Week of September 19-23, 2016
Tuesday, September 20th & Wednesday, September 21st - 7th & 8th Grade Challenge Days
Thursday, September 22nd - Fire Drill
Monday, September 19th
Class Work: Return Astronomy Pretest and add it to science notebook
Activity: Rotation & Revolution - what is the difference?
Reading as a class pages 400-405 in CPO Earth book
Add vocabulary terms to science notebook
Homework: None Today
Class Work: Return Astronomy Pretest and add it to science notebook
Activity: Rotation & Revolution - what is the difference?
Reading as a class pages 400-405 in CPO Earth book
Add vocabulary terms to science notebook
Homework: None Today
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About the Solar System - Vocabulary
(pages 400-405, CPO Earth Science book) Planet – a massive object orbiting a star like the Sun Solar System – the Sun and all objects that are bound by gravitational force to the Sun Gravitational Force – the force of attraction between all objects Law of Universal Gravitation – states that the strength of gravitational force depends on the mass of the objects and the distance between them Orbit – regular, repeating path that an object in space follows around another object Satellite – an object in orbit around another object Axis – the imaginary line that passes through the center of a planet from pole to pole Astronomical Unit (AU) – equal to 150 million km (kilometers) or the distance from Earth to the Sun |
Tuesday, September 20th
Class Work: Activity: Building a solar system to scale
Homework: None Today
Class Work: Activity: Building a solar system to scale
Homework: None Today
Wednesday, September 21st
Class Work: Activity: Building a solar system to scale
Homework: None Today
Class Work: Activity: Building a solar system to scale
Homework: None Today
Thursday, September 22nd
Class Work: Activity: The Solar System to Scale on the Football Practice Field (if weather allows)
Writing Prompt: What do you notice about the planets and their distance from the Sun?
Homework: Complete writing if not done in class
Class Work: Activity: The Solar System to Scale on the Football Practice Field (if weather allows)
Writing Prompt: What do you notice about the planets and their distance from the Sun?
Homework: Complete writing if not done in class
Friday, September 23rd
Class Work: Activity: Adding distances and travel times to solar system model
Homework: None Today
Class Work: Activity: Adding distances and travel times to solar system model
Homework: None Today
Students who demonstrate understanding can:
MS-ESS1-1. Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
MS-ESS1-2. Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.
MS-ESS1-3. Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.
MS-ESS1-1. Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
MS-ESS1-2. Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.
MS-ESS1-3. Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.