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Lesson⭐ 30 XP🚀 StarbaseOcean Tides and the Moon
Ocean Tides and the Moon.
🎯 Your mission
Learn the rule. Then catch nature using it.
⚡ The twist
The light you see now started its trip a long time ago.
Mind = Blown
🪐 A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus.
Make a hypothesis first
Guess: how big does that look from here vs. from there?
What You'll Learn
The moon's gravity pulls on Earth's oceans, causing the water to bulge and create high and low tides. Most coastlines experience two high tides and two low tides during each day.
Key Words
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Steps
Look at the vocabulary words and write a definition for each in your own words.
Calculate your weight on different planets by multiplying your Earth weight by each planet's gravity factor. Make a bar graph of the results.
Watch carefully for any changes and note the time.
Create a data table to organize your measurements.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What causes the seasons?
Where you see this in real life
GPS, weather forecasts, and the seasons all rely on this.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find a constellation in the sky. Look it up. Tell someone its story.
For the dinner table
“If you could visit any planet, which would you pick and why?”
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Ocean Tides and the Moon
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