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Big Question: What causes the yearly cycle of seasons, the monthly cycle of moon phases, and the daily cycle of the ocean tides?
Big Question: What causes the yearly cycle of seasons, the monthly cycle of moon phases, and the daily cycle of the ocean tides?
Main Resources
Main Resources
Seasons
Seasons
Due 1/13 - Reasons for the Seasons WS using: (Canvas)
Reasons for the seasons - Rebecca Kaplan - youtube.com - Animated TED Talk on the reasons for the seasons.
Why Do We Have Seasons? - opb.pbslearningmedia.org - Interactive provides a complete explanation.
SEPUP Seasons Interactive - sepuplhs.org - Interactive
Objectives
Objectives
Relate Earth's days, years, and seasons to Earth's movement in space.
Explain the causes of ocean tides.
Describe variations in the tides.
Match tidal variation with lunar phases.
Warm-ups
Warm-ups
1/13- Answer what you think or guess without looking in the book:
How does a season vary in different places on Earth?
What is the main reason for the seasons?
Reasons for the Seasons – TED Ed
- How does the angle at which the sun hits the Earth's surface effect the temperature? (IS pg. 430)
- List the 8 phases of the moon starting with the New Moon. Draw a representation
- Make a Venn diagram comparing a solar eclipse to a lunar eclipse. (SS pgs. 158-159)
- Make a Venn diagram comparing Spring Tide with Neap Tide. (Investigating Sea Level Using Real Data - portal.nnvl.noaa.gov - LEVEL 3)
- Why do some scientists think there is a ninth planet in the solar system?
- A Lunar Eclipse will occur on Sunday, Jan. 20. Starts 7:30, Total 841, Max 9:12
What days of January are the Full Moon and New Moon?
What days of the month will the Spring Tides occur?
What days will the Neap Tides occur?
Keywords
Keywords
Season (IS p. 430)
Solstice (IS p. 432)
Equinox
Lunar Phases (IS p. 438)
Eclipse (IS p. 441-442)
Tides (IS p. 444-447)
Tidal Range
Mean Sea Level (MSL)
Spring Tide
Neap Tide
Web Resources
Web Resources
Astro-Simulations - ccnmtl.github.io
Seasons
Seasons
What causes the seasons? - youtube.com - People in Australia were asked. Most of the answers are misconceptions.
Reasons for the seasons - Rebecca Kaplan - youtube.com - Animated TED Talk on the reasons for the seasons.
Why Do We Have Seasons? - opb.pbslearningmedia.org - Interactive provides a complete explanation.
SEPUP Seasons Interactive - sepuplhs.org - Interactive
How Earth's tilt causes seasons (video) - khanacademy.org
Seasons on Earth and Mars - opb.pbslearningmedia.org
Which pole is colder? - climatekids.nasa.gov
ClassAction Modules - astro.unl.edu - Animations and interactives run from a downloadable app. Use to be online Flash apps.
Sun's Rays Simulator
Union Season's Demonstrator - Middle of the day over a full year at UNL campus.
Daylight Simulator - Global daylight simulator.
Paths of the Sun
Sun Motion Overview
Sun's Position on Horizon
Seasons Simulator (NAAP) - Simulation shows how the position of the earth in its orbit relates to the angle of the sun rays hitting the earth.
Daylight Hours Explorer
Moon
Moon
The Origin of the Moon - opb.pbslearningmedia.org
Moon Phase Simulation - pbs.org
Moon Phases Simulation Viewed from Earth and Space - pbs.org - Relates moon phase to daytime visibility.
Mythbusters | Moon Landing Hoax - dailymotion.com
ClassAction Modules - astro.unl.edu - Animations and interactives run from a downloadable app. Use to be online Flash apps.
Three Views Simulator
Lunar Phase Simulator - Online option at ccnmtl.github.io/astro-simulations/lunar-phase-simulator/
Moon Inclination
Eclipse Table
Eclipse Shadow Simulator
Eclipses
Eclipses
Solar Eclipse 101 | National Geographic - youtube.com
Solar Eclipses: Past and Future - eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov - NASA information on recent solar eclipses.
Tides
Tides
Watching the Tides - opb.pbslearningmedia.org
Lunar and Solar Tides - SciencePrimer.com
Tides - explorelearning.com - Interactive tides simulation.
UNDERSTANDING SEA LEVEL - dataintheclassroom.noaa.gov - Complete activity using data to understand sea level, tides and sea-level change.
Tide Predictions - weather.hmsc.oregonstate.edu - Tide Tables for the OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center Dock in Yaquina Bay, Oregon
Tide charts along the Northern Coast of Oregon - usharbors.com
Old Links
Old Links
1/22 - Quiz: Seasons, Moons, Tides, and Solar System
1/22 - Signed Portfolio 11/26/18 to 1/18/19 with Notebook and Keywords (KIMs)
1/18 - Sea Level and Tides WS using:
1/11 - Reasons for the Seasons WS using:
Earth and Sun - esminfo.prenhall.com - Shows solstices and equinoxes through a year. Questions 1-6.
Seasons Interactive - highered.mcgraw-hill.com - Change the tilt to see the effect on the seasons. Questions 7-8.
Old Seasons
Earth and Sun - esminfo.prenhall.com - Animation showing the reason for the seasons.
Observing Seasonal Changes - classzone.com - Images taken each day from a satellite showing seasonal change throughout the year.
Time-lapse Season Demonstrator - astro.unl.edu - Middle of the day over a full year at UNL campus.
Length of Planet Earth's Days and Nights - science.sbcc.edu - Length of day for northern hemisphere.
Daylight Simulator - astro.unl.edu - Global daylight simulator.
Seasons and Ecliptic Simulator - astro.unl.edu - Simulation shows details of seasons on Earth.
Seasons - highered.mcgraw-hill.com - Animation showing how the tilt of the axis of a planet affects the intensity of each season.
Old Moon
Impact Theory of Moon Formation - classzone.com - Simulation show one of the lead theory for the formation of the moon.
Determining Moon Phases using Bisectors - astro.unl.edu - Phases of the moon basics.
Lunar Phase Simulator - astro.unl.edu - Interactive phases of the moon animation.
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