6th Grade Science Guide

6.1.1: Moon & Seasons 3 Dimensions & Progressions

Unit 1

● I can explain how the tilt of Earth’s axis and its yearly orbit around the sun produce seasons.

observations about what they see. Ideas should be shared and added to a common brainstorming document or on the board. Student’s try to link this new learning, to the learning from the Direct vs. Indirect sunlight lab.

Activity: Reasons for Seasons

Objective

Overview

Materials

● I can describe the yearly orbit of Earth around the sun. ● I can explain how the tilt of Earth’s axis and its yearly orbit around the sun produce seasons.

● Students read an article about the reasons for seasons. All students read the article, and use a specifc text marking strategy. Once complete, students are assigned to work in small groups. Around the classroom, there should be a large post -it note or poster board for each main topic in the article (tilted rotation, concentrated light and heat, cause of tilt). Students should then rotate around in their small groups and add the main ideas from each section of the text onto the post-it note or poster board. When they rotate to a new group, they read what the group before them wrote, and edit or add to it as necessary. ● Teacher should then have students go back to their seats, and review each post-it note with the class, looking for accuracy, and prompting students to write down main ideas in a graphic organizer in their interactive notebooks.

● What causes seasons? ● Gallery Walk

Phenomena Assessment: Seasons - Written CER