Earth-Moon-Sun - Georgia Standards

Sixth Grade Curriculum Pacing Guide Crosscutting Concepts: Cause and Effect; Systems and System Models; Structure and Function; Patterns

Earth-Moon-Sun

4 week Instructional Segment

Anchoring Standard Instructiona Disciplinary Core Ideas

Science and Engineering Instructional Notes

Phenomenon

l Segment

Practices

2017 Total S6E2. a, b, Motions of Frameworks of K-12 Science Education:

Developing and

Background

Eclipse in c

the Earth-

By the end of grade 8

using models

(includes safety alerts)

Georgia

S6E3. d

Moon-Sun ESSA1.A: The Universe and Its Stars

Constructing

By the end of this unit,

S6E5. d

Patterns of the apparent motion of the sun,

explanations

students are using the

Tides of the

the moon, and the stars in the sky can be

Analyze and interpret following language in

Georgia

observed, described, predicted, and

data

their speaking and

Coast

explained.

Ask questions

writing

ESSA1.B: Earth and the Solar System

during EXPLAIN or

What to

The solar system consists of the sun and a

ELABORATE.

wear?

collection of objects, including planets,

their moons, and asteroids.

Relative position

Earth's spin axis is fixed in the direction

Relative distance

over the short term but tilted relative to its

Gravity

orbit around the sun.

Lunar cycle

The solar system can explain tides, eclipses

Eclipse

of the sun and the moon, and the motion of

Day/Night

the planets in the sky relative to the stars.

Seasons

The seasons are a result of tilt and are

Elliptical Orbit

caused by the differential intensity of

Tilt

sunlight on different areas of Earth across

Direct/Indirect

the year.

Sunlight

Revolution/Rotation

This instructional segment will connect to Cause and Effect: Earth's Changing Landscape.

Georgia Department of Education May 2018

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