Students who demonstrate understanding can:

MS-ESS1-1.	Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.  [Clarification Statement: Examples of models can be physical, graphical, or conceptual.]
MS-ESS1-2.	Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.[Clarification Statement: Emphasis for the model is on gravity as the force that holds together the solar system and Milky Way galaxy and controls orbital motions within them. Examples of models can be physical (such as the analogy of distance along a football field or computer visualizations of elliptical orbits) or conceptual (such as mathematical proportions relative to the size of familiar objects such as students' school or state).] [Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include Kepler’s Laws of orbital motion or the apparent retrograde motion of the planets as viewed from Earth.]
MS-ESS1-3.	Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on the analysis of data from Earth-based instruments, space-based telescopes, and spacecraft to determine similarities and differences among solar system objects. Examples of scale properties include the sizes of an object’s layers (such as crust and atmosphere), surface features (such as volcanoes), and orbital radius. Examples of data include statistical information, drawings and photographs, and models.]  [Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include recalling facts about properties of the planets and other solar system bodies.]

Day 1:  Ancient models of the Earth

Day 2:  Earth - round or flat?  Day and Night?

1.   Is the Earth round or flat?   Can you prove it?

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzImgJCgUkg
• Notes:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Qq3JHW3vCYyuFwf0IAl2yEBZTDcsJI9XYc7woqxLnt8/edit
• watch video

• Please create a new post and title it "Earth, round or flat? How do we know?"  please give a written explanation that proves that the Earth is round.
• Answer questions Investigation 2 #6

Day 3-5 Seasons

• Investigation #3
• Read notebook pages
• Fill in vocabulary page
• Watch videos
• Illustrated notes on the tilt of the Earth
• Pass out notes

THE MOON:

4 Days    Creation of the moon theories

• Watch video of formation of our planet and the moon
• Moon theories video (Ed Portal)
• Summarize, make diagram, add to blog
• Moon Log
• Foss Reading

2 weeks:  Details of the moon

• Watch For all Mankind (clips) 
• Physical features of the moon.
• Scale model of the moon and Earth  FOSS and JPL
• Craters: Types and scale model FOSS and JPL
• Reading from FOSS
• Thinglink Apollo Missions
• Moon Rocks and their density

2 Days  Eclipse

• Eclipse video (Lunar and Solar)
• In groups make a presentation that explains solar and lunar eclipses.
• Draw a diagram  

2 Days Moon Cycle

• Create: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjhEZhEPs44&feature=share
• Read handouts and complete The Moon, Earth's Satellite 
• Fill in notes

Test #1


SOLAR SYSTEM STUDY:

4 days

• Watch video of the tour of the solar system and fill in notes  Inside the Milky Way

• Watch scale solar system short video
• Create scale model

Gravity in the Universe

5 days

• Study different types of galaxies   Watch:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSVjaklLf24
• Big Bang - Expanding Universe : Jupiter's Family Secrets (JUNO)
• Black Holes
• Life Cycle of a star 
•  Watch:  Supernova and Supergiant Star Life Cycle on EdPortal
• Definitions 
• Create Diagram
• Hubble  - on ground telescopes vs in space.  How is it a time machine?

MARS STUDY:  Mapping and comparing physical features, characteristics of life, changing states of matter and density.

5 Weeks

• Watch the Martian
• JPL Mars eduction with Lego Mindstorm Robot
• Make Habs (surfaee area)
• Make Bio Domes  (changing state of matter)
• Dry Ice (Atmosphere and changing states of matter)
• Review Earth's water cycle and compare it to Jupiter's 
• Review Earth's layers of the atmosphere
• Density - from American Chemical foundation  and Dunking Planets (Juno) Record density of each planet and decide which one/s would sink or float in water.  Make models of Earth's interior layers.
• On what planet would you have the greatest weight ?

JUPITER STUDY:

2 weeks

• Study Juno Mission
• Neato Magneto Planets - study of magnetism
• Make model of Jupiter's interior layers