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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS District Pacing Guide M/J COMPREHENSIVE SCIENCE 3 Course Code: 200210001 BODY OF KNOWLEDGE: E. Earth and Space Science

TOPIC XI: Objects in our Solar System

ESSENTIAL CONTENT OBJECTIVES INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS A. Models of the Solar System · Compare common historical models of the Solar System Core Text Book: Pearson Interactive Science Ch. 4 1. Geocentric and analyze reasons for the change. 2. Heliocentric Vocabulary: 3. Elliptical Orbit · Compare and contrast the characteristics of objects in the Scientific Theory, Scientific Model, Empirical Evidence, Solar System to those properties of Earth. Moon, Planet, Comet, Solar System, gravity, geocentric, B. Earth’s properties · Explore the relationship between distance from the Sun heliocentric, orbit, greenhouse effect, Dwarf Planet, 1. Gravitational force, distance from the Sun, and the length of year and/or the relationship between Astronomical Unit, Asteroid, Meteor, ellipse speed, movement, temperature, atmospheric distance from the Sun and average surface temperature. conditions · Identify and/or explain the role that gravity plays in the Technology : formation and motion of planets, stars, and solar system. 1. Pearson: Pearson: My science online, My Planet Diary; C. Properties of Sun, planets and moons compared to Untamed Science Video 100 Meters to Neptune; Earth · Identify the presence, absence, and/or relative thickness Pearson Interactive Art Objects in Space, Explore the 1. Gravitational force of planetary atmospheres, but not the chemical Inner Planets, Explore the Outer Planets. 2. Distance from sun composition of the atmosphere. 2. BrainPOP: Solar System 3. Speed and movement · Compare the shapes of orbit of the different objects in the 3. CPALMS: Comparison of Models, Our Solar System 4. Temperature solar system, but not the specific values. Catalog 5. Atmospheric conditions · Explore the Law of Gravity by recognizing that every 4. StudyJams: Inner Planets, Outer Planets a. Greenhouse Effect object exerts gravitational force on every other object and 5. Other Planetary Fact Sheet that the force depends on how much mass the objects 6. Our Cosmic Neighborhood have and how far apart they are. · Investigate and describe that gravity acting on an object in space changes its speed, or direction of motion, or both.

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SC.8.E.5.8 SC.8.E.5.7 Solar System SC.8.E.5.4 SC.8.E.5.3 Solar System Explorer SC.8.N.1.3 SC.8.N.3.2: Comparing Earth to Venus SC.6.P.13.2 SC.6.P.13.3 LAFS.68.WHST.3.7

Standard: SC.8.E.5.8 Compare various historical models of the Solar System, including geocentric and heliocentric Plato’s Model of the Universe Kepler’s Heliocentric Elliptical Orbits Video Ptolemy: Planetary Motion in a Geocentric Universe Galileo: Fighting Theology without Evidence? Copernicus: Fighting the Church to Prove the Heliocentric Universe Newton: Aligning the Theories of Kepler and Galileo

Exploration Pioneers of Astronomy Pioneers of Astronomy (Spanish Version) Interactive Geocentric Heliocentric Glossary Reading Has Galileo Gone Loony? Formation of our Solar System Passage Toying with the Solar System Formation of our Solar System (Spanish Version) Compare and contrast the properties of objects in the Solar System including the Sun, planets, and moons to those of Earth, such as gravitational Standard: SC.8.E.5.7 force, distance from the Sun, speed, movement, temperature, and atmospheric conditions Earth Jupiter and Its Moons Earth’s Moon Saturn and Its Moons Video Mercury Uranus and Its Moons Venus Neptune and Its Moons Mars and Its Moons

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Exploration Planets of the Solar System Planets of the Solar System (Spanish Version) Science The Vacation to Planet X Sleuth Galaxy Revolve Interactive Orbit Rotate Glossary Planet Solar System Skill Science Lab: Our Solar System The Inner and Outer Planets Builder Reading Planets of our Solar System Solar System Stats Passage Design Your Own Solar System Science Content The Inner Planets The Outer Planets Collection Explore the Law of Universal Gravitation by explaining the role that gravity plays in the formation of planets, stars, and solar systems and in Standard: SC.8.E.5.4 determining their motions. Overview of the Sun Our Star the Sun: Hub of the Solar System Video The Sun’s Future The Birth of the Sun and Planets: The Magnetic Field Image Star Size; Red Giant vs Sun Reading The Sun, the Solar System and Nebular Gas Clouds The Sun and Other Stars Passage Distinguish the hierarchical relationships between planets and other astronomical bodies relative to solar system, galaxy, and universe, including Standard: SC.8.E.5.3 distance, size, and composition The Asteroid Belt & Meteors Asteroids Video Meteors Comets

Image Comet Halley Comet Structure Interactive Asteroid Meteor Glossary Comet Article Eros Oort, Jan Hendrik Science Content Non-Planetary Objects Collection

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NASA Briefing: New Images of Mercury NASA Messenger Puts Mercury into Focus Science Behind the News: Impacts on Jupiter No Life Found Yet on Mars, but Ice Found on Mercury Cassini-Huygens is First Spacecraft to Orbit Saturn Planets Align in Rare Triple Conjunction Cassini Reaches Titan, Takes First Images of Atmosphere Magellan Probe Completes Its Mission: To Map Venus Voyager II Sends Early Photos of Saturn Magellan Spacecraft Maps Venus Surface in High-Res Saturn's View of Earth Probe of Venus Suggests Atmosphere of Sulfuric Acid Voyager II Shows Surface Details of Uranus Moons Scientists Assess Atmosphere of Venus From Pioneer Data Neptune is Upstaged by its Moon Triton Venus Surface Has Some Geology Similar to Earth's Evidence is Found of Active Volcanoes on Triton Venus on the Move Additional Rings Found Around Neptune Astronomer Carl Sagan Describes Significance of Viking 1 Pluto Demoted from Planet to Dwarf Planet Video Landing on Mars New Horizons Spacecraft Launched to Explore Pluto, Stars Between the Known and Unknown: Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson on Beyond Mars and Other New Frontiers Tenth "Planet" Found, Beyond and Larger Than Pluto Curiosity Rover Lands on Mars "Mini-Planet" Between Saturn and Uranus is Found Curiosity Rover Drills into Martian Soil First Moving Images of Halley's Comet Mars Rover Discovers Complex Chemicals Anatomy of a Comet: Hale-Bopp Described, Surface to Tail Amateur Astronomer Spots Earth-Sized Hole in Jupiter's Halley's Comet Returns: The Comet in Myth, Legend, and Atmosphere History Images of Jupiter's Swirling Clouds Taken by Voyager Hale-Bopp Allows for New Education Opportunities Ice-Sheets on Jupiter's Moon May Hide Life-Filled Oceans Huge Asteroid to Pass by Earth, Solar Storm Predicted New Images of Jupiter Show Thunderstorms, Lightning

Curiosity's First Image From Mars Photograph: Panoramic View of Mars Image Full Color Photos from the Mars Rover Image: Perseid Meteor Shower From Space Photo: Saturn's Streaming Hexagon

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