1. SOL Astronomy Review
6.8 The student will investigate and understand the organization of the solar system and the relationships among the various bodies that comprise it. Key concepts include
a) the sun, moon, Earth, other planets and their moons, meteors, asteroids, and comets;
b) relative size of and distance between planets;
c) the role of gravity;
d) revolution and rotation;
e) the mechanics of day and night and the phases of the moon;
f) the unique properties of Earth as a planet;
g) the relationship of the Earth’s tilt and the seasons;
h) the cause of tides; and
i) the history and technology of space exploration.

4. Rotation and Revolution

5. Phases if the Moon
Right side lit
waxing
Left side lit
waning

6. Unique Properties of the Earth
Water
Placement
Gravity
Temperature

7. Seasons: tilt and revolution around the sun

8. Tides
Spring tide is the highest if the high and the lowest of the low.
Neap tide has the smallest difference between high and low tide

9. Space exploration 1962 John Glenn orbits earth
1969 Neil Armstrong on the moon
1986 Challenger Explodes
1990 Space telescope Hubble launched
2011 End of Shuttles