bigger than the Earth. Office of Academics - Department of Science

What about the Moon? The Moon sometimes looks really big!! Discuss how the Moon can appear to be different sizes. This occurs our distance to the Moon changes ever so slightly throughout the night. Office of Academics - Department of Science

What about the Moon? Sometimes the Moon looks really small! Office of Academics - Department of Science

What about the Moon? The Moon is actually about a quarter the size of Earth. Discuss with the students that the Moon is always the same size, about a quarter of the Earth’s size. Office of Academics - Department of Science

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. Discuss with students how the stars appear small because they are really, really far away. Office of Academics - Department of Science

Same object, different sizes Objects in outer space… look bigger when they are close by And look smaller when they are far away. Discuss with students that all objects in space follow the rules of objects on Earth, objects look bigger up close and smaller as they get farther away. Office of Academics - Department of Science