Earth Science Rocks!Warm up March 13

Question:Now what do you think causes the Earth’s

seasons?

GET READY…

Prepare for a

NEW STANDARD

and

Unit question!!!

Earth Science Rocks!

Standard: Students will understand the effects of the relative positions of the earth, moon, & sun. c. Relate the tilt of the earth to the distribution of sunlight throughout the year and its effect on climate.

Earth Science Rocks!

MYP Unit Question: What’s out there?

Area of Interaction: Human Ingenuity

Learner Profile terms:

• Thinker• Risk Taker• Open minded

Earth Science Rocks!Learning Standard: Today I’m learning about the tilt of Earth on

its axis because it causes seasons.

Opening: What causes seasons video

Work Session:* Notes over Seasons

Closing: Seasons Rap Song

STATEMENT True False

EXPLANATION: If false, change the underlined word to make the statement true. Explain your answer.

1. The Earth spinning on its axis is called revolution.  

  1.

2. Day and night is caused by the revolution of the Earth.  

  2.

3. A revolution is the movement of one object around another object.  

  3.

4. The imaginary line that passes through the North and the South Poles of the Earth is called Earth’s orbit. 

  4.

5. Earth’s path as it revolves around the sun is called an axis.  

  5.

6. One complete revolution of the Earth around the sun is equal to one night. 

  6.

7. This is a picture of the earth rotating around the sun.

  7.   

What is the tilt of the Earth’s axis?

What is the tilt of the Moon’s axis?

Does the moon rotate?

• The moon’s rotation = the moon’s revolution around the Earth

Why does the moon stay in orbit around the Earth?

Where isthe sun?

Where did the moon come from?

Before scientists had rock samples from the moon, there were 3 popular explanations for the moon’s formation:

1. The moon was a separate body captured by the Earth’s gravity

2. The moon formed at the same time from the same materials as the Earth

3. The newly formed Earth was spinning so fast that a piece of it flew off and became the moon.

When rock samples from the moon were brought back from the Apollo mission, the

mystery was solved.

The current theory is a large Mars sized object collided with Earth while the Earth was still

forming.

The collision was so violent that part of the Earth’s mantle was blasted into orbit

around Earth to form the moon

STATEMENT True False

EXPLANATION: If false, change the underlined word to make the statement true. Explain your answer.

1. The Earth spinning on its axis is called revolution.  

  1.

2. Day and night is caused by the revolution of the Earth.  

  2.

3. A revolution is the movement of one object around another object.  

  3.

4. The imaginary line that passes through the North and the South Poles of the Earth is called Earth’s orbit. 

  4.

5. Earth’s path as it revolves around the sun is called an axis.  

  5.

6. One complete revolution of the Earth around the sun is equal to one night. 

  6.

7. This is a picture of the earth rotating around the sun.

  7.   

Draw a color picture of the Earth rotating on its axis. Also include the Sun in your diagram. Be sure to label the Earth, axis, day, night, and show Earth’s tilt. Arrows should be used to show the rotation. Draw a color picture of the Earth revolving around the Sun. Be sure to label the Sun, orbit, Earth, axis, and show the Earth’s tilt. Arrows should be used to show the direction of the orbit.

Rap Song

Instructional Strategies for Engaging Learners Guilford County Schools TF, 2002

Frayer Model

Definition Illustration

Examples Non-examples

Another Example Earth Science Example

Frayer Model

Rotation

Instructional Strategies for Engaging Learners Guilford County Schools TF, 2002

Frayer Model

Definition Illustration

Examples Non-examples

Another Example Earth Science Example

Frayer Model

Revolution

Rap Song