1. You need a sharpened pencil, and a silent reading book.
Friday, November 30, 2018
Objective:
YWBAT demonstrate mastery of the Earth-sun- moon system.
Drill:
About how long does it take the Earth to rotate on its axis?
You need a sharpened pencil, and a silent reading book.

2. Answer
24 hours

3. Did you know…?
Due to friction caused by the tides and stray space particles, the Earth’s rotation is very gradually slowing down. Estimates indicate that every century, the Earth takes about one five-hundredth of a second longer to rotate once.

4. Today’s Activities
Drill
10 minute silent study
Lesson 1 test
Conclusion

5. Closure Question
Does the fraction of the moon that receives sunlight ever change?

6. Conclusion Answer
No, the fraction stays the same because the sun always lights half the moon.