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Earth in the Universe. During this study you will practice close reading by taking notes. You will then use those notes to complete two projects. One will be a story incorporating the lunar phases, while the other is a flip chart organizing your new found knowledge.
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Earth in the Universe During this study you will practice close reading by taking notes. You will then use those notes to complete two projects. One will be a story incorporating the lunar phases, while the other is a flip chart organizing your new found knowledge.
After reading the paragraph below, click on the link in order to see a diagram showing the different rotation axes. http://www.windows2universe.org/the_universe/uts/earth2.html The Earth's Rotation The Earth is rotating around an axis (called its rotational axis). Some objects rotate about a horizontal axis, like a rolling log. Some objects, such as a skater, rotate about a vertical axis. The Earth's axis is tipped over about 23.5° from vertical. How do we define up and down in space? What would "vertical" mean? For the Earth, we can think of vertical as straight up and down with respect to the plane in which the Earth orbits the Sun (called the ecliptic).Earth's rotational axis points in the same direction relative to the stars, so that the North Pole points towards the star Polaris. Think of the Earth as a spinning top, tipped over to one side. Over very long time periods (thousands of years) the direction of Earth's axis slowly changes due to precession.The Earth rotates around once in 24 hours - that's a rate of 1000 miles per hour!. The time it takes for the Earth to rotate completely around once is what we call a day. It's Earth's rotation that gives us night and day.
According to your notes from your reading answer the following questions…. How does the rotation of earth relate to day and night? What were 3 interesting facts you learned about earth’s rotation?
You will need to click on these resources and take notes based on your reading. http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/time/moon/phases.html http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112188/moon_phases.htm
According to your notes from your reading answer the following questions…. *How does the moon rotate around the earth? *How do the moon’s phases change based on its position to the earth and sun? *What is the difference between a lunar and a solar eclipse? *What are 3 interesting facts you learned from this reading?
2 Moon phase calendars…What is the difference concerning the projected lunar phases? http://timeanddate.com/calendar/monthly.html?year=2013&month=1&country=1 http://lunaf.com/english/moon-phases/lunar-calendar-2013/ Were the dates projected on one of the calendars correct? Which one was more correct?
Project 1 Create a story incorporating the lunar phases (modeled after The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle) Once you have written the story and it is edited and revised, you will create this book, drawing pictures accurately displaying the phases of the moon. We will use some special ingredients to create the moon once you have drawn each phase. This will be a reading, writing and science grade. It is due Friday, Jan. 11th.
Project 2 You will create a poster creatively displaying all that you have learning during our study of the Earth in the Universe. All of the questions will need to be answered on the poster. This will count as a writing, reading, and science grade and it will be due on Friday, January 11th as well.
