Unit Three: Astronomy
The Earth-Moon-Sun System
Objectives:
1. Describe Earth's movement in space and how eclipses can occur.
2. Demonstrate what causes seasons to change.
3. Describe how tides on Earth are caused by the Moon.
4. Demonstrate how the Moon's phases depend on the relative positions of the Sun, the Moon, and Earth.
Activities:Scale and Distance
Objectives:
1. To model Earth's size and position within the Solar System.
2. To model the size of the Moon compared to the size of the Earth.
3. To model Earth's size and position within the Universe.
Activities:
Independent Research Project
