07 Earth Moon Sun

Chapter 7: The Earth-Moon-Sun System

Labs

    1. Measuring Angles & Distances

    2. Measuring the Circumference of the Earth

Math Skills

    1. Speed

    2. Decimals

    3. Tides

    4. Rates

Objectives

Section 1: Earth in Space

    1. Compare and contrast Earth's physical characteristics with those of other planets.

    2. Explain the Dynamo Theory as it relates to Earth's magnetic field.

    3. Explain Earth's movement in space and how eclipses occur.

Section 2: Time & Seasons

    1. Calculate the time and date in different time zones.

    2. Differentiate between revolution and rotation.

    3. Explain the phenomena of seasons based on the tilt of the Earth.

Section 3: Earth's Moon

    1. Understand how the Moon causes ocean tides.

    2. Calculate ocean tides and times.

    3. Explain why the Moon has phases.

    4. Compare and contrast solar and lunar eclipses.

    5. Analyze what surface features of the Moon reveal about its history.

Section 4: The Sun

    1. Explain the equilibrium theory of why the sun is the size that it is.

    2. Explain how a proto-star becomes a star.

    3. Draw and label the internal and external layers of the sun's structure.

    4. Describe the supposed beginning sequences and ending sequences of the Sun's existence.