Our Place in the Solar System

Unit Five

All Posts will now be in Unit 6: Mission to Mars

Friday 3/6/20

  • Our Place in the Solar System unit test.

Thursday 3/5/20

Wednesday 3/4/20

Tuesday 3/3/20

  • Continue to complete Lost in Space activity. The written part is on Google Classroom and must be turned in today.
  • Test: Friday March 6. It will cover Sun-Earth-Moon relationships, planet characteristics, solar system scale, and gravity.

Monday 3/2/20

  • Lost in Space activity. Given a limited amount of data student groups will try and retrace the path of a missing space vessel. This in-class assignment will be continued on Tuesday.
  • Task 3 Gravity in the Galaxies Elaborate graph must be turned in today.
  • Test: Friday March 6. It will cover Sun-Earth-Moon relationships, planet characteristics, solar system scale, and gravity.

Friday 2/28/20

  • Task 3 Gravity in the Galaxies Elaborate: student groups will take data about celestial bodies in the solar system and calculate velocity and acceleration rates. They will then graph the data using a Google sheet that is posted as an assignment on Google classroom. This assignment will likely continue on Monday.
  • HW: Task 3 Explore: Gravity in the Galaxies. Due Friday 2/27.
  • Test: Friday March 6. It will cover Sun-Earth-Moon relationships, planet characteristics, solar system scale, and gravity.

Thursday 2/27/20:

Wednesday 2/26/20:

Monday/Tuesday 2/25-2/26

  • Walking the Solar System activity where students will gain a perspective on the size of our solar system in this model.
  • CER to answer the the question "where else could humans live?" A tree map will be done in preparation of writing.
  • Quiz: short quiz this Wednesday 2/27 on the solar system.
  • HW: review notebook for quiz.

Friday 2/21/20

  • Research on the characteristics of planets was completed in class (if a student is not done, it is their responsibility to complete it on their own). The research page is posted on Google Classroom.
  • HW: complete planet research if not finished.

Thursday 2/20/20

  • Planet Research. Students will collect data on the planets in order to better inform them (collect evidence) in their decision on how to answer the unit question "Where else in the solar system can humans live?" The research will continue on Friday.
  • No HW

Wednesday 2/19/20

  • Rewards Day
  • Travel Time in the Solar System. In order to develop an understanding of the relative immensity of the solar system students will calculate the length of time it takes light to travel to the various planets.
  • HW: complete worksheet if not done in class.

Tuesday 2/18/20

  • Continued the work from Friday. Students will need to complete the models by the end of class.
  • No HW

Friday 2/14/20

  • Scale Model of the Solar system. Based on the calculations they did to scale the solar system down to a model (Explore A Solar system Model), students will draw a model that shows relative distances in the solar system, and another drawing that will demonstrate relative sizes of the 8 planets (the sun will not be included because even on the scale students came up with, it is too huge to fit).
  • No HW


Thurs 2/13/20

Task 2 Explore A Solar system Model Relative size and distances of the Planets of our Solar System. Google Classroom (Due Friday) Observing data about size and distance of each planet in the solar system. Creating two scale models (distance, size).

HW: Complete Task 2 Explore (Due tomorrow)

Extra Credit: Article on google classroom (Questions & Digital One-pager summary) Due by Fri 2/14


Wed 2/12/20

      • The following is a list for assignments that are in the science notebook for unit 5 "Our Place in the Solar System."

Solar system drawing cover page and evidence page

The Planets video guide

Resource card 1 Task 1 Explore wkst

Day Length and Seasons and there are Follow-up Questions

Day Light and Seasons CER

Drawing Moon Phases and Lunar Phases WKST

Sun-Moon-Earth Stations

Why are Some Stars Only Visible Certain Times of the Year? Earth’s Revolution

      • Extra Credit: Article on google classroom (Questions & Digital One-pager summary) Due by Fri 2/14


Tues 2/11/20

Task 1 Quiz: Sun, Earth, & Moon -12 points (on illuminate, chromebook)

Extra Credit: Article on google classroom (Questions & Digital One-pager summary) Due by Fri 2/14

HW: None

Fri 2/7/20:

Task 1 A Sun-Earth-Moon model .Task Station Review 9 stations of models and simulations to help answer all guiding questions:

  • Why does your shadow change size and direction during the day?
  • Why is it colder in the winter and warmer in the summer?
  • Why does the shape of the moon change each night?
  • Why are some stars visible during only part of the year?
  • How could sunlight be blocked during the day?

THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE USED AS A STUDY GUIDE FOR TUESDAY'S QUIZ

HW: Be ready for quiz on Tuesday

QUIZ TUES 2/11

Thurs 2/6/20:

Task 1 A Sun-Earth-Moon model .Task Station Review 9 stations of models and simulations to help answer all guiding questions:

  • Why does your shadow change size and direction during the day?
  • Why is it colder in the winter and warmer in the summer?
  • Why does the shape of the moon change each night?
  • Why are some stars visible during only part of the year?
  • How could sunlight be blocked during the day?

THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE USED AS A STUDY GUIDE FOR TUESDAY'S QUIZ

ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY

HW: None

QUIZ TUES 2/11

Weds 2/5/20:

Task 1 A Sun-Earth-Moon model . Guiding Question: Why does the shape of the moon change each night?

Lunar Phase simulation in SAC

HW: None

NEW QUIZ DATE: TUES 2/11

Tues 2/4/20:

Task 1 A Sun-Earth-Moon model Card 4 Changing Stars in the Sky. Guiding Question: Why are some stars visible during only part of the year?

Lunar Phase simulation in SAC tomorrow: rules of conduct and procedures previewed.

HW: None

Quiz Friday 2/7

Mon 2/3/20:

Task 1 A Sun-Earth-Moon model.Day Length and Seasons Analysis. HW: Daylength & Seasons CER. Graphing data from (made-up) city. Determine whether it is in the Southern Hemisphere or Northern Hemisphere and complete CER (when would be a good time to go snowboarding? in this imaginary city) due Tues 2/4

HW: Daylength & Season CER due tomorrow

Quiz Friday 2/7

Fri 1/31/20:

Task 1 A Sun-Earth-Moon model.Day Length and Seasons with Follow-up Questions. Graphing amount of daylight by month for 5 different cities around the world. Will Analyze on Monday 2/3

Guiding Question: Why is it colder in the winter and warmer in the summer?

NO HW (GO NINERS!)

Quiz Friday 2/7

Thurs 1/30/20:

Task 1 A Sun-Earth-Moon model. Sky Viewer Activity: How do we know that the Earth is Rotating?

NO HW

Quiz Friday 2/7

Weds 1/29/20:

Task 1 A Sun-Earth-Moon model. Resource cards 1 & 2 Focused on the guiding question: Why does your shadow change size and direction during the day? Shadow model activity. Can you make a shadow change size and direction?

NO HW

EXTRA CREDIT DUE TODAY: Sonar article questions and digital one pager. (Google Classroom)

Quiz Friday 2/7

Tues 1/28/20:

Solar System overview with The Planets video and video guide (due at the end of the period)

NO HW

Quiz Friday 2/7

Mon 1/27/20:

Engage activity: Draw the solar system according to prior knowledge (legal sized paper). This will be the cover page. The opposite side will be the evidence page (“Where else in the solar system could humans live?”). Task 1 Engage activity

Guiding Questions for this unit:

  • Why does your shadow change size and direction during the day?
  • Why is it colder in the winter and warmer in the summer?
  • Why does the shape of the moon change each night?
  • Why are some stars visible during only part of the year?
  • How could sunlight be blocked during the day?

NO HW

Quiz Friday 2/7