DIGITAL SCIENCE
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Exploring Earth Sun and Moon (Grades 3-5)
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1. Introduction
1:08
Exploring Earth, Sun, and Moon Introduction.
2. Planet Earth
1:09
Earth's unique features.
3. Earth in Space
1:05
gravity, orbit.
4. The Sun
1:16
sun, size, distance, temperature, corona, core.
5. Earths Moon
1:22
moon, features of moon.
6. Phases of the Moon
2:25
phases of the moon, new moon, waxing, first quarter, full moon, waning, third quarter.
7. Eclipses
1:35
eclipse, solar eclipse, lunar eclipse.
8. Tides
1:41
tides, tidal movements, cause of tides.
9. Summing Up
1:02
Exploring Earth, Sun, and Moon Summing Up.
10. Video Assessment
1:35
Exploring the Earth, Sun, and Moon Video Assessment.
1. Gravity
0:18
Exploring Earth, Sun, and Moon Introduction.
2. Lunar Eclipse
0:14
Earth's unique features.
3. Moon Phases
1:22
gravity, orbit.
4. Size of Earth to Sun
0:09
sun, size, distance, temperature, corona, core.
5. Size of Moon to Earth
0:08
moon, features of moon.
6. Solar Eclipse
0:13
phases of the moon, new moon, waxing, first quarter, full moon, waning, third quarter.
7. Tides
0:37
eclipse, solar eclipse, lunar eclipse.
Earth is unique in our solar system. It is the only planet that has abundant liquid water. It is also the only known planet that supports life.
Images
Each Digital Bundle includes 15-20 annotated images in JPEG format. Each image comes with a scientific description that explains it within the context of the topic being addressed. The colorful images are ideal for use as visual aids in lectures, and can also be integrated into student digital presentations.
Earth is the only known planet that has life.
Images
Each Digital Bundle includes 15-20 annotated images in JPEG format. Each image comes with a scientific description that explains it within the context of the topic being addressed. The colorful images are ideal for use as visual aids in lectures, and can also be integrated into student digital presentations.
Earth is the only planet in the solar system that has abundant liquid water.
Images
Each Digital Bundle includes 15-20 annotated images in JPEG format. Each image comes with a scientific description that explains it within the context of the topic being addressed. The colorful images are ideal for use as visual aids in lectures, and can also be integrated into student digital presentations.
Earth has abundant oxygen in its atmosphere. This supports millions of different kinds of organisms that breathe in oxygen.
Images
Each Digital Bundle includes 15-20 annotated images in JPEG format. Each image comes with a scientific description that explains it within the context of the topic being addressed. The colorful images are ideal for use as visual aids in lectures, and can also be integrated into student digital presentations.
Gravity is the force that holds the planets in orbit.
Images
Each Digital Bundle includes 15-20 annotated images in JPEG format. Each image comes with a scientific description that explains it within the context of the topic being addressed. The colorful images are ideal for use as visual aids in lectures, and can also be integrated into student digital presentations.
The sun is huge compared to Earth.
Images
Each Digital Bundle includes 15-20 annotated images in JPEG format. Each image comes with a scientific description that explains it within the context of the topic being addressed. The colorful images are ideal for use as visual aids in lectures, and can also be integrated into student digital presentations.
The sun is made up of very hot gases. The gases on the sun's outer surface, called the corona, can reach temperatures of 1.7 million degrees. And in the center of the sun, called the core, temperatures exceed 15 million degrees Celsius.
Images
Each Digital Bundle includes 15-20 annotated images in JPEG format. Each image comes with a scientific description that explains it within the context of the topic being addressed. The colorful images are ideal for use as visual aids in lectures, and can also be integrated into student digital presentations.
The moon is 380,000 kilometers from Earth.
Images
Each Digital Bundle includes 15-20 annotated images in JPEG format. Each image comes with a scientific description that explains it within the context of the topic being addressed. The colorful images are ideal for use as visual aids in lectures, and can also be integrated into student digital presentations.
On July 20, 1969, the first humans set foot on the moon after traveling from Earth for three days.
