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Astronomy Common Core W.8.1d resources

Reading and Writing Strategies: Learn how to Write an Essay: Who Owns the Moon?

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Students will learn how to write an essay by examining a short article about the ownership of the moon answering the essential question: Who owns the moon? Here is what is in the packet: 1. A short article about the ownership of the moon. Here is a sample of the article: Land on the moon is for sale! You to can purchase a piece of the moon for a mere 20 dollars an acre or for 25 dollars if you want the mineral rights. Dennis Hope a bar owner and business man says he exploited a loophole i

Subjects:

Astronomy, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

7th - 9th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

CCSS:

W.8.1

, W.8.1a

, W.8.1b

, W.8.1d

, W.8.2c

Shadow Investigation - Exploring the Relationship Between the Sun & Shadows

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Catalyst Science Education

The first lesson in a series of lessons that explores how people began and continue to tell time on Earth. In this lesson, students build a simple gnoman, the piece of a sundial that creates a shadow. Throughout the day, students track the changes in length and direction of the shadow. After students analyze the relationship, they are asked to build an argument from evidence for how the Sun moves through the sky based on their investigation. This lesson can be done in a variety of ways. I’ve inc

Subjects:

Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Science

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Laboratory

CCSS:

W.5.1

, W.5.1a

, W.5.1b

, W.5.1c

, W.5.1d