HS-ESS1-4 - Performance Expectation
Use mathematical or computational representations to predict the motion of orbiting objects in the solar system.
High School · Next Generation Science Standards · NGSS Lead States 2013
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mathematical representationcomputational representationmotionorbiting objectssolar system
Skills
- use (mathematical representations) #dok2
- use (computational representations) #dok2
- predict (motion of orbiting objects in the solar system) #dok3
- model (orbital motion using mathematics or computation) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can identify orbiting objects in the solar system. #dok1
- I can define mathematical and computational representations. #dok1
- I can use mathematical representations to describe orbital motion. #dok2
- I can use computational models to analyze movement of solar system objects. #dok2
- I can predict the motion of orbiting objects in the solar system using math or computation. #dok3
- I can model how changes in variables affect the motion of orbiting objects in the solar system. #dok3
Big Ideas
- The motion of objects in the solar system can be predicted using mathematical and computational models.
- Accurate representations enable us to understand and forecast the behavior of orbiting bodies in space.
Essential Questions
- How can mathematics be used to describe and predict the motion of orbiting objects in the solar system?
- What variables affect the orbital motion of objects in our solar system?
- How do computational models help us visualize and understand the movement of orbiting bodies?
- Why is it important to predict the motion of objects in the solar system?
- How might errors in a model influence the predictions of orbital motion?
