DO NOW V: 0 Date DO NOW Answer Your DO NOW should be in complete sentences, detailed, and thorough....

DO NOW V: 0

Date DO NOW Answer

Your DO NOW should be in complete sentences, detailed, and thorough.

Monday02/02 Write the following statement, then write

weather it is TRUE or FALSE.1. The Earth revolves around the sun.2. It takes the earth 1 day to go around the

sun.3. The moon rotates.4. The moon revolves around the earth.

Tuesday02/03

Homework & Agenda V: 0Homework Homework: Pages 225-233

Due Friday, February 6, 2015

QUIZ FRIDAY, TOPIC: REASONS FOR THE SEASONS

Today’s Agenda

1. Review Earth and Weather Unit Test2. Force and Motion in Our Solar System Reading

and Concept Map3. Seasons Foldable4. GL: Months of Year Video

TEKS(A) model and illustrate how the tilted Earth rotates on its axis, causing day and night, and revolves around the Sun causing changes in seasons;

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ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:How does the movement of the earth, sun, and moon affect Earth’s seasons?

DAILY OBJECTIVES:Students will…-Describe how the earth revolves around the sun, and the moon revolves around the earth.-Identify that the earth rotates on its axis.-Name and describe the seasons of the year.

V: 0EQs & Objectives

1. Look at the questions you missed on your test.

2. As a class we will go over the answers.3. If you made less than a 70, you may come to

tutorials and make corrections

Review Test V: 2

Vocabulary Activity

1. Stand up

2. Model “Revolving” around your table.

3. Model “Rotating” by your seat.

4. Draw a diagram modeling revolution and rotation with the sun and earth.

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1. Read “Forces and Motion in Our Solar System”

2. Tape it to page of your INB.

3. Complete the concept map using the information from your reading.

Forces in Our Solar System V: 2

1. Fold pages and together, so you

see pages and .

2. Cut ONE slit on each page, so there are TWO flaps on each page.

3. Label the outside of the flaps like the diagram on the right.

Seasons Change V: 2

Winter Spring

Fall/Autumn Summer

Pg # Pg #

Draw an arrow between each fold on the outside to show the direction of the seasons.

Seasons Throughout the Year V: 2

Winter Spring

Fall/Autumn Summer

Underneath each flap….1. Draw a picture of the weather

1. Sun for summer2. Snowman for winter3. Leaf for fall4. Flower for spring

2. Under the flap list the months for that season.

3. Describe if the days are getting longer or shorter.

Seasons Throughout the Year V: 2

Months of the Year

• Months of the Year Video

DO NOW V: 0

Date DO NOW Answer

Your DO NOW should be in complete sentences, detailed, and thorough.

Monday02/02

Tuesday02/04 1. A day is…… hours.

2. A year is….. days.3. The four seasons are…..4. The months of winter are…..5. The months of summer are…

Homework & Agenda V: 0Homework Homework: Pages 225-233

Due Friday, February 6, 2015

QUIZ FRIDAY, TOPIC: REASONS FOR THE SEASONS

Today’s Agenda

1. Bill Nye Video: Seasons2. Graphing Daylight Posters

TEKSThe student is expected to model and illustrate how the tilted Earth rotates on its axis, causing day and night, and revolves around the Sun causing changes in seasons;

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Vocabulary

RotationRevolutionAxis

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ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:

How does the motion of the Sun, Earth, and Moon affect the environment?

DAILY OBJECTIVES:Students will…-Observe why there are seasons.-Graph day light hours in one location.

V: 0EQs & Objectives

Watch Bill Nye Seasons Video

Complete Fill-in the blank sheet as you watch.

Bill Nye: Seasons V: 0

Construct a Bar Graph of the following data:

Be sure to include axis labels and units!!!

Graphing Data V: 2

Date Amount of Daylight

January 20 10:33

February 20 11:19

March 20 12:08

April 20 13:03

May 20 13:46

June 20 14:04

July 20 13:48

August 20 13:05

September 20 12:12

October 20 11:20

November 20 10:34

December 20 10:15

Answer the following questions on your poster with your group:1. What trend or pattern do you observe in the data?2. On January 20, Galveston had 10 hours and 33 minutes of daylight. How

many hours of nighttime did Galveston have on that date?3. In which month did Galveston have its longest amount of daylight of the

year?4. In which month did Galveston have its shortest amount of daylight of the

year?5. In which two months did Galveston have days and nights that were almost

equal in length?6. Why does Galveston experience unequal daytime and nighttime hours?7. Locations close to the equator (0 degree latitude) have little variation in the

amount of day and night for each day of the year. How would the data be different for a city located farther north of the equator, such as Chicago or New York

Analysis Questions V: 2

DO NOW V: 0

Date DO NOW Answer

Your DO NOW should be in complete sentences, detailed, and thorough.

