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FUN ACTIVITY The Milky Way Galaxy

Activity 1
Apparatus and materials: computer, Internet access,
marker pen, manila card
Steps:
1. Find information on the Milky Way galaxy.
2. Each member takes a turn to write at least one fact about the Milky Way
galaxy on a manila card.
3. Present the work of your group.

Questions:
1. Describe the Milky Way galaxy based on the above activity.
2. Are asteroids, meteoroids, and comets also found in the Milky Way
galaxy? Why?

Activity 2
Apparatus and materials: scissors, pencil, string, glue, cardboard,
white paper
Be careful when
Steps: using scissors.
1. 2. 3.

Cut the cardboard and Paste the white disc Draw the Milky Way galaxy
white paper into on top of the cardboard on the white disc. Mark the
round-shaped discs. disc. location of the Solar System.

4. 5. 6.

Make two holes at Insert a string through the Turn the disc to spin the
the centre of the disc. two holes. Tie both ends of string. Then, pull the
the string together. string.

Question:
Explain the position of Earth in the Milky Way galaxy.

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