Planetary Systems Unit Part 2: The Earth, Moon, and Sun System Key Learning: Objects in our Solar System orbit the Sun, have distinctive physical characteristics, and move in orderly and predictable motions. Unit Essential Question: How do the objects in our Solar System interact with each other?

Planetary Systems Unit Part 2: The Earth, Moon, and Sun System Concept: The Earth Moon and Sun System Lesson Essential Questions: 1. How do the positions of the moon and Sun influence tides on Earth? 2. Why does the appearance of the moon change? 3. Why do the positions of the sun, earth and moon cause eclipses some months but not every month? 4. How are solar eclipses different from lunar eclipses? Vocabulary: Spring Tide Neap Tide Waxing Waning Gibbous Solar Eclipse Eclipse You will be able to answer these questions by the end of Part 2 You should already know what these words mean. You will be able to use them in your responses and discussions throughout the unit Crescent Quarter Moon Full Moon New Moon Lunar

Homework Assignment # 3 In the Planetary Systems Readings and Assignments… Read pages 5-6 and do the assignment on page 6 Planetary Systems Unit Part 2: The Earth, Moon, and Sun System

Planetary Systems Unit Part 2: The Earth, Moon, and Sun System Warm Up #1: What two factors determine how much effect an object’s gravitational pull has on another object? ___________________________________________________

Planetary Systems Unit Part 2: The Earth, Moon, and Sun System The Invisible Force, Part 1

Planetary Systems Unit Part 2: The Earth, Moon, and Sun System Complete Summary #1: Right down three facts about gravity and one fib (lie) about gravity. Give your packet to someone in the class and see if they can circle the fib. ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________

Planetary Systems Unit Part 2: The Earth, Moon, and Sun System Homework Assignment # 4 In the Planetary Systems Readings and Assignments… Read pages 7-9 and do the assignment on page 9

Planetary Systems Unit Part 2: The Earth, Moon, and Sun System Warm Up # 2: True or False: tides only affect the oceans, streams, lakes, and other bodies of water on Earth. _____________________

Planetary Systems Unit Part 2: The Earth, Moon, and Sun System

Planetary Systems Unit Part 2: The Earth, Moon, and Sun System Complete Summary #2: If you were explaining what a tidal force was to a group of 7 th graders, what would you say?

Planetary Systems Unit Part 2: The Earth, Moon, and Sun System Homework Assignment #5 In the Planetary Systems Readings and Assignments… Read pages and do the assignment on page 11

Planetary Systems Unit Part 2: The Earth, Moon, and Sun System Warm Up #3: Does the Moon have day and night? How do you know? __________________________________________________________ How far away would you guess the Moon is from Earth? ______________________

Planetary Systems Unit Part 2: The Earth, Moon, and Sun System Moon Facts You will be given a reading. You will do the work with a partner. As one person reads, the other should be writing down facts in the appropriate section on the worksheet…this way you only have to do half the reading and half the writing, not all.

Planetary Systems Unit Part 2: The Earth, Moon, and Sun System

Planetary Systems Unit Part 2: The Earth, Moon, and Sun System

Planetary Systems Unit Part 2: The Earth, Moon, and Sun System Complete Summary #3: Describe how the lit part on the Moon changes from one place to the next. Start with the New Moon.

Planetary Systems Unit Part 2: The Earth, Moon, and Sun System Warm Up #4: Draw a line from the type of eclipse to the correct order of planetary bodies…(1 point) Type of Eclipse Order of Planetary Bodies Sun, Earth, Moon Lunar Eclipse Sun, Earth, Jupiter Moon, Sun, Earth Solar Eclipse Sun, Moon, Earth

Planetary Systems Unit Part 2: The Earth, Moon, and Sun System