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DO NOW Date DO NOW Answer Your DO NOW should be in complete sentences, detailed, and thorough. Monday 02/02 Tuesday 02/03 Write the following statement, then write weather it is TRUE or FALSE. 1. The Earth revolves around the sun. 2. It takes the earth 1 day to go around the sun. 3. The moon rotates. 4. The moon revolves around the earth. V: 0

Homework & Agenda V: 0 Homework: Pages 225 -233 Due Friday, February 6, 2015 QUIZ FRIDAY, TOPIC: REASONS FOR THE SEASONS Today’s Agenda 1. Review Earth and Weather Unit Test 2. Force and Motion in Our Solar System Reading and Concept Map 3. Seasons Foldable 4. GL: Months of Year Video

TEKS V: 0 (A) model and illustrate how the tilted Earth rotates on its axis, causing day and night, and revolves around the Sun causing changes in seasons;

EQs & Objectives V: 0 ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: How does the movement of the earth, sun, and moon affect Earth’s seasons? DAILY OBJECTIVES: Students will… -Describe how the earth revolves around the sun, and the moon revolves around the earth. -Identify that the earth rotates on its axis. -Name and describe the seasons of the year.

Review Test V: 2 1. Look at the questions you missed on your test. 2. As a class we will go over the answers. 3. If you made less than a 70, you may come to tutorials and make corrections

Vocabulary Activity 1. Stand up 2. Model “Revolving” around your table. 3. Model “Rotating” by your seat. 4. Draw a diagram modeling revolution and rotation with the sun and earth. V: 0

Forces in Our Solar System 1. Read “Forces and Motion in Our Solar System” 2. Tape it to page of your INB. 3. Complete the concept map using the information from your reading. V: 2

Seasons Change 1. Fold pages and Pg # together, so you see pages and. Winter 2. Cut ONE slit on each page, so there are TWO flaps on each page. 3. Label the outside of the Fall/ flaps like the diagram on Autumn the right. V: 2 Pg # Spring Summer

Seasons Throughout the Year V: 2 Draw an arrow between each fold on the outside to show the direction of the seasons. Winter Spring Fall/ Summer Autumn

Seasons Throughout the Year Underneath each flap…. 1. Draw a picture of the weather 1. 2. 3. 4. Sun for summer Snowman for winter Leaf for fall Flower for spring 2. Under the flap list the months for that season. 3. Describe if the days are getting longer or shorter. V: 2

Months of the Year • Months of the Year Video

DO NOW Date DO NOW Answer Your DO NOW should be in complete sentences, detailed, and thorough. Monday 02/02 Tuesday 02/04 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A day is…… hours. A year is…. . days. The four seasons are…. . The months of winter are…. . The months of summer are… V: 0

Homework & Agenda V: 0 Homework: Pages 225 -233 Due Friday, February 6, 2015 Today’s Agenda QUIZ FRIDAY, TOPIC: REASONS FOR THE SEASONS 1. Bill Nye Video: Seasons 2. Graphing Daylight Posters

TEKS V: 0 The student is expected to model and illustrate how the tilted Earth rotates on its axis, causing day and night, and revolves around the Sun causing changes in seasons;

Vocabulary Rotation Revolution Axis V: 0

EQs & Objectives ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: How does the motion of the Sun, Earth, and Moon affect the environment? DAILY OBJECTIVES: Students will… -Observe why there are seasons. -Graph day light hours in one location. V: 0

Bill Nye: Seasons V: 0 Watch Bill Nye Seasons Video Complete Fill-in the blank sheet as you watch.

Graphing Data V: 2 Construct a Bar Graph of the following data: Date Amount of Daylight January 20 10: 33 February 20 11: 19 March 20 12: 08 April 20 13: 03 May 20 13: 46 June 20 14: 04 July 20 13: 48 August 20 13: 05 September 20 12: 12 October 20 11: 20 November 20 10: 34 December 20 10: 15 Be sure to include axis labels and units!!!

