Earth’s Place in the Universe Activities Bundle

$17.97 BUY 2 GET 1 FREE! These rigorous Earth’s place in the universe activities spark critical thinking! Review and reinforce moon phases, tides, and seasons while students practice making claims from evidence.

There are THREE SEPARATE STATION ACTIVITIES Included:

• Moon Phases CER and Data Analysis Stations (18 stations)
• Tides CER and Data Analysis Stations (16 stations)
• Seasons CER and Data Analysis Stations (14 stations)

In each station, students will:

• READ a brief passage. Students will get a little background information about the card’s topic.
• ANALYZE a simple photograph, diagram, data table, or graph related to the topic.
• Answer a question by making a CLAIM based on the EVIDENCE provided in the station card.

There are TWO Choices to Assign Each Set of Stations:

1. PAPER VERSION: Students move through the station cards one at a time. They record their CER answers on a corresponding worksheet.
2. DIGITAL VERSION: This resource includes a digital Google Slides option for students to complete in Google Classroom instead of on paper.

Topics Covered:

• Rotation versus revolution
• Tilt of Earth’s axis causes seasons
• Compare direct and indirect light
• The path that Earth takes around the Sun
• The positions of Earth during different seasons
• Seasons are opposite in the Northern and Southern hemispheres
• Equinoxes and solstices
• How moon phases occur
• Position of Earth/Sun/moon at different phases
• Solar and lunar eclipses
• How tides occur (gravity)
• How daily tides occur (rotation of Earth)
• Why spring and neap tides occur (revolution of the moon)

Teacher Notes:

• Answer keys are always included.
• Skip the line at the copier! All lessons include both PRINT and digital GOOGLE SLIDES options to assign.
• Please note: these Earth’s place in the universe activities are not editable. We cannot provide editable versions after purchase.
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Related Standards:

• NGSS MS-ESS1-1: Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses, and seasons.