ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar within galaxies and the solar Seasons 2-25 in the HS.PS2.A “Objects System (6th Grade) system. Sky” HS.PS2.B The system consists of [Clarification Statement: HS.ESS1.A (MS-ESS1-2); the sun and a collection of Emphasis for the is on Science Probe: HS.ESS1.B objects, including planets, gravity as the force that 3-25 Do “Where their moons, and asteroids holds together the solar HS.ESS2.A (MSESS1- Stars Go?” 3) that are held in orbit system and Milky Way galaxy around the sun by its and controls orbital motions Science Probe: gravitational pull on them. with-in them. Examples of 4-23 “Moonlight” (MS-ESS1-2),(MS-ESS1-3) models can be physical (such This of the solar as the analogy of distance Science Probe: system can explain eclipses along a football field or 4-24 Eclipse” “Lunar of the sun and the moon. computer visualizations of Earth’s spin axis is fixed in elliptical orbits) or direction over the short term conceptual (such as Science Probe: but tilted relative to its orbit mathematical proportions 4-25 Eclipse” “Solar around the sun. The seasons relative to the size of familiar are a result of that tilt and objects such as their school (Make sure to read are caused by the differential or state).] [Assessment the purpose of the intensity Boundary: Assessment does following probes all of sunlight on different areas not include found in the of Earth across the year. Kepler’s Laws of orbital Astronomy (MS-ESS1-1) motion or the apparent Formative The solar system appears retrograde motion of the Assessment Probes to have formed from a disk planets as viewed from book.) of dust and gas, drawn Earth.] together by gravity. MS-ESS1-3. Analyze and Science Probe: interpret data to determine Astro-10: “Pizza properties of objects in Sun” the solar system. [Clarification Statement: Science Probe: Emphasis is on the analysis Astro-11: Far “How of data from Earth-based Away Is the Sun?” instruments, space-based telescopes, and spacecraft to Science Probe: determine similarities and Astro-12: differences among solar “Sunspots”
ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System (6th Grade) The system consists of the sun and a collection of objects, including planets, their moons, and asteroids that are held in orbit around the sun by its gravitational pull on them. (MS-ESS1-2),(MS-ESS1-3) This of the solar system can explain eclipses of the sun and the moon. Earth’s spin axis is fixed in direction over the short term but tilted relative to its orbit around the sun. The seasons are a result of that tilt and are caused by the differential intensity of sunlight on different areas of Earth across the year. (MS-ESS1-1) The solar system appears to have formed from a disk of dust and gas, drawn together by gravity. within galaxies and the solar system. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis for the is on gravity as the force that holds together the solar system and Milky Way galaxy and controls orbital motions with-in 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 their 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 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 HS.PS2.A HS.PS2.B HS.ESS1.A (MS-ESS1-2); HS.ESS1.B HS.ESS2.A (MSESS1- 3) Seasons 2-25 “Objects in the Sky” Science Probe: 3-25 “Where Do Stars Go?” Science Probe: 4-23 “Moonlight” Science Probe: 4-24 “Lunar Eclipse” Science Probe: 4-25 “Solar Eclipse” (Make sure to read the purpose of the following probes all found in the Astronomy Formative Assessment Probes book.) Science Probe: Astro-10: “Pizza Sun” Science Probe: Astro-11: “How Far Away Is the Sun?” Science Probe: Astro-12: “Sunspots”
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