ASTR.SCI.11.B

Explore and communicate the origins and significance of planets, planetary rings, satellites, asteroids, comets, Oort cloud, and Kuiper belt objects.

Astronomy · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2022

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Vocabulary
originssignificanceplanetsplanetary ringssatellitesasteroidscometsOort cloudKuiper belt objects
Skills
  • explore (the origins of planets, planetary rings, satellites, asteroids, comets, Oort cloud, and Kuiper belt objects) #dok2
  • research (the significance of planets and small solar system bodies) #dok2
  • communicate (findings about the origins and significance of solar system objects) #dok3
  • synthesize (information from multiple sources about the origins and significance of solar system bodies) #dok3
Learning Targets
  • I can identify planets, planetary rings, satellites, asteroids, comets, Oort cloud, and Kuiper belt objects in the solar system. #dok1
  • I can describe basic features of solar system bodies such as planets, asteroids, and comets. #dok1
  • I can explore the origins of planets, planetary rings, satellites, asteroids, comets, the Oort cloud, and Kuiper belt objects. #dok2
  • I can research the significance and roles of different solar system bodies. #dok2
  • I can communicate my findings about how planets and smaller solar system bodies originated and why they matter. #dok3
  • I can synthesize information from different sources to explain the origins and significance of solar system objects. #dok3
Big Ideas
  • Solar system bodies such as planets, asteroids, and comets have unique origins and play important roles in the history and structure of our solar system.
  • Understanding the origins and significance of various solar system objects provides insight into the processes that shaped our solar system.
Essential Questions
  • How did planets, planetary rings, satellites, asteroids, comets, the Oort cloud, and the Kuiper belt form?
  • What makes the origins of different solar system bodies unique or similar?
  • Why are objects like asteroids, comets, and the Kuiper belt significant to our understanding of the solar system?
  • What evidence do scientists use to learn about the origins of various solar system objects?
  • How do the different solar system bodies contribute to the current structure and dynamics of our solar system?