Seasons, Moons and Tides - 12/13 - 1/17
Post date: Dec 12, 2016 8:13:33 PM
Keywords
Warm-up
Season (SS pg. 146)
Solstice
Equinox
Lunar Phases (SS pg. 156)
Eclipse (SS pgs. 158-159)
12/13 - What is the main reason for the seasons? (SS pgs. 146-149)
12/14 - Use the following simulations to complete the worksheet Reason for the Seasons:
Earth and Sun - esminfo.prenhall.com - Shows solstices and equinoxes through a year.
Seasons and Ecliptic Simulator - astro.unl.edu - Change the latitude to see sunbeam angle and spread during the year.
Sun's Rays Simulator - astro.unl.edu - Shows how the sun's most direct rays hit different parts of the earth as the seasons change.
Seasons Interactive - highered.mcgraw-hill.com - Change the tilt to see the effect on the seasons (Q. 7 of Reason for the Seasons Worksheet).
1/3 - Use the picture to answer the questions:
1. What season is the Northern Hemisphere beginning?
2. What season is the Southern Hemisphere beginning?
3. If this is a solstice, what is the date? (month and day)
4. What line on earth is getting the most direct sunlight?
Tidal RangeSpring TideNeap Tide
Assignments
1/4 - How does the angle at which the sun hits the Earth's surface effect the temperature? (SS pg. 144)
1/5 - Why do some scientists think there is a ninth planet in the solar system?
Scientists Find Evidence for Ninth Planet in Solar System - nationalgeographic.com
1/6 - Make a Venn diagram comparing a solar eclipse to a lunar eclipse. (SS pgs. 158-159)
1/10 - Make a Venn diagram comparing High Tide with Low Tide. (SS pgs. 168-170)
1/12 To Run the Tides Gizmo:
Open the Chrome Browser
Go to this link at explorelearning.com
Use the Login: cb744 Password: lake744
Select the Tides simulation from the list.
Use the Tides simulation to complete the worksheet packet.
Objectives
Portfolio 11/7 to 12/15 - due 1/5
SS U3L1 - Earth's Days, Years, and Seasons - 1/4
Reasons for the Seasons - 1/4
SS U3L2 - Moon Phases & Eclipses - 1/10
SS U3L3 Earth's Tides - 1/13
Tides Gizmo - 1/13
Unit 3 Quiz: Seasons, moon and tides - 1/17
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.
Advanced Science
Complete Exploravision Project by end of semester - 1/27
Seasons
Earth and Sun - esminfo.prenhall.com - Animation showing the reason for the seasons.
Sun's Rays Simulator - astro.unl.edu - Shows how the sun's most direct rays hit different parts of the earth as the seasons change.
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.
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.
Observe Solar Eclipses - classzone.com - Shows three types of solar eclipse.
Solar Eclipses: Past and Future - eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov - NASA information on recent solar eclipses.
Don't look at the sun, people! You'll go blind!
Instead try some of these options:
Tides
Tides - explorelearning.com - Interactive tides simulation.
Tides: multimedia discovery missions - oceanexplorer.noaa.gov
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