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    What Happens When A Comet - Act 3.4

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    1. The document describes a classroom activity where students simulate asteroid impacts by throwing pebbles into flour. They observe and draw the resulting craters from different perspectives. 2. Students compare the shapes of the pebble craters to a photo of Meteor Crater in Arizona, noting similarities in crater formation. 3. The activity aims to help students understand how impact craters are formed and observe crater formation through a hands-on simulation.

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    What Happens When A Comet - Act 3.4

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    1. The document describes a classroom activity where students simulate asteroid impacts by throwing pebbles into flour. They observe and draw the resulting craters from different perspectives. 2. Students compare the shapes of the pebble craters to a photo of Meteor Crater in Arizona, noting similarities in crater formation. 3. The activity aims to help students understand how impact craters are formed and observe crater formation through a hands-on simulation.

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    Activity Sheet for Grade 8

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    1. The document describes a classroom activity where students simulate asteroid impacts by throwing pebbles into flour. They observe and draw the resulting craters from different perspectives. 2. Students compare the shapes of the pebble craters to a photo of Meteor Crater in Arizona, noting similarities in crater formation. 3. The activity aims to help students understand how impact craters are formed and observe crater formation through a hands-on simulation.

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    What Happens When A Comet - Act 3.4

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    1. The document describes a classroom activity where students simulate asteroid impacts by throwing pebbles into flour. They observe and draw the resulting craters from different perspectives. 2. Students compare the shapes of the pebble craters to a photo of Meteor Crater in Arizona, noting similarities in crater formation. 3. The activity aims to help students understand how impact craters are formed and observe crater formation through a hands-on simulation.

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    ANSWER SHEET

    PERFORMANCE TASK # 3.4

    Name: _______________________________________ Section: __________________

    “What happens when a comet


    or an asteroid hits Earth?”
    Objectives:

    After performing this activity, you should be able to:


    1. describe how impact craters are formed when a comet or asteroid hits Earth based on a simulation; and
    2. present observations on simulating a comet or asteroid impact using drawings.

    Procedure:
    1. Fill the rectangular tray with colored flour about 3-4 centimeters deep.
    2. Place the tray on top of a table or floor
    3. Throw a pebble to hit the sand in the tray. Do this about four times, hitting different parts of the sand in the tray.
    4. On the space below, draw the shape of the “craters” made by the pebble on the sand as:

    a. viewed from the top. b. viewed from the side

    Top view of pebble crater Side view of the pebble crater

    5. Compare the shape of the pebble’s “crater” with the impact crater photo shown below.
    Meteor Crater near Winslow, Arizona, USA

    Q1. What do you notice about the shape of your


    pebble’s crater and the impact crater shown in the
    photo?

    ___________________________________________________________

    ___________________________________________________________

    ___________________________________________________________

    _______________________

    Q2. What do you think happened to the plants and


    animals living in the area where the comet or asteroid
    crashed?

    ___________________________________________________________

    ___________________________________________________________

    ___________________________________________________________

    _______________________

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