SEEd - Grade 6
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Strand 6.1: STRUCTURE AND MOTION WITHIN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

The solar system consists of the Sun, planets, and other objects within Sun's gravitational influence. Gravity is the force of attraction between masses. The Sun-Earth-Moon system provides an opportunity to study interactions between objects in the solar system that influence phenomena observed from Earth. Scientists use data from many sources to determine the scale and properties of objects in our solar system.

• 6th Grade OER Science Textbook for Utah SEEd Standards
  The Utah Science Open Educational Resources (OER) textbook project was started to bring Utah teachers together to create a resource that aligns to Utah core science standards. The Utah Science OER textbooks are not intended to be curriculum as they do not include labs, assessments, or a teacher guide with answers. They are intended as a reference material for students with content to support teachers classroom instruction and help make sense of science concepts found in standards. This OER textbook is also available in other languages at https://www.uen.org/oer/index.shtml.
• Astronomy & Space: Amazing Space
  *Great information, fun games, and teacher information.
• Earth and Space Science Lessons and Classroom Activities
  Highly innovative lesson plans for secondary science and math.
• SEEd Storyline 6.1.1
  Storyline Big Idea: The moon changes shape over time in and has cyclical patterns.
• SEEd Storyline 6.1.2
  Storyline Big Idea: Planets stay in an orbital pattern around the sun.
• SEEd Storyline 6.1.3
  Storyline Big Idea: Planets differ from one another because of their individual properties.

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