ESS.SCI.5.B
Identify comets, asteroids, meteoroids, and planets in the solar system and describe how they affect the Earth and Earth's systems.
Earth Systems Science · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2022
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cometsasteroidsmeteoroidsplanetssolar systemEarthEarth's systems
Skills
- identify (comets, asteroids, meteoroids, and planets in the solar system) #dok1
- describe (how comets, asteroids, meteoroids, and planets affect Earth and Earth's systems) #dok2
- compare (the effects of different solar system objects on Earth and Earth's systems) #dok2
- analyze (the significance of events caused by solar system objects, such as impacts, on Earth) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can identify comets, asteroids, meteoroids, and planets in the solar system. #dok1
- I can describe the ways comets, asteroids, meteoroids, and planets affect Earth and its systems. #dok2
- I can compare how different objects in the solar system impact Earth's systems. #dok2
- I can analyze the significance of events caused by solar system objects, such as impacts, on Earth's history. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Objects in the solar system, such as comets, asteroids, meteoroids, and planets, influence Earth and its systems in various ways.
- Understanding the characteristics and impacts of solar system objects helps explain changes and events in Earth's history.
Essential Questions
- What are comets, asteroids, meteoroids, and planets, and how are they similar or different?
- How do comets, asteroids, meteoroids, and planets affect Earth and its systems?
- What evidence shows how solar system objects have impacted Earth in the past?
- Why is it important to understand the effects of solar system objects on Earth?
- How might future interactions with solar system objects influence Earth's systems?