Week of October 28, 2013

Monday- Rubber band contest introduction

Tuesday- periods 2-5 to the Opera House
Periods 1,7,8- Bill Nye & begin assignment
Wednesday- 4 & 5 begin assignment
Thursday- work on assignment
Friday- group demo
Monday-11/4Webquest
Tuesday- 11/5 sketches
Wednesday-11/6 MOON tour
Thursday- 1/2 day...

Satellites stay in orbit due to the balance of two factors:
velocity, or the speed at which it would travel in a straight line
the gravitational pull between the Earth and the satellite.

Do we really need the Moon?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMAC0ZZxZC4

Tuesday-
Bill Nye helps with the MOON:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7G72DYAXUY

Groups assignment-

 Your assignment:
You have a group of three. Your group needs to figure out the motions of the Sun, Moon and Earth, and be able to demonstrate them accurately. You ALL need to be able to answer questions

 Work on S,M,E assignment

 

Day & night motion

time- how long is a day on Earth?  the Moon?  the Sun?

tilt- is there one?  what is it?

Orientation of Earth's axis- what does it point to as it moves around the Sun?

Rotate vs revolve- what is the difference

Year motion- sun moon and earth move to show how a year passes.

Year time- how long is a year exactly

Leap year- why do we have one?  What is it?

Moon year & time- how long is a year on the Moon?

Moon “day” & time- how long is a day on the Moon?

Cause of tides- explain

neap- what is it?  what is the arrangement of the S,E,M?

spring  " "

Solar eclipse arrangement

Lunar eclipse arrangement

Seasons- What causes the seasons?

winter- where is the Earth when it is winter?

spring "

summer"

fall"

equinox- what is it?  When are they?

solstice What? When?

RESOURCES:
videos:
lunar eclipses
http://www.kidsknowit.com/interactive-educational-movies/free-online-movies.php?movie=Eclipse
footage of total solar eclipse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtSLZFItx5o
cause of day and night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBqbizr82IA

movement of Sun, Earth and Moon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W47Wa7onrIQ
causes of tides
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN2RM5wa1ek

Now this
http://www.earthsunmoon.co.uk/

Interactive about what causes tides-
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/what-causes-the-tides.html

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/007299181x/student_view0/chapter2/seasons_interactive.html

BOOKS
http://www.fearofphysics.com/SunMoon/sunmoon1.html

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072482621/student_view0/interactives.html#

(click on eclipse interactive)

http://www.moonconnection.com/moon_phases.phtml

http://www.kidseclipse.com/pages/a1b3c0d0.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/moon/Tides.shtml

http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/labs/moon/lunar_phases_main.html

http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/ess05.sci.ess.eiu.seasonsgame/

Moon video- skip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMAC0ZZxZC4

helpful websites:

http://www.ucolick.org/~bolte/AY4_00/week1/motions.html

Interactive about what causes tides-
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/what-causes-the-tides.html

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/007299181x/student_view0/chapter2/seasons_interactive.html

Your textBOOKS!! Chapter 1


http://www.fearofphysics.com/SunMoon/sunmoon1.html

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072482621/student_view0/interactives.html#

(click on eclipse interactive)

http://www.moonconnection.com/moon_phases.phtml

http://www.kidseclipse.com/pages/a1b3c0d0.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/moon/Tides.shtml

http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/labs/moon/lunar_phases_main.html

http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/ess05.sci.ess.eiu.seasonsgame/

-- S,M,E  written portion
--- Groups do S.M.E= wear the correct colors for extra credit.
--- MOON


eclipse schedule for 2013-
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OH2013.html



Monday- WEBQUEST- http://mrscienceut.net/phasesofthemoonwebquest.html