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    The document discusses how a person's age is measured differently on other planets due to variations in the length of each planet's year. It provides instructions for students to calculate their age in Earth days and then determine what their age would be on other planets in our solar system by dividing their Earth age by the number of days in each planet's year. Examples are given to illustrate the calculations. The purpose is to help students understand how orbital periods affect relative aging as part of a STEM lesson on planetary science.

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    The document discusses how a person's age is measured differently on other planets due to variations in the length of each planet's year. It provides instructions for students to calculate their age in Earth days and then determine what their age would be on other planets in our solar system by dividing their Earth age by the number of days in each planet's year. Examples are given to illustrate the calculations. The purpose is to help students understand how orbital periods affect relative aging as part of a STEM lesson on planetary science.

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    The document discusses how a person's age is measured differently on other planets due to variations in the length of each planet's year. It provides instructions for students to calculate their age in Earth days and then determine what their age would be on other planets in our solar system by dividing their Earth age by the number of days in each planet's year. Examples are given to illustrate the calculations. The purpose is to help students understand how orbital periods affect relative aging as part of a STEM lesson on planetary science.

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    Age on Planets

    Did you know that time is measured differently on each planet? One Earth year is equivalent to the amount of
    time it takes for Earth to make one trip around the sun. On other planets, this time is shorter or longer. Using
    the age chart, calculate what your age in Earth years would be if you lived on another planet!

    TEKS:
    Math 5.3B: The student is expected to multiply with fluency a three-digit number by a two-digit number using
    the standard algorithm.
    Math 5.3C: The student is expected to solve with proficiency for quotients of up to a four-digit dividend by a
    two-digit divisor using strategies and the standard algorithm.
    Math 5.3G: The student is expected to solve for quotients of decimals to the hundredths, up to four digit
    dividends and two digit whole number divisors, using strategies and algorithms, including the standard
    algorithm.

    Materials:
     New Age Chart (attached)
     Paper and pencil (to do calculations)

    How To:
    1. Calculate your age in Earth days. This is your age multiplied by 365. Record this on the New Age Chart
    below.
    2. Determine how old you are on the four terrestrial planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars). To do
    this, divide your age in Earth days by the number of days in a planet’s year (this information is on the
    age chart). Your answer is your “new” age. For example, a 20 year old on Earth would be 83 years old
    on Mercury! (20 x 365 = 7,300 Earth days; 7,300/88 = 83). Fill in your new age on the age chart as you
    calculate it for each planet.
    3. To find your age on the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto), divide your age in
    Earth years by the approximate length of the planet’s year in Earth years. This is your “new” age. For
    example, a 20 year old on Earth would only be 1.7 years old on Jupiter because 20 / 12 = 1.7. Again,
    record your new age for each planet on the chart.
    STEM Explanation:
    One year on Earth is the amount of time it takes for Earth to orbit, or travel around, the Sun one time. Each
    planet in the solar system has a different orbit path around the Sun, so each planet takes a different amount
    of time to orbit the Sun. This is why each planet has a different length year than Earth’s year. Since we know
    how long another planet takes to orbit the Sun, we can calculate what our age would be on other planets! In
    our example above, a person 20 years old on Earth is only 1.7 years old on Jupiter. This is because in the time
    it takes Earth to orbit the Sun 20 times, Jupiter only completes 1.7 orbits! If someone is 124 years old on
    Mercury, can you determine how old they are on Earth? The age that you are on different planets wouldn’t
    really change how old you are—if you went to Pluto, you wouldn’t become a baby. You would still look the
    same way you do right now; your age would just be different!

    Check your math on the Exploratorium’s Your Age on Other Worlds online calculator.

    Career Connection:
    Mathematicians do research to develop and understand mathematical principles. They analyze data and use
    mathematical techniques to help solve problems in the world. They often work with teams of scientists and
    engineers. To be a mathematician, you need to get at least a master’s degree in mathematics.

    Resource:
    http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/class_acts/HowOld.html
    New Age Chart

    My age in Earth days (age x 365) =__________ Earth days.

    Terrestrial Planets Approximate length of year Your "new" age

    Mercury 88 Earth days

    Venus 225 Earth days

    Earth 365 Earth days

    Mars 687 Earth days

    Outer Planets Approximate length of year Your "new" age

    Jupiter 12 Earth years

    Saturn 29.5 Earth years

    Uranus 84 Earth years

    Neptune 165 Earth years

    Pluto 248 Earth years

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