MS-ESS1-1 - Performance Expectation
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.
Middle School · Next Generation Science Standards · NGSS Lead States 2013
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Earth-sun-moon systemmodelcyclic patternslunar phaseseclipseseclipses of the suneclipses of the moonseasons
Skills
- develop (models of the Earth-sun-moon system) #dok2
- use (models to describe patterns) #dok2
- describe (cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses, and seasons) #dok2
- explain (relationships between Earth, sun, and moon) #dok3
- predict (events such as lunar phases and eclipses) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can identify components of the Earth-sun-moon system. #dok1
- I can recognize patterns in lunar phases, eclipses, and seasons. #dok1
- I can develop a model of the Earth-sun-moon system. #dok2
- I can use a model to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses, and seasons. #dok2
- I can explain the relationship between the movement of the Earth, sun, and moon and observable patterns on Earth. #dok3
- I can predict lunar phases, eclipses, or seasons based on a model. #dok3
Big Ideas
- The positions and motions of the Earth, sun, and moon create observable and predictable cyclic patterns.
- Models can be used to describe and explain the causes of lunar phases, eclipses, and seasons.
Essential Questions
- What causes the phases of the moon, and how do they repeat over time?
- How do the relative positions of the Earth, sun, and moon lead to eclipses?
- In what ways do the motions of the Earth and sun create the seasons?
- How can models help us understand and predict astronomical events?
- Why do lunar phases, eclipses, and seasons occur in regular, repeating patterns?