Earth/Sun Interactions

What are my learning targets?

Can I describe the relative positions and movement of the Earth, sun, moon?

How did scientists break the geocentric theory for Earth in space? Describe pieces of evidence.

Can I describe how we discovered

Why are there seasons on Earth?

How am I going to learn them?

Galileo/Copernicus Movie Guide- Historical view, background knowledge for geo/heliocentric view of planetary motion.

Demo/Notes- Earth, Sun, Moon motion, axis, direction, rotation, revolution, time, synchronous rotation, lines of longitude, Greenwich time, international dateline

Seasons Poster

Starry Night- Earth Sun, Seasons on Earth

Earth, Sun, Moon Reading Guide

How will I know if I learned them?

I can Pass the following assessments with a C or better:

Earth and Sun Assessment