2018/2019 6th Grade Science Hillcrest Middle School The Study of Space 2018/2019 6th Grade Science Hillcrest Middle School

Science Lesson Plans March 18, ,2019 to May 23, 2019 Standards 2,3,15   Week 1 March 18-22 Mercury, Venus, Earth Week 2 March 25-29 University of Alabama and Space Water Rockets Week 3 April 1-5 Maars, Jupiter, Saturn Week 4 April 8-12 Uranus, Neptune, Week 5 April 22-26 Sun and Moon   Week 6 April 29-May 3 Meteors, Meteorites, Asteroids Week 7 May 6-10 The Universe Week 8 May 13-17 Space Missions Week 9 May 20-23 Exam Week

Week March 8-12 Mercury, Venus, Earth Space Week 1 Before: Question of the Day During : Notes and Reviews After: 3-2-1 and Mini Assessments

Week 1 Day 1 Before: Question of The Day During: PPT Notes on Mercury After: 3-2-1

Week 1 Day 1 Question of The Day

Week 1 Day 1 All the planets in our solar system have elliptical orbits.

Mercury a small planet the second smallest planet in our solar system a “lesser planet” because it is so small the closest planet to the sun orbit is elliptical Mercury is named for the Roman god of commerce and thievery. about 5000 km in diameter can be seen without a telescope

Mercury continued can only be seen a few days, three or four times a year one of the three rocky planets in our solar system made mostly of iron with a thin rocky surface has many craters due to impact of asteroids and other objects weather varies from extremely hot to extremely cold “daytime” temperature varies, depending on how close it is to the Sun. on side facing the Sun is 370 degrees Celsius on side away from the Sun can be less than -150 degrees Celsius

Week 1 Day 2 March 18-22 Before: Question of The Day During: PPT Notes on Venus After: Exit Slip

Week 1 Day 2 Question of The Day

Venus a small planet second planet from sun between Mercury and Earth orbit is nearly circular Venus was named for the goddess of love and beauty. has winds that blow hundreds of kilometers an hour, and temperatures that are hot enough to melt most metals. a Venerian year is just 225 days. a day on Venus is 243 days, which means that a day on Venus is longer than it’s year.

Venus called morning and evening star visible several months without a telescope when visible—second brightest thing in sky iron core covered by rocky lava layer many active volcanoes on surface completely covered by sulfuric acid clouds average temp 480 degree C air pressure equal to 800 km under water constant tornado speed winds

Venus surface has many mountains (some higher than Mount Everest), volcanoes and plains filled with lava rotates East to West, which is just the opposite of Earth and most of the other planets.

Week 1 Day 3 Before: Question of The Day During: PPT notes on Earth After: Exit Slip

Week 1 Day 3 Question of The Day

Earth a small planet third planet from Sun orbit is nearly a perfect circle average distance from the Sun is about 150 million kilometers The average distance of the Earth from the Sun is called an astronomical unit (or a.u.). only planet that does not have a name from either Greek or Roman mythology

Earth Takes 365.25 days to revolve around the Sun One revolution around the Sun is called a year. One year is 365 days and every fourth year has 366 days. That is called a leap year. takes 24 hours to rotate around its axis One rotation = a day --One day = 24 hours. core or center is solid and made up mostly of iron on top core is a very thick layer of molten, or liquid, rock—the mantle

Earth On top of the mantle is the thin solid layer that makes up the continents and the ocean floors. The continents actually float around on “plates” that form this top layer.  Surrounding the solid surface are layers of atmosphere. The atmosphere consists of many gases including oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide

Earth The weather on Earth varies a great deal, from very cold at either the north or south poles to very warm at the equator. Compared to other planets, the temperature on Earth are mild. The seasons on Earth are caused by the fact the Earth’s axis is not upright or vertical. Earth is titled at an angle of 23.5 degrees. South of the equator, the weather is warmer from November to February. This is because at this time the southern half of the planet is tilted towards the Sun. It is cooler during the rest of the year when the northern half of the planet is tilted towards the Sun.

Earth Earth has one Moon. one-fourth the size of Earth Earth is the only planet in the solar system that has solar eclipses. These happen when the Moon hides the Sun. Earth is the only planet which supports animal and plant life. Also, it is the only planet with oceans of warm water.

Week 1 Day 4 Question of The Day

Week 1 Day 5 Before: Question of the Day During: Review After: Mini- Test

Week 1 Day 5 Question of The Day

Week 2 Week 2 University of Alabama and Space Water Rockets