Earth Science Unit Topic: Our Solar
System
by Jody Paramore
Winterville, NC
NAME: _______________________________________
Grading: Unit grades make-up 60 % of a student's overall
grade
Time Span:
Due Date:
Objectives (what are we learning in this unit?):
6.01 Analyze the theories of the formation of the universe
and solar system.
6.02 Analyze planetary motion and the physical laws that explain
that motion:
Rotation.
Revolution.
Apparent diurnal motions of the stars, sun, and moon.
Effects of the tilt of the earth's axis.
6.04 Evaluate astronomers' use of various technologies to extend
their senses:
Optical telescopes.
Cameras.
Radio telescopes.
Spectroscope.
A: 93-100 %
B: 85-92 %
C: 77-84 %
D: 70-76 %
F: 0-69 %
Directions
Choose any of the assignments listed that you would like to
complete. You will not do all the assignments. You'll only do
as many assignments as it takes for you to complete each layer
successfully. Each assignment can only be attempted one time.
"C" Layer (Successful Completion Earns One a C Grade)-Section
I / Basic Understanding-80 percentage (%) points must be earned
from this section before moving into the B Layer. Choose any
of the assignments listed, in this section, that you would like
to complete. No more than 80 percentage (%) points can be applied
to your unit grade from this section.
Notes-Tape Recorded (listen & take notes from the cassette
player-side A, study them, show them to Mr. Paramore for oral
defense)
1. Why We Have Seasons (10 %)
2. Telescopes (10 %)
Videos (watch all of the video assigned, complete written
part, and be prepared for oral defense)
3. On your own paper, take 25 notes from "Voyage to the Milky
Way" (10 %)
4. On your own paper, take 25 notes from "Universe 2001: Beyond
the Millenium-Planets [TLC] (10 %)
Vocabulary / Worksheets
5. Create flashcards with the word and definition for the following
key terms (words are in the glossary or the index of your book):
solar system, nebular theory, orbit, asteroid belt, comet, meteor,
period of revolution, period of rotation, summer solstice, winter
solstice, vernal equinox, autumnal equinox, solar eclipse, lunar
eclipse, tide (10 %)
6. Complete the solar system study guide (on table) (10
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Computer Activities (complete the activity, study
your work, bring to Mr. P. for oral defense)
7. Click on the Word document 'Virtual Solar System Multimedia
Tour'. Follow the directions. Put answers on a separate sheet
of paper. (10 %)
8. Complete the 'Space Internet Hunt' activity. Follow the
directions. (on table) (10 %)
Reading (complete the assignment, study, and bring
to Mr. P. for oral defense)
9. Answer all multiple choice and T/F (correct F) questions
for chp. 3 (pg. 136) and chp 4 (pg. 170). (10 %)
10. Complete the 'Planetary Motion Guided Reading Assignment'
(on the table). Follow the directions. (10
%)
Writing
11. Read the "Football Player Catches Meteorite" and the "Is
Your Cat From Mars?" articles. Write a paragraph summary for
each article. Write a second paragraph and explain why the article
is or is not true. (10 %)
12. You have written a script for a science fiction movie related
to the solar system. Explain your movie to a movie company you're
trying to convince to buy your script. Be sure to make it clear
what parts of your movie are true and what parts are fiction.
(10 %)
Fine Arts
13. Create a solar system coloring book for a little child
with at least 10 objects of the solar system included. Do not
color in the objects but tell what color to use and include
two facts for each object. (10 %)
14. Choose any location in North Carolina and obtain the current
day's high and low tide information. Put the data into a bar
or line graph. Write out your conclusions and include what causes
the tides to change. (10 %)
Hands-On / Interactive
15. Design an alien that can live on any planet other than
earth. It must be a colored picture or a 3-D model. Explain
and show the adaptations the alien has to survive the planets
conditions. (10 %)
16. Create a board game dealing with the history of space exploration.
Find space exploration timelines on the internet or in a book
in the library. Be creative! (10 %)
"B" Layer-Section II / Application of Knowledge
(Successful Completion Earns One a B Grade)
(Choose one for 10 %, must complete before
moving to Section III)
1. Build a scale model of the solar system and answer observation
questions.-see Mr. Paramore for handouts, materials, and further
instructions. (10 %)
OR
2. Complete the 'Why Do We Have Seasons?' activity-see Mr.
Paramore (10 %)
"A" Layer-Section III / Critical Thinking
& Analysis of Real World Issues (Successful Completion
Earns One An A Grade) (Choose one
for 10 %)
(Fill out the A Layer worksheet to complete this section. This
worksheet can be obtained from Mr. Paramore)
1. Should humans try to colonize Mars? (10 %)
OR
2. Should humans be concerned about large objects in our solar
system hitting the Earth? (10 %)
Oral Defense Chart
Warning: No more than 3 assignments per day will be
graded by Mr. Paramore. Be sure to study over your work before
getting it graded because you will be quizzed on each assignment
completed. Do not wait until the last day to get assignments
graded because only 3 will be graded that day. Absent students
should see Mr. Paramore about more time if they need it. Extra
time will not automatically be given unless the student who
has been absent approaches Mr. Paramore.
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Parent / Guardian Signature w/ date: _______________________________________________________________
Dr Kathie Nunley
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