Students will be able to:
use the information from virtual activities, textbooks, and classroom discussions to
-compare and contrast the characteristics of objects in the solar system.
-compare the characteristics of objects in the Solar System with Earth's characteristics.
Students took the remediation quiz on the sixth grade life science benchmarks. We also reviewed the Solar System lab. Be sure your graph is correct and complete. You can turn the lab in on Tuesday with no penalty.
Students role played the planets, including the dwarf planet Pluto and used to scale pictures to line up showing the distance between these objects and the sun. Students were amazed to see how far Pluto was from everyone!
There was no home learning, but you should update your notebook. In the table of contents, write today's date (2/17), the benchmark (SC.8.E.5.7) and the topic The Solar System. Then, turn to the next available page in your notebook and make a Cornell Notes page. Remember to record this page in your table of contents. On the Cornell notes page, draw something (in color) to remind you of the solar system and the objects in it. On the following page, write notes about chapter four. This should include information on: What makes up the solar system; how did the solar system form; what is the moon like; what do the inner planets have in common; what are the characteristics of the inner planets; what do the outer planets have in common; what re the characteristics of each outer planet; and how do scientists classify small objects in the solar system. Again, this information can be found in pages 137-167 of the 8th grade text.