G7+Moon+Orbit

The following lessons will teach us about orbits.

|| Assigned on November 5 || Due on November 7 ||
 * Gravity || The motion of the moon, the Earth, and other planets is best explained using the concept of gravity. || Go to this page to find an assignment to help you understand gravity. || Assigned on October 22 || Due on October 26 ||
 * Inertia || The motion of the moon and other satellites is also explained using the concept of inertia. || Read pages 16 to 19 in the Astronomy textbook and complete this worksheet. Write your answers in your notebook.[[file:Gravity and Motion Worksheet.pdf]] || Assigned on October 30 || Due on November 1 ||
 * Rotation and Revolution || Days and seasons are evidence of the Earth's movement around the sun. || Read pages 6 to 13 in the Astronomy textbook and complete this worksheet. Pay close attention to page 11. Write answers in your notebook.
 * QUIZ ||  || Study the lessons on gravity, inertia, rotation and revolution. ||   || Quiz on November 9 ||
 * Moon Phases || The revolution of the moon around the Earth causes different amounts of light to fall on the moon. || Read pages 20 to 23 of the Astronomy textbook and complete this worksheet. Write answers in your notebook.[[file:Phases of the Moon.pdf]] || Assigned on December 3 || Due on December 5. ||
 * Eclipses and Tides ||  || Read pages 23 to 27 of the Astronomy textbook and complete this worksheet. Write answers in your notebook.[[file:Moon- eclipses and phases.pdf]] || Assigned on December 7. || Due on December 11. ||
 * Walking to the River || Parents are asked to read the proposal in the box at the right and send an e-mail agreement to trobinson@scischina.org || On, Tuesday, December 11, Mr. Robinson will lead the 7th grade on a walk to the Qian Jiang River. The trip will require 15-20 minutes of class time. At the river, students will observe the tide. In their notebooks, they will describe the river level at the time of observation. In the last days of January, at the same time of day, the class will repeat this exercise. All parents are asked to send an e-mail to Mr. Robinson stating that they have read this announcement. If a parent has any questions about the trip, he or she should raise the questions in the e-mail. Mr. Robinson will gladly answer all questions. Thank you! || Assigned on December 7. || Due on December 11. ||
 * Features of the Moon || What would we see if we went to the moon? || Read pages 30 to 33 of the Astronomy textbook and complete this worksheet. Write answers in your notebook. [[file:Moon Features.pdf]] || Classwork on December 11. ||  ||
 * Eclipses and Tide QUIZ ||  ||   ||   || Quiz on December 13 ||

The motion of the moon is best explained using the law of gravity. Go to this page and find an assignment that will help you understand gravity.

Here is a video of the moon's shadow on the Earth. In fall of 2012, a solar eclipse happened over Australia. Here are two pictures of it. The following link has a lot of interesting links about the moon.

This extra credit project is called "Where are we?" It is a study of the Earth's orbit around the sun.