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    • SB6: Evolution
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      • EOC Milestone
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      • SB1 Cells
      • SB 2 DNA and Protein Synthesis
      • EOC Milestone
      • SB1 - Biochemistry
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      • SB 2 Cell Reproduction
      • SB2 Genetics >
        • SB2 Genetics
    • 6th Grade MSP >
      • 6SE1 Space
      • 6SE2 - Sun, Earth, Moon
      • S6E3 - Water
      • 6SE4 - Weather and Climate
      • S6E5 Geosphere
      • S6E5d, e, h Erosion
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      • S7L1 Classification
      • S7L5 - Evolution & fossils
      • S7L3 Genetics
      • S7L4 Ecology

SE6a - Solar System

U5: Universe & Solar System - 
S6E1. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about current scientific views of the universe and how those views evolved.
a. Ask questions to determine changes in models of Earth’s position in the solar system, and origins of the universe as evidence that scientific theories change with the addition of new information. (Clarification statement: Students should consider Earth’s position in geocentric and heliocentric models and the Big Bang as it describes the formation of the universe.)
b. Develop a model to represent the position of the solar system in the Milky Way galaxy and in the known universe.
c. Analyze and interpret data to compare and contrast the planets in terms of:  size relative to Earth,  surface and atmospheric features,  relative distance from the sun, and  ability to support life.
​d. Develop and use a model to explain the interaction of gravity and inertia that governs the motion of objects in the solar system. e. Ask questions to compare and contrast the characteristics, composition, and location of comets, asteroids, and meteoroids. 

Science Activity resources and links
Planetary Science - http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/step2012/participant/Day1Agenda.shtml
 Space PBL: 
The Pull of the Planets -> 
The Pull of the Planets  activity using embroidery hoops to model planetary pull

Gravity and Weight on Other Planets - 
https://www.teachervision.com/planets/gravity-weight-other-planets 

How much do you weigh? http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/class_acts/Weight.html
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  • CowanScience
  • Earth Systems
    • Space
    • Unit 1 Systems and Cycles
  • Honors Biology
    • Basics of Biology
    • SB1 - Biochemistry
    • SB1 Cells
    • Photosynthesis & Respiration
    • SB 2 Cell Reproduction
    • SB 2 DNA and Protein Synthesis
    • SB3: Genetics
    • SB4 Domains of Life
    • SB5 - Ecology
    • SB6: Evolution
    • Viruses
    • EOC Milestone
  • AP Biology
    • AP Test Resources
  • MSP - PBL
    • Biology >
      • EOC Milestone
      • EOC Milestone
      • SB4 Domains of Life
      • SB3 Energy Transformation
      • Basics of Biology
      • SB1 Cells
      • SB 2 DNA and Protein Synthesis
      • EOC Milestone
      • SB1 - Biochemistry
      • SB2 Genetics
      • EOC Milestone
      • SB 2 Cell Reproduction
      • SB2 Genetics >
        • SB2 Genetics
    • 6th Grade MSP >
      • 6SE1 Space
      • 6SE2 - Sun, Earth, Moon
      • S6E3 - Water
      • 6SE4 - Weather and Climate
      • S6E5 Geosphere
      • S6E5d, e, h Erosion
    • Seventh Grade >
      • S7L1 Classification
      • S7L5 - Evolution & fossils
      • S7L3 Genetics
      • S7L4 Ecology