Big Ideas:

To develop an understanding of how the Earth and Moon systems developed and work.

Essential Questions:

What are the differences between geocentric and heliocentric models, How would one contrast aphelion and perihelion? How are the seasons caused? How do the phases of the moon occur? What is apogee vs perigee?

Vocabulary:

aphelion, perihelion, AU, ellipse, eccentricity, orbital period, roation, revolution, magnetic field, precession, apogee, perigee, tides, eclipses

Month

Content

Skills

Asessment

Standards

Instructional Activities, Strategies, and Differentiation

December

Earth and Moon

Formative:

HS-ESS2-3; HS-ESS2-5,6,7

Provide Topic Reading Assignments and Vocabulary List

Deliver Information via Lecture, Discussion and Handouts

History Models and Laws

Put to the test to see if moon phases effect a person’s birthday using statistical calculations and graphs.

Student Partipiation and Dialog

Use Technology (ie Simulations/Illustrations/Videos), Various Manipulatives and Word Play

Earth-System

Provide a visual of the moon phases using a manipulative such as Oreo cookies.

Study Guide Assignments

Offer Review Opportunities (Study Guides and Study Sessions)

Moon-System

Discover if the ellipse of a planet can be found using Kepler’s 1st Law.

Lab Practicles and/or Projects

Supplement Topic Discussion with Labs/Projects/Demonstrations

Devise a model that can show the positions of the sun, the moon, and Earth during various phases and eclipses.

Chapter Quizzes

Create a model of the lunar surface and various features in order to help understand the moon’s topography.

Reading / Vocabulary Exam

Summative:

Chapter Exam

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