TABLE OF CONTENTS - Lindbergh School District

Strand 6: Composition and Structure of the Universe and the Motion of the Objects within It
2. Regular and predictable motions of objects in the universe can be described and explained
as the result of gravitational forces
Major Objectives IS Suggested Activities
These samples activities offer ideas and are
not meant to limit teacher or student
Concept C: The regular and predictable
motions of the Earth and moon relative to the
sun explain natural phenomena on Earth such
as the day, the month, the year, shadows, moon
phases, eclipses, tides, and seasons
Scope and Sequence – Objects and their Motion
in the Solar System
resourcefulness.
The following activities are useful in teaching
the concepts in a through g.
Suggested Assessments
These samples assessments offer ideas and are
not meant to limit teacher or student
resourcefulness
a. Illustrate and explain a day as the time it
takes a planet to make a full rotation on its
axis
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a. Students will evaluate how revolution,
rotation, and tilt of the Earth influence the
amount of sunlight that reaches the
surface. (1.7; 1.8)
a. Students will draw an accurate ellipse
representing Earth’s orbit and correctly
locate the position of the sun at one focus.
b. Diagram the path (orbital ellipse) the Earth
travels as it revolves around the sun
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b. Students will explain such phenomena as
lunar and solar eclipses and moon phases
(1.6; 2.4; 2.5)
b. Students will position a model of the
Earth/Sun/Moon system to accurately
model solar and lunar eclipses.
c. Illustrate and explain a year as the time it
takes a planet to revolve around the sun
c. Students will build models to
demonstrate and predict the seasons in
different hemispheres of Earth at a given
time. They will chart this information and
compare the results to weather patterns in
Missouri throughout the year. (2.3; 3.6)
c. Students will explain the reason for leap
years.
d. Explain the relationships between a planet’s
length of year (period of revolution) and its
position in the solar system
d. Students will monitor the position and
phases of the moon for a complete cycle,
and construct a sun/moon/Earth model to
explain the observations. (1.2)
d. Students will draw an accurate model of
the moon’s orbit around Earth.
e. Describe how the Moon’s relative position
changes as it revolves around the Earth
e. Students will monitor the position and
phases of the moon for a complete cycle,
and construct a sun/moon/Earth model to
explain the observations. (1.2)
e. Students will form a model representing
Earth’s tilt and the location of the sun,
make an accurate prediction of the
seasons in each hemisphere.
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