Images
Each Digital Bundle includes 15-20 annotated images in JPEG format. Each image comes with a scientific description that explains it within the context of the topic being addressed. The colorful images are ideal for use as visual aids in lectures, and can also be integrated into student digital presentations.
The moon's diameter is about one-fourth that of Earth's diameter. The moon has less than 2% of Earth's mass.
Images
Each Digital Bundle includes 15-20 annotated images in JPEG format. Each image comes with a scientific description that explains it within the context of the topic being addressed. The colorful images are ideal for use as visual aids in lectures, and can also be integrated into student digital presentations.
The surface of the moon is dotted with a large number of craters - mostly the result of meteorites impacting the lunar surface. There is no known liquid water and no life on the moon.
Images
Each Digital Bundle includes 15-20 annotated images in JPEG format. Each image comes with a scientific description that explains it within the context of the topic being addressed. The colorful images are ideal for use as visual aids in lectures, and can also be integrated into student digital presentations.
The moon does not generate its own light, but instead reflects light from the sun to Earth.
Images
Each Digital Bundle includes 15-20 annotated images in JPEG format. Each image comes with a scientific description that explains it within the context of the topic being addressed. The colorful images are ideal for use as visual aids in lectures, and can also be integrated into student digital presentations.
Full moon.
Images
Each Digital Bundle includes 15-20 annotated images in JPEG format. Each image comes with a scientific description that explains it within the context of the topic being addressed. The colorful images are ideal for use as visual aids in lectures, and can also be integrated into student digital presentations.
The different shapes of the moon are referred to as phases. The different phases are a result of the moon's revolution around Earth, which takes a little less than 28 days.
Images
Each Digital Bundle includes 15-20 annotated images in JPEG format. Each image comes with a scientific description that explains it within the context of the topic being addressed. The colorful images are ideal for use as visual aids in lectures, and can also be integrated into student digital presentations.
This is a diagram of the position of Earth, sun, and moon in the first quarter phase.
Images
Each Digital Bundle includes 15-20 annotated images in JPEG format. Each image comes with a scientific description that explains it within the context of the topic being addressed. The colorful images are ideal for use as visual aids in lectures, and can also be integrated into student digital presentations.
An eclipse occurs when one object in space casts a shadow on another object.
Images
Each Digital Bundle includes 15-20 annotated images in JPEG format. Each image comes with a scientific description that explains it within the context of the topic being addressed. The colorful images are ideal for use as visual aids in lectures, and can also be integrated into student digital presentations.
Never look at an eclipse without special eye protection.
Images
Each Digital Bundle includes 15-20 annotated images in JPEG format. Each image comes with a scientific description that explains it within the context of the topic being addressed. The colorful images are ideal for use as visual aids in lectures, and can also be integrated into student digital presentations.
In a solar eclipse, the sun's light is either totally or partially blocked by the moon. This casts a shadow on a portion of the Earth, and causes the day to darken.
Images
Each Digital Bundle includes 15-20 annotated images in JPEG format. Each image comes with a scientific description that explains it within the context of the topic being addressed. The colorful images are ideal for use as visual aids in lectures, and can also be integrated into student digital presentations.
In a lunar eclipse, Earth is positioned directly between the moon and the sun. During a lunar eclipse, the Earth casts a shadow on the moon, causing all or a portion of the moon to darken to an eerie orange red color.
Images
Each Digital Bundle includes 15-20 annotated images in JPEG format. Each image comes with a scientific description that explains it within the context of the topic being addressed. The colorful images are ideal for use as visual aids in lectures, and can also be integrated into student digital presentations.
Tides involve the regular rise and fall of ocean levels. Tides occur about every 12 and a half hours.
Images
Each Digital Bundle includes 15-20 annotated images in JPEG format. Each image comes with a scientific description that explains it within the context of the topic being addressed. The colorful images are ideal for use as visual aids in lectures, and can also be integrated into student digital presentations.
Teacher's Guides
A comprehensive teacher's guide in PDF format accompanies the Digital Bundle. Each guide is 25-30 pages in length. The guide provides educators with numerous time-saving items such as student learning objectives, standards correlations, complete video script, assessments, vocabulary, reading, writing, and hands-on activities.