NC Standards
EEn.1.1 Explain the Earth’s role as a body in space.
EEn.1.1.1 Explain the Earth’s motion through space, including precession, nutation, the barycenter, and its path about the galaxy.
EEn.1.1.2 Explain how the Earth’s rotation and revolution about the Sun affect its shape and is related to seasons and tides.
EEn.1.1.3 Explain how the sun produces energy which is transferred to the Earth by radiation.
EEn.1.1.4 Explain how incoming solar energy makes life possible on Earth.
EEn.1.1.1 Explain the Earth’s motion through space, including precession, nutation, the barycenter, and its path about the galaxy.
EEn.1.1.2 Explain how the Earth’s rotation and revolution about the Sun affect its shape and is related to seasons and tides.
EEn.1.1.3 Explain how the sun produces energy which is transferred to the Earth by radiation.
EEn.1.1.4 Explain how incoming solar energy makes life possible on Earth.
Vocabulary
rotation
revolution
precession
barycenter
nutation
perihelion
aphelion
perigee
apogee
nuclear fission
nuclear fusion
elliptical
solstice
equinox
electromagnetic spectrum
photosynthesis
Big Bang Theory
revolution
precession
barycenter
nutation
perihelion
aphelion
perigee
apogee
nuclear fission
nuclear fusion
elliptical
solstice
equinox
electromagnetic spectrum
photosynthesis
Big Bang Theory
Astronomy Review
Crash Course Astronomy
The Big Bang
Goldilocks and the Three Planets
Origin of Earth's Motion
Learning Targets
I can explain the origin of the Earth's motion based on the origin of the galaxy and solar system.
I can recall Earth's role in the hierarchy of organization within the universe.
I can explain planetary orbits using Kepler's Laws.
I can recall Earth's role in the hierarchy of organization within the universe.
I can explain planetary orbits using Kepler's Laws.
Historical Astronomy: Important Scientists
Scientists Notes
Kepler's Laws
PhET Kepler's Laws Simulation
Rotation, Revolution, and Precession
Learning Targets
I can explain orbital motion, precession, nutation, and barycenter.
Earth is Not Round
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/earth-is-not-round/www.scientificamerican.com/article/earth-is-not-round/
Earth's Movements Notes
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Earth, Sun, and Moon
Learning Targets
I can describe changes due to rotation, seasonal changes, and tidal impact due to gravitational interaction between Earth and moon.
I can develop a cause and effect model for the shape of the Earth explaining it.
I can develop a cause and effect model for the shape of the Earth explaining it.
http://www.moonconnection.com/moon_phases.phtml
Lunar Structure Notes
Moon Phases Notes
Tides Notes
Virtual Tides Lab
The Solar System
https://www.scienceabc.com/nature/universe/what-is-planet-nine.html
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Energy Processes in Stars
Learning Targets
I can compare combustion and nuclear reactions, fusion and fission.
I can identify fustian as the process that produces radiant energy of stars.
I can identify fustian as the process that produces radiant energy of stars.
Star in a Box
The Life of a Star
Forms of Energy from the Sun
Learning Targets
I can describe the different forms of energy produced by the sun.
I can explain how the Earth's magnetic field protects the plant from harmful radiation.
I can explain how the sun's energy is used by living things, photosynthesis.
I can explain differential heating of Earth's surface.
I can explain how energy gets to the Earth's surface from the sun.
I can explain how the Earth's magnetic field protects the plant from harmful radiation.
I can explain how the sun's energy is used by living things, photosynthesis.
I can explain differential heating of Earth's surface.
I can explain how energy gets to the Earth's surface from the sun.