Description
Do you need to teach about the solar system and Sun, Moon, and Earth? This Earth and Space NGSS bundle covers all Middle School Earth’s Place in the Universe standards. Students will develop models of the Earth-Sun-Moon system, explain gravity in galaxies, and determine the scale and properties of objects in the solar system. Perfect for 6th-grade science.
Benefits of this Unit:
- well organized
- Engaging labs and activities
- Reading passages
- Standards-aligned
Units in the bundle include:
- 5-E lessons
- Nonfiction passages with comprehension questions
- Response pages
- Interactive notebook inserts
- quizzes
- answer keys
- hands-on lab activities.
- Some of the units also include slideshow presentations and QR code research activities.
Disciplinary core ideas of ESS1. The universe and its Stars, ESS1.B Earth and the Solar System, and ESS1.C The History of Planet Earth
NGSS MS-ESS1-1 Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
NGSS MS ESS1-2 Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.
MS-ESS1-3. Analyze and interpret data to determine the scale properties of objects in the solar system.
MS-ESS1-4. Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s 4.6-billion-year-old history.
Students will use science and engineering practices.
- Asking Questions and Defining Problems.
- Developing and Using Models.
- Planning and Carrying Out Investigations.
- Analyzing and Interpreting Data
- Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking.
- Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions.
- Engaging in Argument from Evidence.
- Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information.
You may also like this companion jeopardy style review game!
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