Analysis Questions V: 2 Answer the following questions on your poster with your group: 1. What trend or pattern do you observe in the data? 2. On January 20, Galveston had 10 hours and 33 minutes of daylight. How many hours of nighttime did Galveston have on that date? 3. In which month did Galveston have its longest amount of daylight of the year? 4. In which month did Galveston have its shortest amount of daylight of the year? 5. In which two months did Galveston have days and nights that were almost equal in length? 6. Why does Galveston experience unequal daytime and nighttime hours? 7. Locations close to the equator (0 degree latitude) have little variation in the amount of day and night for each day of the year. How would the data be different for a city located farther north of the equator, such as Chicago or New York

DO NOW Date DO NOW Answer Your DO NOW should be in complete sentences, detailed, and thorough. Wed/Thurs 02/04 and 02/05 Friday 02/06 1. Seasons are caused by…. . (list 3 things) 2. In the northern hemisphere it is summer, in the southern hemisphere it is… V: 0

Homework & Agenda V: 0 Homework: Pages 225 -233 Due Friday, February 6, 2015 QUIZ FRIDAY, TOPIC: REASONS FOR THE SEASONS Today’s Agenda 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Reason for the Seasons Lab Explain: Video and Reading Analysis Questions Whole-Class Demonstration Practice: “The Seasons Explained”

TEKS V: 0 The student is expected to model and illustrate how the tilted Earth rotates on its axis, causing day and night, and revolves around the Sun causing changes in seasons;

Vocabulary Rotation Revolution Axis V: 0

EQs & Objectives V: 0 ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: How does the motion of the Sun, Earth, and Moon affect the environment? DAILY OBJECTIVES: Students will… -Interpret data by graphing changes in temperature each month from Galveston, Texas.

Lab Notebook Set-Up Reasons for the Seasons Lab Pg # WINTER DRAWING SUMMER DRAWING DATA TABLE Season Winter Starting Temperature Ending Temperature Difference Conclusion Questions Summer V: 0

Reasons for the Seasons Lab VL: 2 1. Place globe 30 cm from lamp at WINTER ANGLE. 2. Record Beginning Temperature- ALL 3. Turn on lamp 4. Start timer for 6 minutes 5. Return to seat- ALL 6. Draw a picture of the lab set-up. -ALL 7. Record Ending Temperature- ALL 8. Turn lamp off

Reason for the Seasons Part II VL: 2 When the temperature returns to room temp 1. Place globe 30 cm from lamp at SUMMER ANGLE 2. Record Beginning Temperature- ALL 3. Turn on lamp 4. Time for 6 minutes 5. Return to seat- ALL 6. Draw a picture of lab set-up. -ALL 7. Record Ending Temperature-ALL 8. Turn lamp off

Seasons Explained Video Reading as a Class V: 0

Seasons Conclusion V: 0 On page _, COPY AND ANSWER the following questions: 1. Describe the differences in temperature between the winter angle and the summer angle. 2. Seasons occur because of the Earth’s tilt on its axis. Explain how this experiment showed this. 3. Why is it winter in the northern hemisphere while summer in the southern hemisphere?

Whole-Class Model V: 2 1. As a class, make a circle. This circle represents Earth’s orbit around the sun. 2. Pass the globe counter-clockwise when the north pole always facing the north star. 3. As your teacher sits in the middle with a lap, observe how the amount of sunlight different parts of the earth are receiving change.

Seasons Explained 1. Complete top of the worksheet modeling seasons with your table or individually (Pre. AP) as a class (Grade Level). 2. Answer the questions on your own. V: 2

DO NOW Wed/Thur s 02/04 and 02/05 Friday 02/06 Draw 2 pictures with the Sun and Earth. Picture 1 should show summer in the northern hemisphere. Picture 2 should show winter in the southern hemisphere. Label the hemispheres, Earth, Sun, and Axis. V: 0

Homework & Agenda Homework: Pages 225 -233 Due TODAY Friday, February 6, 2014 Today’s Agenda -Grade Homework -Quiz -Options: -Scientists Reading, -Where did the Moon Come From -Children’s book V: 0

TEKS V: 0 The student is expected to model and illustrate how the tilted Earth rotates on its axis, causing day and night, and revolves around the Sun causing changes in seasons.

EQs & Objectives ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: How does the motion of the Sun, Earth, and Moon affect the environment? DAILY OBJECTIVES: Students will… -Describe how the tilt of the Earth’s axis causes the seasons. V: 0

Vocabulary Rotation Revolution Axis V: 0

Review Homework Trade and Grade Homework V: 0

QUIZ V: 0 Read and re-read the passage. Underline the question Bubble important words Identify the key idea, write it in margin. Eliminate the wrong answers Select the correct answer ✓ s Ma n fa so ct e j ob

After the Quiz V: 0 You have 3 choices: 1. Read about a scientist who’s research contributed to our understanding on planetary movement and complete a special assignment 2. Read about where the moon came from and complete a special assignment. 3. Make a 5 -7 page children’s book on the reason for the seasons. (Can be turned in next Monday for extra credit)