Formation of the Solar System
What are my learning targets?
Explain evidence for the solar nebular theory.
Describe early concepts about the structure of our solar system.
Describe how our current theories about the solar system have developed.
Relate gravity to the motion of planets in our solar system.
How am I going to learn them?
Starry Night Formation of the Solar System
Ellipse Lab- Students will make various ellipses with different eccentricities. They will infer how/why planets move in ellipses.
Universal Law of Gravity Notes- cartoon guide to how distance and mass affect the amount of gravity between 2 objects.
Formation of the Solar System Reading Guide
How will I know I learned them?
I must achieve a C or batter on the following assessment:
Solar Nebula Comic strip