Motion of the Earth 1.Number from 1 – 12 2.For each picture shown on the display sheet, label whether it is showing a rotation or revolution (on your own paper!) 3.Answer either the 1 Red question, the 2 Yellow questions, or the 3 Green Questions on the other side of this instruction sheet 4.Answer everything on your own paper!

Motion of Earth Questions Red – 2 or more sentences 1. What may happen if the earth revolved in the opposite direction? Yellow – 1 or more sentences each 1. Compare and contrast rotation and revolution, list three similarities and three differences 2. How might the earth’s sky change if the sun revolved around the earth? Green – 1 short sentence each 1. Choose one of the pictures, and write how the rotation or revolution of the earth is related to that picture. 2. How is the revolution of earth related to seasons? 3. How is the rotation of the earth related to day and night?

Seasons 1.Watch the BrainPOP on seasons 2.Take the quiz at the end, on your paper write down the correct answer choices for each question 3.Answer either the 1 Red question, the 2 Yellow questions, or the 3 Green Questions on the other side of this instruction sheet 4.Answer everything on your own paper!

Seasons Questions Red – 2 or more sentences 1. If the earth was tilted even more, how would seasons change? Yellow – 1 or more sentences each 1. Why don’t the north or south pole get much of a spring or fall? 2. Why do you think that cultures closer to the equator are able to grow more crops? Green – 1 short sentence each 1. What season is it in Australia when it is spring in North Carolina? 2. What kind of sunlight does NC get during the winter time? 3. Why is the tilt of the earth important?

Tides 1.Use the paper plate earth, brad, and different tides to put together each type of tides, spin the tide/earth around to see how the moon/sun affect the tide on different parts of the earth. Lay the different tides on top of each other to compare them. 2.On your paper, sketch the different forms of tides made by putting the papers together. 3.Answer either the 1 Red question, the 2 Yellow questions, or the 3 Green Questions on the other side of this instruction sheet 4.All answers on your own paper!

Tides Questions Red – 2 or more sentences 1. If the moon were twice as far away, how would that affect tides? Yellow – 1 or more sentences each 1. What is the relationship between gravity and tides? 2. Draw a venn diagram to compare and contrast spring/neap tides. Green – 1 short sentence each 1. Did the place on earth affect how big the tide was? Why/why not? 2. Which tide has both the highest and lowest tides, why? 3. Does the sun have any affect on tides? What is it? Is it more or less than the moon?

Moon Phases 1.Read the article “Ever Changing Sky” as a group 2.Write a 2 – 3 sentence summary of the article 3.Answer either the 1 Red question, the 2 Yellow questions, or the 3 Green Questions on the other side of this instruction sheet 4.All answers on your own paper!

Moon Phases Questions Red – 2 or more sentences 1. Create a memory aid to help you remember the order of the moon phases (Like how ‘My Very Excited Mother Just Served Us Nachos’ can help you remember the order of the planets). Yellow – 1 or more sentences each 1. Why can astronomers predict eclipses? 2. Give two examples of how the sky is ever changing. Green – 1 short sentence each 1. What is this passage mostly about? 2. What does the earth revolve around? 3.The phases of the moon are caused by the moon’s orbit around the earth. What details from the text support this?

Eclipses 1.Explore the website to learn about eclipses. Look all around the site! 1.Draw a picture of both solar and lunar eclipses, label the important parts (including the umbra), and give a short definition for each. 2.Answer either the 1 Red question, the 2 Yellow questions, or the 3 Green Questions on the other side of this instruction sheet 3.All answers on your own paper!

Eclipses Questions Red – 2 or more sentences 1. Give three reasons why you think people in medieval times were scared of eclipses. Yellow – 1 or more sentences each 1. What are two similarities and two differences between solar and lunar eclipses? 2. What causes the three different types of solar eclipses? Green – one short sentence each 1. Why do lunar eclipses happen more often than solar eclipses? 2. What is the umbra, and what role does it play in an eclipse? 3. How is an annular solar eclipse different than a partial solar eclipse?