OurSolarSystem

Author:EricaEllis Datecreated:01/20/20144:40PMUMSTDatemodified:03/09/20143:23PMUMST

BASICINFORMATION
Summary Thisunitisdesignedforadiversegroupof5thgradestudentstolearnaboutthesolarsystem.AligningtotheArizona StateStandardsfor5thGradeScience,thisunitwillaskstudentstolearnabouttheelementsanddefining characteristicsofelementsofoursolarsystemandtothinkcriticallyabouthowwegainourknowledgeaboutthis expansivetopic. Grade5 Upto15instructionalperiodsofatleast60minutes

Grade/Level TimeRequired

Schedule Monday Day1 Introductionto Unit,overview ofunitplan, assessmentsand expectations. "WhatWe AlreadyKnow About..."activity Day6Earth withQuick Check (BritannicaKids appand Socrativeapp) Day11 Neptunewith QuickCheck (BritannicaKids appand Socrativeapp) Tuesday Day2TheSun withQuick Check (BritannicaKids appand Socrativeapp) Wednesday Day3Asteroids, CometsandOrbitwith QuickCheck (BritannicaKidsapp andSocrativeapp) Thursday Day4Mercury withQuickCheck (BritannicaKids appandSocrative app) Friday Day5 Venuswith QuickCheck (Britannica Kidsappand Socrative app)

Day7Marsand AsteroidBelt withQuick Check (BritannicaKids appand Socrativeapp) Day12Space Explorationwith QuickCheck (BritannicaKids appand Socrativeapp)

Day8Jupiterwith QuickCheck (BritannicaKidsapp andSocrativeapp)

Day9Saturnwith QuickCheck (BritannicaKids appandSocrative app)

Day10 Uranuswith QuickCheck (Britannica Kidsappand Socrative app) Day15 Takeand review multiple choicefinal examtobe printedand insertedinto filewith reviewdata

Day13NASA (NASAapp)

Day14Portfolio Building,Written FinalandGraphic Organizer

Subject(s) Notes Earthandspacescience,Elementary,Science INTRODUCTIONTOINSTRUCTOR ThislessonisdesignedtobeaselfdirectedlessonforstudentstoexploretheSolarSystemandtheelementswithinit. Itcanbeadjustedforbeadirectedunitbuttheselfpacingallowsstudentstocontroltheirownlearningthroughthe useoftheiriPads. PleasebesuretohavethetwoappslistedintheResourcessectionavailabletostudentsontheiriPads.Youmayalso addanyotherinstitutionappsforlearningorappsthatyoufindandwouldliketouse. WHERETOforthisLesson

*W=Whereisitgoing?StudentswillbeaskedtoexplorethemanyaspectsofourSolarSystem.Theessentialquestion ofthisunitis,Whatdoweknowaboutoursolarsystem(includingitsspecificparts)andhowdoweknowwhatwe knowaboutit?Theywillbeguidedthroughthelessonsviatheuseofwebtools,applicationsandindividualiPadsfor eachstudent.ThroughoutthelessontheywillbeassessedwithformativeQuickQuizzesaccompaniedbyareflectionof theirworkandretentionofthedayslesson.Tohelpstudentsbuildwritingandcriticalthinkingskillstheywillbeasked tochoosefromaseriesofscenariosthattheymustanswer.Toevaluatetheirbigpictureknowledgeandhowtheparts oftheSolarSystemfittogethertheywillcreateaconceptmap.Amultiplechoiceexamwillbeusedonthefinaldayof theunittoassesstheirmasteryofthestatestandards.

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*H=HookallstudentsandHoldtheirinterest?Studentswillselfengageinthelearningmaterialthroughtheuseof multimediaapplicationsthatwillusevideos,graphicsandimagestoteachstudentsconcepts.Thechancetolearnat theirownpacewhilestillbeinghelptodailyprogressandreflectionwillkeepthemthinkingabouttheirlearningand howtheyaredoing.Allowingthestudentstimeandfreedomtoexploreontheirowntheycandigdeeperintothetopics thatthatinterestthemmost.Forexample,ifastudentsiscaptivatedbySaturn,hecanviewmorevideosandimages aboutSaturnbeforehemoveson.

*E=Equipstudents,helpthemExperiencethekeyideasandExploretheissuesAllowingthestudentstowork independentlyorinsmallgroupsforbreakouttimewillallowthemthechancetoexperiencethelearningfor themselvesoncetheyhavebeenprovidedtheinitialscaffoldingtodoso.

*R=ProvideopportunitiestoRethinkandRevisetheirunderstandingsandworkSelfassessmentisgoingtobeabigpart ofthislessonandthatwillbeguidedmorethanthelessontobesurethattheindividualtimetolearnaffordedtothe studentsdoesnotgotowaste.Studentsmustreflectontheirownlearningeffectivelytobepermittedtocontinueonat theirpace.Studentswhoarestillnotgraspingconceptsortakingthechancetoselfreflectandimprovewillneedtobe grouptogetherandinstructedviaguidedpracticetorefinetheirexploratoryandstudyskills.

*E=AllowstudentstoEvaluatetheirworkanditsimplications?Studentswillbeaskedtoevaluatetheirworkandtheir learningbothonadailyandonaunitasawholebasis.DailyevaluationwillcomeintheforQuickCheckquizzes throughSocrativeandareflectionoftheday'swork,learningandhowtheycanimprovewiththeirworktomorrow.A unitreflectionwillbeprovidebyaninclassreviewofthefinalmultiplechoiceexamandreflectivetestcorrections askingwhatkindsofquestionsandwhatcontentstudentswereweakwith.

