Science-Earth+Science+B


 * Earth Science B**

**Technology Sign-Up**
 * Step 1: Ask Kevin for the sign-up sheet for Explorelearning.com and create an account so you can use Gizmos
 * NOTICE: Please email your work to me at kkenealy@marshalltown.k12.ia.us
 * NOTICE: If you have any questions you want to pose me or to someone else in the class please feel free to use the Discussion tab above!
 * NOTICE: If something says ** Download Coming Soon ** Kevin has a copy of the item in the classroom!
 * NOTICE: I am also using the AEA online resources as well as free resources. Any AEA267 resource will require the login information found at school.

** Unit 6: The Solar System ** **__Overview:__** media type="youtube" key="SmyMQ_SdpNc" height="315" width="560"

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Watch the videos above
 * During the video I want you to identify 5 (or more) key points from the videos and construct a question either about a topic from the videos or about a topic we are studying in this unit.
 * Email me your 5 key points and question
 * I will respond to your email and either ask you to clarify your key points, clarify your question, or will ask you another question which you need to write an email in response to.

_ Read the Unit 6 article here. _ Unit 6 Vocabulary Activity ** __Practice and Application:__ ** __ ** Community Connection Activities (Choose 1 from the following 2): ** __
 * Read through pages 1(Solar System), 2(Composition of the Solar System), 3(Orbits), 4(Planets and their moons), and 5(Asteroids and Comets)
 * Read all five pages (they aren't that long and please click on the pictures/videos if you want to learn more or get a visual representation)
 * Do the Reading Strategies Activity (Summarizing) for the Unit 6 article [[image:https://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="https://mlawiki.wikispaces.com/file/view/1_summarizing.pdf"]] [|1_summarizing.pdf]
 * _ Observing Your Night Sky [[file:observing your night sky.pdf]]
 * _ Seasonal Changes [[file:seasonal changes.pdf]]

__ ** Moon Activities (Choose 2 from the following 3): ** __
 * _ Moonrise, Moonset, and Phases Gizmo [[file:MoonriseMoonsetSE.doc]]
 * _ Phases of the Moon Gizmo [[file:Phases_of_the_Moon_SE.doc]]
 * _ Measuring Crater Size [[file:measuring crater size.pdf]]

__ ** Solar System Activities (Choose 2 from the following 3): ** __
 * _ Solar System Explorer Gizmo [[file:SolarSystemExplorerSE.doc]]
 * _ Modeling Distances in the Solar System [[file:modeling distances in the solar system.pdf]]
 * _ Comparing the Size and Density of Planets [[file:comparing the size and density of planets.pdf]]

__** Other Activities (Choose 2 from the following 5): **__ _ Unit 1 Test  _ 5 Paragraph Essay    _ Project ** Unit 7: Universe ** media type="youtube" key="4s7vyDLgk3M" height="315" width="420"
 * _ Modeling the Orbit of the Moon [[file:modeling the orbit of the moon.pdf]]
 * _ Comparing Earth and Venus Gizmo [[file:ComparingEarthVenusSE.doc]]
 * _ Modeling the Greenhouse Effect [[file:modeling the greenhouse effect.pdf]]
 * _ Our Sun Seeing Spot [[file:our sun seeing spots.pdf]]
 * _ Making a Model of an Orbit [[file:making a model of an orbit.pdf]]
 * __Assessment:__ **(Choose 1 from below)*
 * __Overview:__**

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_ Read the Unit 7 article here and here.