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NGSS Space Systems for Middle School

[Clarification Statement: Examples of models can be physical, graphical, or conceptual.] ||
 * ~ =MS-ESS1-1.= || Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.

= Generalization #1 (about 2 weeks) Moon Phases are a result of revolution and rotation. = = Work in a Paige Keeley probe after about a week, and work towards the claims/evidence/reasoning piece for the summative assessments. Both the Keeley probe and the unit assessment should be entered as summative grades. =

= Activities: = = Animation of the Phases of the Moon, this site models the student's position on Earth, their view of the moon, and the tilt of the moon's orbit! =

=Common Assessment Items:= “ [|__Gazing at the Moon__] ” (Page Keeley “Volume 1) “Rotate and Revolve #5” (“Astronomy” Volume 1)

= Generalization #2 (about 2 weeks) Eclipses of sun and moon are a result of the alignment of the earth/sun/moon system. = = Work in a Paige Keeley probe after about a week, and work towards the claims/evidence/reasoning piece for the summative assessments. Both the Keeley probe and the unit assessment should be entered as summative grades. =

=Activities:= [|Interactive Model of Eclipses], This site models the tilt of the Moon's orbit and why we don't experience eclipses every month. This goes with generalization 2. = = =Common Assessment Items:=

=Generalization #3 (about 1.5 weeks) Seasons are a result of the uneven heating and cooling of the earth's surface due to the tilt of the earth's axis.=

=Activities:= Animation of the Seasons, this site models direct and indirect sunlight and how it affects the seasons. This goes with generalization 3.

= = =Common Assessment Items:= “Why is it Warmer in the Summer?” (Page Keeley “Astronomy”)

=Generalization #4 This can be broken out into lessons spanning approx. 1.5-2 weeks. Work in a Paige Keeley probe mid-week, and work towards the claims/evidence/reasoning piece for the summative assessments. Both the Keeley probe and the unit assessment should be entered as summative grades. =
 * ~ =MS-ESS1-2.= || Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis for the model is on gravity as the force that holds together the solar system and Milky Way galaxy and controls orbital motions within them. Examples of models can be physical (such as the analogy of distance along a football field or computer visualizations of elliptical orbits) or conceptual (such as mathematical proportions relative to the size of familiar objects such as students' school or state).] [//Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include Kepler’s Laws of orbital motion or the apparent retrograde motion of the planets as viewed from Earth.//] ||

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=Generalization #5 This can be broken out into lessons spanning approx. 1 week. (many of these can be addressed with the math projects) = =Activities:= = = =Common Assessments:=
 * ~ =MS-ESS1-3.= || Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on the analysis of data from Earth-based instruments, space-based telescopes, and spacecraft to determine similarities and differences among solar system objects. Examples of scale properties include the sizes of an object’s layers (such as crust and atmosphere), surface features (such as volcanoes), and orbital radius. Examples of data include statistical information, drawings and photographs, and models.] [//Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include recalling facts about properties of the planets and other solar system bodies.//] ||

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 * Amazing Solar System Projects You Can Build Yourself
 * Night Skies: Variables, Expressions, and Equations
 * Space Circles, Learning About Radius and Diameter
 * Why Do Stars Twinkle? All about Space

**Vocabulary**

revolution rotation orbit gravity axis phase eclipse asteroid comet tides solar lunar direct sunlight indirect sunlight elliptical

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**StarLab** This is the AEA wiki for the StarLab, there are videos here that you and your class may view before going into the lab. This helps them know what to expect. I suggest you view videos 1, 5, and 6 and decided from there if you want to show the kids any of them. AEA Starlab Wiki

This site was suggested by the AEA because it has resources (many are NSTA) that you can use to teach yourself before you teach the kids...AEA Suggested Additional Resources

Terri will teach the class about circumpolar constellations and phases of the moon. You will be assigned two sessions, 20 min in length. Please go with your class to help supervise, but Terri will teach the lesson.

=Documents and Files= [] Link is for stackable phases of the moon. Stevens

Phases of the Moon Hands on Lollipop activity Lunar Lollipops from Windows to the Universe

Create a cloud in a bottle: from WINDOWS TO THE UNIVERSE Create a Cloud in a Bottle Haufe found this scavenger hunt... MaryEllen...Thank you!

The following trading cards are a neat read-around activity but please know that the number of moons for each planets is not up to date. [|Color Trading Cards]

Constellation Legends By Haufe

Planet Research Project

=Resources on the Web=

The Solar System by WINDOWS TO THE UNIVERSE has links for every part of our unit!

The Universe by WINDOWS TO THE UNIVERSE has links to universe stuff, going broader. Stars, constellations, galaxies, etc.

Space Sense Trivia Game from WINDOWS TO THE UNIVERSE offers easy, medium, and hard levels.

[|Interactive Model of Eclipses], This site models the tilt of the Moon's orbit and why we don't experience eclipses every month. This goes with generalization 2.

[|Animation of Phases of the Moon], if you stop the animation at each of the phase locations, you can explain that the right side of their viewpoint is lit up a little bit, vs. the right side of their viewpoint is mostly shadowed... This goes with generalization 1.

Animation of the Seasons, this site models direct and indirect sunlight and how it affects the seasons. This goes with generalization 3.

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media type="youtube" key="N5j0kN4W-3Q?feature=player_detailpage" height="360" width="640" Speed of light trip from Earth to the edge of the mapped universe. Includes distances in light years, satellite paths,moon orbit path, planet paths. Good for the perspective of distance we are learning about. By A. Brown

=Interactive Whiteboard Materials= Sheets Flipcharts









Math Project's By Haufe Project 1 Project 2 Project 3 Project 4 Project 5 Project 6

=Additional Books/Supplies and their location in the building=

=Page Keeley Formative Assessment PDF's= Generalization #1

Generalization #2

Generalization #3

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