Model the Earth-Moon-Sun System
LessonUse positions, motion, reflected light, and gravity to explain familiar observations.
Grade 6 science unit
The Solar System and Space Exploration
Connect gravity, light, and relative motion to observable solar-system phenomena.
Visual model
See how the ideas connect
Identify major solar-system bodies
Distinguish mass and weight
Model Earth Moon and Sun motions
The Solar System and Space Exploration
Science unit
What you will learn
- Identify major solar-system bodies
- Distinguish mass and weight
- Model Earth Moon and Sun motions
Your learning path
The Solar System and Space Exploration lessons
Work through these lessons in order so each idea builds on the one before it.