1. Topic: Tides
Essential Question: How does the position of the Earth and Moon effect ocean tides?

2. Topic: Tides Essential Question: How does the position of the Earth and Moon effect ocean tides?
Tides- the vertical movement of water
Flow is when the tide is rising.
Ebb is when the tide is falling.

3. Topic: Tides Essential Question: How does the position of the Earth and Moon effect ocean tides?
The cause of tides is related to the gravitational pull of the Moon.

4. Topic: Tides Essential Question: How does the position of the Earth and Moon effect ocean tides?
The gravitational pull of the moon causes the ocean water to bulge out in the direction of the moon.

5. Topic: Tides Essential Question: How does the position of the Earth and Moon effect ocean tides?
Due to the Earth’s rotation, 2 high tides and 2 low tides occur each day.

6. Topic: Tides Essential Question: How does the position of the Earth and Moon effect ocean tides?
Spring Tides Occur when the Earth, Sun and Moon are in a straight line. They are the highest tides.

7. Occur when the Earth, Sun and Moon are at a right angle.
Topic: Tides Essential Question: How does the position of the Earth and Moon effect ocean tides?
Neap Tides
Occur when the Earth, Sun and Moon are at a right angle.
Weakest tides.

8. Now take some time…
Take 2 minutes to go over your notes and highlight or underline the main ideas that answer the essential question, you should not highlight everything.
Essential Question: How does the position of the Earth and Moon effect ocean tides?
Turn and talk: Did you highlight the same information?

9. Time to use the left hand column
You will now write your own questions using the question starters provided.

10. Tides- the vertical movement of water Flow is when the tide is rising.
Topic: Tides Essential Question: How does the position of the Earth and Moon effect ocean tides?
Tides- the vertical movement of water
Flow is when the tide is rising.
Ebb is when the tide is falling.
Write a question using one of these question starters:
What is the difference between…?
What is…?

11. The cause of tides is related to the gravitational pull of the Moon.
Topic: Tides Essential Question: How does the position of the Earth and Moon effect ocean tides?
The cause of tides is related to the gravitational pull of the Moon.
Write a question using one of these question starters:
What is the cause…?
Explain…

12. Topic: Tides Essential Question: How does the position of the Earth and Moon effect ocean tides?
The gravitational pull of the moon causes the ocean water to bulge out in the direction of the moon.
Write a question using one of these question starters:
How does…?
What is the cause…?

13. Topic: Tides Essential Question: How does the position of the Earth and Moon effect ocean tides?
Due to the Earth’s rotation, 2 high tides and 2 low tides occur each day.
Write a question using one of these question starters:
How many…?
What is…?

14. Topic: Tides Essential Question: How does the position of the Earth and Moon effect ocean tides?
Spring Tides Occur when the Earth, Sun and Moon are in a straight line. They are the highest tides.
Write a question using one of these question starters:
What causes…?
What is…?

15. Occur when the Earth, Sun and Moon are at a right angle.
Topic: Tides Essential Question: How does the position of the Earth and Moon effect ocean tides?
Neap Tides
Occur when the Earth, Sun and Moon are at a right angle.
Weakest tides.
Write a question using one of these question starters:
What is the difference between…?
What is…?

16. Now let’s write a summary
Look at each question you wrote on your own, and answer each question in a complete sentence.