included in the , and asking students to explain Not available Student staying on the – planet and ways how the planets, moons, and the sun move. Edition P. 160 166) – you will overcome Students should use the following terms in their Students will participate in these challenges. explanations: orbit, revolution, rotation, tilt and this part of this lesson to ellipse investigate and understand ELABORATE/ more about the Solar EVALUATE System, planets, Galilean Watching the video , students will explain the Students will create a moons, meteors, asteroids, difference between these lesser-known parts of the story or comic strip and comets. solar system. Students will use , , or a chart about comets, highlighting what makes asteroids, comets, dwarf asteroids, and planets, and meteors different. meteors. Students ELABORATE must use accurate Students will construct a information about a scale of the Sun and the Teachers will facilitate learning and discovery students’ planet. See planets in the solar system. to reinforce skills and concepts Attach an index card by Reflection – each object showing its EXPLORE / EXPLAIN- Students will conduct a Students will use name, number of moons, research using encyclopedias, online databases, either one of the periods of rotation and and library books. After this research, video following scenarios revolution, and physical explorations, and laboratory, students will be able or teacher may create to: characteristics. his/her own Pretend you are a person from Identify the components of the Solar System. Mars. Write a story about your Describe the physical properties of the solar life as a Martian. system and its parts. Write an article Recognize the location of the solar system and for a newspaper its parts. describing our solar system. Describe the movement of the solar system and its parts. Recognize that the Sun is a medium sized star and the closest to the Earth. Students will write a report including key facts about the solar system using the above bullets as a reference. Also, teacher may use the following site to incorporate the idea of creating a . At the end of the research report, use the s to highlight the most important points and provide students with notes created by the teacher using web resources provided by students.
included in the , and asking students to explain how the planets, moons, and the sun move. Students should use the following terms in their explanations: orbit, revolution, rotation, tilt and ellipse Watching the video , students will explain the difference between these lesser-known parts of the solar system. Students will use , , or a chart highlighting what makes asteroids, comets, dwarf planets, and meteors different. Teachers will facilitate students’ learning and discovery to reinforce skills and concepts EXPLORE / EXPLAIN- Students will conduct a research using encyclopedias, online databases, and library books. After this research, video explorations, and laboratory, students will be able to: Identify the components of the Solar System. Describe the physical properties of the solar system and its parts. Recognize the location of the solar system and its parts. Describe the movement of the solar system and its parts. Recognize that the Sun is a medium sized star and the closest to the Earth. Students will write a report including key facts about the solar system using the above bullets as a reference. Also, teacher may use the following site to incorporate the idea of creating a . At the end of the research report, use the s to highlight the most important points and provide students with notes created by the teacher using web resources provided by students. Not available – Student Edition P. 160 – 166) Students will participate in this part of this lesson to investigate and understand more about the Solar System, planets, Galilean moons, meteors, asteroids, and comets. ELABORATE Students will construct a scale of the Sun and the planets in the solar system. Attach an index card by each object showing its name, number of moons, periods of rotation and revolution, and physical characteristics. staying on the planet and ways you will overcome these challenges. ELABORATE/ EVALUATE Students will create a story or comic strip about comets, asteroids, and meteors. Students must use accurate information about a planet. See Reflection – Students will use either one of the following scenarios or teacher may create his/her own Pretend you are a person from Mars. Write a story about your life as a Martian. Write an article for a newspaper describing our solar system.
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