Monday, December 10, 2012

Week of December 10, 2012

Monday- Work on S,M,E assignment

 


Day & night motion
time- how long is a day on Earth?  the Moon?  the Sun?
tilt- is there one?  what is it?
Orientation of Earth's axis- what does it point to as it moves around the Sun?
Rotate vs revolve- what is the difference
Year motion- sun moon and earth move to show how a year passes.
Year time- how long is a year exactly
Leap year- why do we have one?  What is it?
Moon year & time- how long is a year on the Moon?
Moon “day” & time- how long is a day on the Moon?
Cause of tides- explain
neap- what is it?  what is the arrangement of the S,E,M?
spring  " "
Solar eclipse arrangement
Lunar eclipse arrangement
Seasons- What causes the seasons?
winter- where is the Earth when it is winter?
spring "
summer"
fall"
equinox- what is it?  When are they?
solstice What? When?


helpful websites:

http://www.ucolick.org/~bolte/AY4_00/week1/motions.html

Interactive about what causes tides-
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/what-causes-the-tides.html

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/007299181x/student_view0/chapter2/seasons_interactive.html

Your textBOOKS!! Chapter 1


http://www.fearofphysics.com/SunMoon/sunmoon1.html

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072482621/student_view0/interactives.html#

(click on eclipse interactive)

http://www.moonconnection.com/moon_phases.phtml

http://www.kidseclipse.com/pages/a1b3c0d0.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/moon/Tides.shtml

http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/labs/moon/lunar_phases_main.html

http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/ess05.sci.ess.eiu.seasonsgame/


Tuesday- S,M,E  written portion
Wednesday- Groups do S.M.E= wear the correct colors for extra credit.
Thursday & Friday- MOON


eclipse schedule for 2013-
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OH2013.html


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