Earth Science

Readings and LabsRick Heames & Tara Laneville

Here We Are

• Tara’s learning segment was on weather• Mine learning segment was planetary motion

Authentic Readings

• For weather-http://www.weather.gov/ (NOAA)• For Planetary Motion-http://www.nasa.gov/

(NASA)

Weather Lab

• Lab involves making hail in a test tube• Students will observe the process of how hail

is formed

Planetary Motion Lab

• Part of this learning segment is studying tilt of the Earth and how that affects seasons

• Students will use a transparent hemisphere to monitor the angle of the sun over a period of time