1+Earth+Science-+All+About+Earth+&+The+Solar+System

Grade
1

Big Idea
• Rocks • Soil • Air • Bodies of Water- fresh water and salt water
 * -All about Earth

-Introduction to the Solar System • Sun, source of energy, light, heat • Moon, phases of the moon (full, crescent, new) • The eight planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) • The Sun is a star • Earth and its place in the solar system-->The earth moves around the sun, the sun does not move. The earth revolves (spins); one revolution takes one day (24 hours).**

Key Terms
sand rock soil texture air fresh water stream river lake salt water

solar system earth moon orbit planet rotate universe star telescope

Materials/ Resources Students
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 * Brain Pop Jr - Soil

Brain Pop Jr- Rocks and Minerals []

Sunlight, Sun Bright- website with information about the sun, an activity to observe sunrise and sunset, and directions on how to make a sundial- pther online resources are listed at the bottom of the webpage[]**

[|**http://fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html**]
 * Earth and Moon Viewer**

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 * Kids Astronomy- Great Kid Friendly Games

NASA Students K-4 Different resources about the Earth and Solar System- Games, Stories, etc.** [|**http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/index.html**]