EXPLORING THE SOLAR SYSTEM

SOCIAL SCIENCES
These two interesting websites are SUPER for learning about the Solar System!The first website is from NASA, and has many activities to explore the knowledge learned throughout the unit. Click here to access the fun!
http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/


Build a Solar System allows you to apply your knowledge and concepts taught with regards to the study of the universe. This great website will allow students the opportunity to apply their understanding of the solar system. Give it a try at this link: http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/solar_system/


Parent Information:
Curriculum Details: Earth and Space Systems: Grade 6 - Space
Overall Expectations
· demonstrate an understanding of the patterns of change observable on earth as a result of the movement of the different bodies in the solar system (e.g., solar and lunar eclipses, tides, phases of the moon, position of the constellations) and of the physical characteristics of the different components of the solar system.

Specific Expectations:
By the end of Grade 6, students will:
· describe, using models or simulations, how the earth’s rotation causes the cycle of day and night, and how the earth’s revolution cause the cycle of the seasons