Students will know that: EARTH AND THE UNIVERSE SMART Materials Needed: – *That a star’s distance from Earth affects how NOTEBOOK LEARNING ACTIVITIES bright it appears to be. Computers *That the length of shadows decrease during the Science Journal day until they reach a certain point, then the The following are activities that can be within Pencils shadows gradual start to get a larger. Markers the above link from NJCTL. (All activities include *That the rotation of Earth causes night and day. Homework Handouts Smart Notebook Presentation, Homework, Labs, *That the path of the sun changes from month to Quizzes and Assessments) Paper month. -The Sun, Earth and Moon Scissors *That the location of constellations change due to -Observable Patterns the rotation and revolution of Earth. Resources: NJCTL LAB Students will be able to: -Galaxy Strong The following resources are from the Model *Create an argument that relative brightness of the -Luminosity Curriculum Sun compared to stars is a function of the -Light Years PBS Learning Media lesson where students distance to those stars. -Shadow Tracking investigate the force of gravity and how all *Explain how day turns into night -Hide and Seek objects, regardless of mass, fall to the ground at *Explain why the sun casts different sized shadows. -Big Dipper the same rate. *Explain that the location of constellation in the sky appear in different locations due to the NASA’s website contains several resources that rotation and revolution of Earth. educators and students can use to make sense of the night sky. PBS Learning Media lesson that guides students to understand the basic facts about the Sun, model the mechanics of day and night, and use solar energy to make a tasty treat. The following are additional lessons and activities related to this unit from betterlessons.com: Differentiated Instruction: Modifications:
Students will know that: *That a star’s distance from Earth affects how bright it appears to be. *That the length of shadows decrease during the day until they reach a certain point, then the shadows gradual start to get a larger. *That the rotation of Earth causes night and day. *That the path of the sun changes from month to month. *That the location of constellations change due to the rotation and revolution of Earth. Students will be able to: *Create an argument that relative brightness of the Sun compared to stars is a function of the distance to those stars. *Explain how day turns into night *Explain why the sun casts different sized shadows. *Explain that the location of constellation in the sky appear in different locations due to the rotation and revolution of Earth. – EARTH AND THE UNIVERSE SMART NOTEBOOK LEARNING ACTIVITIES The following are activities that can be within the above link from NJCTL. (All activities include Smart Notebook Presentation, Homework, Labs, Quizzes and Assessments) -The Sun, Earth and Moon -Observable Patterns NJCTL LAB -Galaxy Strong -Luminosity -Light Years -Shadow Tracking -Hide and Seek -Big Dipper Materials Needed: Computers Science Journal Pencils Markers Homework Handouts Paper Scissors Resources: The following resources are from the Model Curriculum PBS Learning Media lesson where students investigate the force of gravity and how all objects, regardless of mass, fall to the ground at the same rate. NASA’s website contains several resources that educators and students can use to make sense of the night sky. PBS Learning Media lesson that guides students to understand the basic facts about the Sun, model the mechanics of day and night, and use solar energy to make a tasty treat. The following are additional lessons and activities related to this unit from betterlessons.com: Differentiated Instruction: Modifications:
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