Astronomical Time / Sidereal and Solar Time

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Grade 6, Pan-Canadian Science Curriculum

• SPAC-06-300.23: describe the physical characteristics of components of the solar system; specifically, the sun, planets, moons, comets, asteroids, and meteors (Resources)
• SPAC-06-301.19: demonstrate how Earth"s rotation causes the day and night cycle and how Earth"s revolution causes the yearly cycle of seasons (Resources)
• SPAC-06-301.20: observe and explain how the relative positions of Earth, the moon, and the sun are responsible for moon phases, eclipses, and tides (Resources)
• SPAC-06-105.06: describe how evidence must be continually questioned in order to validate scientific knowledge (e.g., provide examples of ideas, such as the flat Earth, the Earth as the centre of the solar system, and life on Mars, which were or are being challenged to develop new understandings of the natural world) (Resources)
• SPAC-06-104.03: demonstrate and explain the importance of selecting appropriate processes for investigating scientific questions and solving technological problems (e.g., explain why astrology is not a part of science) (Resources)
• SPAC-06-104.08: demonstrate the importance of using the languages of science and technology to compare and communicate ideas, processes, and results (e.g., use appropriate terminology such as "constellations," "planets," "moons," "comets," "asteroids," and "meteors" to describe objects in space) (Resources)
• SPAC-06-107.15: describe scientific and technological achievements that are the result of contributions by people from around the world (e.g., describe international contributors related to the construction of the space station) (Resources)
• SPAC-06-204.07: plan a set of steps to solve a practical problem and to carry out a fair test of a science-related idea (e.g., plan a procedure to test a hypothesis in a simulated moon crater activity) (Resources)
• SPAC-06-205.02: select and use tools in manipulating materials and in building models (e.g., select appropriate materials to build model constellations) (Resources)
• SPAC-06-207.02: communicate procedures and results, using lists, notes in point form, sentences, charts, graphs, drawings, and oral language (e.g., write a postcard describing your holiday on a planet other than Earth and include in the description the key characteristics of that planet) (Resources)


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