Unit 6
Unit 6
Unit 6: Earth and Space: Space (17 Days)
Identify the planets in Earth’s solar system and their position in relation to the Sun
Collect and Analyze data:
to identify sequences and predict patterns of change in shadows, seasons and the observable appearance of the Moon over time
Identify and Compare the physical characteristics of the Sun, Earth and Moon
Demonstrate that Earth rotates on its axis once approximately every 24 hours
Causing the day/night cycle and the apparent movement of the Sun across the sky
TEKS: 3.8D, 4.8C, 5.8C, 5.8 DOngoing: 5.1A, 5.1B. 5.2A, 5.2B, 5.2C, 5.2E, 5.2F, 5.3A, 5.3B, 5.3C, 5.4A
Unit 6: Earth and Space: Space
Can you identify and compare the characteristics of Earth, sun and moon?
How does rotation effect the day and night cycle?
Why do we have seasons?
What causes shadows to change?
Can you identify the phases of the moon?
What are the planets in our solar system?
Key Academic Vocabulary:
Unit 6: Earth and Space: Space
Full Moon, New Moon, Quarter Moon, Flow, Gravity, Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter, Rotate, Axis, Physical Characteristics, Axial Tilt, Atmosphere, Layers, Crater, Mountains, Plains, Soil, Rock, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Equator, Tilt, Satellite, Weight