Wed/Thurs02/04 and 02/05

1. Seasons are caused by….. (list 3 things)2. In the northern hemisphere it is summer, in

the southern hemisphere it is…

Friday02/06

Homework & Agenda V: 0Homework Homework: Pages 225-233

Due Friday, February 6, 2015

QUIZ FRIDAY, TOPIC: REASONS FOR THE SEASONS

Today’s Agenda

1. Reason for the Seasons Lab2. Explain: Video and Reading3. Analysis Questions4. Whole-Class Demonstration5. Practice: “The Seasons Explained”

TEKSThe student is expected to model and illustrate how the tilted Earth rotates on its axis, causing day and night, and revolves around the Sun causing changes in seasons;

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Vocabulary

RotationRevolutionAxis

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ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:

How does the motion of the Sun, Earth, and Moon affect the environment?

DAILY OBJECTIVES:Students will…-Interpret data by graphing changes in temperature each month from Galveston, Texas.

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Lab Notebook Set-Up V: 0

WINTER DRAWING SUMMER DRAWING

Reasons for the Seasons Lab

DATA TABLE

Season Winter Summer

Starting Temperature

Ending Temperature

TemperatureDifference

Conclusion Questions

Pg #

1. Place globe 30 cm from lamp at WINTER ANGLE.

2. Record Beginning Temperature- ALL3. Turn on lamp 4. Start timer for 6 minutes5. Return to seat- ALL6. Draw a picture of the lab set-up.-ALL7. Record Ending Temperature- ALL8. Turn lamp off

Reasons for the Seasons Lab VL: 2

When the temperature returns to room temp1. Place globe 30 cm from lamp at

SUMMER ANGLE 2. Record Beginning Temperature- ALL3. Turn on lamp 4. Time for 6 minutes5. Return to seat- ALL6. Draw a picture of lab set-up.-ALL7. Record Ending Temperature-ALL8. Turn lamp off

VL: 2Reason for the Seasons Part II

Seasons Explained

Video

Reading as a Class

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Seasons Conclusion

On page _, COPY AND ANSWER the following questions:

1. Describe the differences in temperature between the winter angle and the summer angle.

2. Seasons occur because of the Earth’s tilt on its axis. Explain how this experiment showed this.

3. Why is it winter in the northern hemisphere while summer in the southern hemisphere?

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Whole-Class Model

1. As a class, make a circle. This circle represents Earth’s orbit around the sun.

2. Pass the globe counter-clockwise when the north pole always facing the north star.

3. As your teacher sits in the middle with a lap, observe how the amount of sunlight different parts of the earth are receiving change.

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Seasons Explained1. Complete top of

the worksheet modeling seasons with your table or individually (Pre-AP) as a class (Grade Level).

2. Answer the questions on your own.

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Wed/Thurs02/04 and 02/05

Friday02/06

Draw 2 pictures with the Sun and Earth.

Picture 1 should show summer in the northern hemisphere.

Picture 2 should show winter in the southern hemisphere.Label the hemispheres, Earth, Sun, and Axis.

Homework & Agenda V: 0Homework Homework: Pages 225-233

Due TODAY Friday, February 6, 2014

Today’s Agenda

-Grade Homework-Quiz-Options:

-Scientists Reading, -Where did the Moon Come From-Children’s book

TEKSThe student is expected to model and illustrate how the tilted Earth rotates on its axis, causing day and night, and revolves around the Sun causing changes in seasons.

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ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:

How does the motion of the Sun, Earth, and Moon affect the environment?

DAILY OBJECTIVES:Students will…-Describe how the tilt of the Earth’s axis causes the seasons.

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Vocabulary

RotationRevolutionAxis

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Review Homework

Trade and Grade Homework

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QUIZ V: 0

Read and re-read the passage.

Underline the question

Bubble important words

Identify the key idea, write it in margin.

Eliminate the wrong answers

Select the correct answer ✓

Mass of an object

After the QuizYou have 3 choices:

1. Read about a scientist who’s research contributed to our understanding on planetary movement and complete a special assignment2. Read about where the moon came from and complete a special assignment.3. Make a 5-7 page children’s book on the reason for the seasons. (Can be turned in next Monday for extra credit)

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