Lab Activity

Standard

Observe reflection and refraction at a boundary layer.  6.14.5 Understand the nature of light, including the electromagnetic spectrum.

a. Describe the electromagnetic spectrum.

b. Distinguish among refraction, reflection, and absorption of light.

c. Compare incandescent and fluorescent light with respect to production and efficiency.

 

Bending Light  

Lovell Observatory Moon Clock      

Chapter 6 - Tennessee Holt Science & Technology

 

 

EARTH SCIENCE STANDARDS

Earth and Its Place in the Universe

6.7.3 Describe the positional relationships among the earth, moon, and sun.

a.       Illustrate the positions of the earth, moon, and sun during solar and lunar eclipses.

b.      Use a model to explain how the tilt of the earth and its revolution around the sun causes the seasons.

6.7.4        Understand that gravity is the force that keeps planets in orbit around the sun and governs movement in the solar system.

a.       Identify the pull of gravity as the force that holds the planets and their moons in orbit.

b.      Relate tidal conditions with the position of the moon.