Unit 1: Earth Science
Essential Questions
What are the different ways that the earth, moon, and sun move?
Vocabulary
axis – An imaginary line that goes through the center of the Earth.
rotation – involves the spinning of a planet, moon, or star around its axis
revolution – involves the repeated motion of one object around another, much more massive object
rotation – involves the spinning of a planet, moon, or star around its axis
revolution – involves the repeated motion of one object around another, much more massive object
Learning Goals
- I know what rotation means.
- I know what revolution means.
- I know what an axis is.
- I can explain the movements of Earth.
- I can explain the movements of the Moon.
- I can describe the position of the moon compared to the Earth.
- I can use terminology to describe the phases of the moon.
- I can describe the position of the sun compared to the planets.
- I can name the eight planets.
- I can describe the characteristic of some planets.
I know what
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I know what an axis is.Rotation and
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I can name the eight planets.
Brain Pop Videos
Extras
First Woman in Space
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Music inspired by Space
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