The document discusses key concepts of Earth and space science. It describes how the Earth rotates on its axis creating night and day, and revolves around the sun in its yearly orbit. It classifies the objects in our solar system as inner planets, outer planets, and dwarf planets. It also discusses the rare occurrence of a blue moon, which is when there are two full moons in a single calendar month. A link is provided about blue moons.

1. Earth and Space Science
By; Maria Moreno
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J
EHm-XUHwNw

2.  The teacher understands the characteristics of
the solar system and the universe.
 6th grade
 (11) Earth and space. The student understands the organization of our solar
system and the relationships among the various bodies that comprise it. The
student is expected to:
 (A) describe the physical properties, locations, and movements of the
Sun, planets, Galilean moons, meteors, asteroids, and comets;

3.  Large collections of stars, hydrogen, dust
particles, and other gases. The universe is made
of countless galaxies. The solar system that
includes Earth is part of a galaxy called the
Milky Way.
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XUHwNw

5. The Earth performs two kinds of movement: rotation and revolution
 Rotation: spinning of the Earth on its axis. Earth takes approximately 24 hours to
make a complete (360 degrees) rotation. which create night and day.
 Revolution: the orbit of the Earth around the sun, which takes approximately 365 ¼
days also known as a year.

8.  The objects in the solar system revolve around our star, which we
call the sun. They are classified as Inner, Outer, or Dwarf Planets:
Inner
Planets
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Outer
Planets
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Dwarf
Planets
Pluto
Ceres
Eris
Haumea
Makemake

9.  The appearance of two full moons in a single calendar
month.
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bluemoon1.html
 “once a blue moon”

12.  http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bluemoon1.html
 Rosado, L. A. (2010). Texas TExES Generalist EC-6 (191) Best Teachers' Test
Preparation for the TExES (pp. 323-326). Piscataway, New Jersey, NJ:
Research & Education Association.
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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iSZMv64wuU
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEHm-XUHwNw
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEHm-XUHwNw