Earth Science Resource Guide 2015-2016 2nd Quarter
Unit 1: The age, origin, and evolution of our solar system. Students will differentiate between large scale universal
formation and smaller scale solar system formation (ESS.2.1, ESS.4.5, and ESS.4.6).
Sequence of Standards and Objectives
IPS Resources
Supplemental Resources
E.S. 2.1 Understand and discuss the nebular theory
concerning the formation of solar systems. Include
in the discussion the roles of planetesimals and
protoplanets.
 SWBAT: Provide a summary of events
that leads up to the formation of a solar
system (including stars, planets, moons,
and other objects). Define and illustrate
planetesimals and protoplanets. Provide
evidence for nebular theory & explain
what types of evidence scientists use to
form this theory. Explain the role Gravity
plays.
ES.4.5 Explain the role of Milankovitch cycles
(rotation, revolution, and procession of axis) on
differential heating of Earth, leading to climate
changes such as the cycles of glaciation.
 SWBAT: Define and describe Milankovitch
cycles and explain the impacts they have
to earth. Compare and contrast these
cycles with Earths current rotation,
revolution, and procession of axis.
ES.4.6 Understand the origin, effects and uses of
tides.
 SWABT: Explain the role gravity plays.
Illustrate or model neap and spring tides,
analyze description or illustrations to
determine tide.
Indianapolis Public Schools
Holt Earth Science –
Chapter 25 section 2
Chapter 27 sections 1
Chapter 22 section 3
CORE LESSONS
Formation of Solar System
Lecture
Origin of the Solar System
Gravity and Tides
Moon Phases and D-Day
(tides)
Rhythm of the tide
Scale Solar System Model
Solar System distance
Nebular Theory
http://home.snc.edu/takamasatakahashi/login/AstroSp10/Ani
mations/Active_Figures/nebular/
http://lasp.colorado.edu/education/outerplanets/solsys.php
http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/lightcone/demo/vlab/vlab3/neb_h
ypothesis.html
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/nsn11.sci.ess.eiu.
solarorigins/origins-of-the-solar-system/
Overview of universe formation – solar systems &
planets
https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/big-historyproject
Milankovitch Cycles
http://www.indiana.edu/~geol105/images/gaia_chapter_4/mi
lankovitch.htm
http://www.sciencecourseware.org/eec/GlobalWarming/Tuto
rials/Milankovitch/
http://serc.carleton.edu/earthlabs/cryosphere/4.html
Department of Curriculum and instruction
Earth Science Resource Guide 2015-2016 2nd Quarter
Unit 2: Characteristics of various objects in our solar system. Students will examine the wide variety of objects
that are found in the solar system and the forces that impact their motion (ESS.2.2-ESS.2.4).
Sequence of Standards and Objectives
IPS Resources
Supplemental Resources
E.S.2.2 Describe the characteristics of the various
kinds of objects in the solar system (e.g., planets,
satellites, comets asteroids). Recognize that planets
have been identified orbiting stars other than the
sun.
SWBAT: Compare and contrast the wide variety
of objects in the solar system. Identify
evidence for locating planets outside of the
solar system, analyze a planets characteristics
to accurately predict the ability to support life.
E.S.2.3 Recognize that the sun is the main source of
external energy for the Earth. Describe the cycles of
solar energy and some of their impacts on the Earth.
SWBAT: Describe the layers of the sun, identify
and define nuclear fusion as the energy source
for stars (like out sun), describe how the
energy from the sun is transferred in space,
recognize solar cycles (sun spots / flares), and
identify impacts to the earth.
E.S. 2.4 Explain that Kepler’s laws determine the
orbits of those objects and know that Kepler’s laws
are a direct consequence of Newton’s Law of
Universal Gravitation together with his laws of
motion.
SWBAT: Define and describe Kepler’s 3 laws,
give examples of those laws within the solar
system, explain how those laws are based on
concepts of gravity, mass, and distance
between objects in space.
Indianapolis Public Schools
Holt Earth Science –
Chapter 27 section 2
Chapters 28 & 29
IPS Core Lessons:
Sorting the solar system
Classifying planets
Sorting the solar system
Features of the sun
Kepler’s Laws Lab
Inner and outer planets
http://lasp.colorado.edu/education/outerplanets/orbi
t_simulator/
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/
activity/planetary-size-and-distancecomparison/?ar_a=1
Kepler’s laws
http://www.windows2universe.org/the_unive
rse/uts/planets.html
http://astro.unl.edu/naap/pos/animations/ke
pler.swf
http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewResour
ce/Preview/10082
http://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/
detail.cfm?ID=11622
Features of the sun
http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/education/k12/project-spectra/solarfeatures-interactive/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/labs/lab/sun
/1/1/
Department of Curriculum and instruction