Solar System

Solar System

Program of Studies

SC-7-EU-S-1 – Students will research how the laws of motion have been (and are still) used to make predictions about the movement of planets and satellites.

SC-7-EU-S-2 – Students will describe the effects of gravity on the movements and interactions of the Earth, sun and moon.

SC-7-EU-S-3 – Students will investigate the structure of the galaxy and the Earth’s place within it.

Core Content

SC-07-2.3.3
Students will describe the concept of gravity and the effect of gravitational force between the sun, moon and Earth.

The gravitational pull of the Sun and moon on Earth’s oceans as the major cause of tides can be understood from generalizations based on evidence.
DOK 2

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