Please click on the links below to download useful resources for the Our Solar System unit.
Web links and additional reading for each lesson cluster
Our Earth and Other Planets Lessons.pdf
Our Sun and Other Stars Lessons.pdf
The Sun’s Annual Pattern Lessons.pdf
The Sun’s Daily Pattern Lessons.pdf
Teacher Masters and Visuals
Our Solar System Visuals
Our Solar System Teacher Masters
Videos
Teacher Video: Setting Up for Light and Shadow at a Pole
Teacher Video: Sensing the Position of the Sun
Teacher Video: Setting Up for Observing the Sun Over a Day
Teacher Video: Setting Up for Shadow Tools
Teacher Video: Shadow tools Demonstration
Teacher Video: Modeling the Earth’s Rotation
Teacher Video: Modeling Earth’s Orbit Around the Sun
Teacher Video: Modeling the Relative Sizes of the Earth, Moon, and Sun
Student Video: Modeling the Moon’s Cycle