UNIT 9 DATE RANGE TEACHER GRADE

Sun, Moon and Earth March 2017 Dell

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UNIT LEARNING GOAL Students will be able to explain the impact of objects in space on each other.

UNIT OBJECTIVES Explain the role gravity plays in the formation of planets, stars, and solar systems Identify seasons: • compare/contrast the positions of Earth-moon-sun during each Identify phases of the moon: • compare/contrast the positions of Earth-moon-sun during each Identify solar and lunar eclipses: • compare/contrast the positions of Earth-moon-sun during each Identify spring and neap tides • compare/contrast the positions of Earth-moon-sun during each

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How would our lives be different if the earth was not tilted on its axis? How would the number of eclipses change if the moon did not have a tilted orbit?

ESSENTIAL CONTENT AND UNDERSTANDING

Students for this unit will discuss the impact of objects in space on each other. Students will explain how the tilt of the earth and its location around the sun influences seasons. Students will understand the Law of Universal Gravitation and apply it to the relationship between the sun, the Earth and the moon. Students will describe the impact of the moon on the Earth through explanations of moon phases as observed from Earth, high and low tides (Spring and Neap tides) and solar and lunar eclipses.

UNIT VOCABULARY

Gravity Inertia Rotation Rotation Axis Revolution Orbit Solstice Equinox Nebulae Seasons Planet Star Law of Universal Gravitation Moon Phases Eclipse – Lunar and Solar Tides – Spring and Neap CHUNKING THE UNIT WHAT HOW INTRODUCING THE UNIT: Text Chapters 18-1, 18-2, 18-3, 10-1, 20-3

Guided Notes Worksheets

EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE: Interactive websites

Study Jams NASA, NOAA, AMNH websites

SC.8.E.5.9 (AA) Explain the impact of objects in space on each other including: the Sun on the Earth including seasons and gravitational attraction the Moon on the Earth, including phases, tides, and eclipses, and the relative position of each body.

Safari Montage PowerPoint Presentations

Oreo Moon Phase Lab Moon Phases PowerPoint Gravity v. Inertia PowerPoint Solar Eclipses PowerPoint Tides PowerPoint

ASSESSMENTS: Performance tasks and formal assessments

PENDA, quizzes, unit test

LEARNING STRATEGIES UTILIZED Thinking Maps, Cornell Notes, and Kagan Strategies

BENCHMARKS