*T=BeTailored(personalized)tothedifferentneeds,interests,andabilitiesoflearners?Byallowingstudentstoselfpace andguidetheirwork,studentswhoneedmoreindividualizedinstructionorassistancecanbeaddressedonan individualbasis.TheAppleiPadisalsoaleaderinassistivetechnologyoptionsfordifferentiatedlearning.Students withdifferentabilitiesandinterestscanviewtext,photos,videosandaudioincludedintheseapplicationsthatwill catertotheirlearningstyleandpreferences.

*O=BeOrganizedtomaximizeinitialandsustainedengagementaswellaseffectivelearning?Organizationforthisunitis criticalduetotheindependentnatureforthestudents.Eachofthetopicsintheunitwillbegivenoneinstructionalday of4060minutestohelpstudentsstayontaskwiththetopicandbeabletogetdeeplyinvolvedwitheachsection insteadofhavingtobecutofftochangetopics.Also,eachdayissimilarlystructuredwillhelpstudentsknowwhatto expectandwhatisexpectedeachdaysotheycanbesuccessfulandtransferthesuccessesofeachdaytothenextday. Orderisalsocrucialforthisunit.Studentswillbeginstudyingthemainelementsofthesolarsystem.Whataremoons, comets,asteroids,orbit?Eachofthesetopicsareinvolvedinthestudyofindividualplanetssoastudentneedsthis informationbeforetheygetintoallofthat.Attheendoftheunit,themultiplechoiceandwrittenexamswillbeplaced onoppositedayssothatknowledgecanberecalledandappliedtothenextexamthenextdayandhopefullylet studentsknowwhatcontentareastheyareweakinsotheymaystudyandpracticeforsuccessthefollowingday.

STANDARDSANDKEYCONCEPTS
Standards Standardsaddressedbyentireunit AZArizonaAcademicsStandards
Subject:Science Subject/Grade/Domain:GRADE5 Strand:Strand1:InquiryProcess Concept:Concept1:Observations,Questions,andHypothesesFormulatepredictions,questions,orhypotheses basedonobservations.Locateappropriateresources PerformanceObjectivePO3.:Locateinformation(e.g.,book,article,website)relatedtoaninvestigation. Concept:Concept2:ScientificTesting(InvestigatingandModeling)Designandconductcontrolledinvestigations. PerformanceObjectivePO3.:Conductsimpleinvestigations(e.g.,relatedtoforcesandmotion,earth processes)basedonstudentdevelopedquestionsinlife,physical,andearthandspacesciences. PerformanceObjectivePO5.:Recorddatainanorganizedandappropriateformat(e.g.,tchart,table,list, writtenlog). Concept:Concept4:CommunicationCommunicateresultsofinvestigations. PerformanceObjectivePO1.:Communicateverballyorinwritingtheresultsofaninquiry. PerformanceObjectivePO3.:Communicatewithothergroupsorindividualstocomparetheresultsofa commoninvestigation. Strand:Strand6:EarthandSpaceScience Concept:Concept3:EarthintheSolarSystemUnderstandtherelationshipsoftheEarthandotherobjectsinthe solarsystem. PerformanceObjectivePO1.:Identifytheknownplanetsofthesolarsystem. PerformanceObjectivePO2.:Describethedistinguishingcharacteristicsoftheknownplanetsinthesolar system. PerformanceObjectivePO3.:Describevariousobjectsinthesky(e.g.,asteroids,comets,stars, meteors/shootingstars).

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PerformanceObjectivePO4.:Describethechangeinpositionandmotionofthefollowingobjectsinthesky overtime: Example:realmotionMoon,planets Example:apparentmotion(duetothemotionoftheEarth)Sun,Moon,stars PerformanceObjectivePO5.:ExplaintheapparentmotionoftheSunandstars. PerformanceObjectivePO6.:Describeeffortstoexplorespace(e.g.,Apollomissions,spaceshuttles,Hubble spacetelescope,spaceprobes).

Understandings

a. Thesolarsystemisstillverymuchamysterytousandwhatisbeyondourbordersisevenmoreelusive. However,usingscienceandresearchwecancatalogwhatwedoalreadyknowaboutthiscomplexsystemand professionalscientistshavethetoolstolearnmore. b. Likeanyscience,whatweknowisconstantlychangingandevolving,takePlutoforexample. Whatdoweknowaboutoursolarsystem(includingitsspecificparts)andhowdoweknowwhatweknowaboutit? a. Whatarethemajorpartsofoursolarsystem? i. Planets ii. StarsandtheSun iii. Moons iv. Comets,Asteroids b. Howdothesepartsinteracttogether? i. Orbit 1. Howitworks 2. Moonsaroundplanets 3. Planetsaroundsun c. Arrangement i. InnerandOuterplanets ii. Asteroidbelt iii. Moonsaroundplanetsandplanetsaroundthesun iv. Interveningobjectssuchascometsandasteroids d. Howareweusingsciencetolearnmoreaboutoursolarsystem? i. Earlylearnings ii. NASA iii. Landingonthemoon iv. ExplorerandVoyager v. Currenteventsinspaceexploration

EssentialQuestions

KnowledgeandSkills

PERFORMANCETASKSANDASSESSMENT
PerformanceTask(s)

i. Thecreationofagraphicorganizershowingdescriptionandbreakdownofthemajorareasoftheunit. (Categoriesaregiventostudents,buttheymustchooseorganizerformat(tree,webetc.)andprovidefactsto eachcategory) 1. Planets a. Howtheyarearranged b. Howtheymove c. Moons d. DwarfPlanets 2. StarsandtheSun 3. Comets,Asteroids,Meteorites 4. Spaceexploration a. Earlylearnings b. Menonthemoon c. Voyagermissions d. Apollomissions e. Currenteventsinspaceexploration(uniquetostudent'spersonalresearch) 1. Imaginethatyouareaskedtoexplorespacetofindout(Insertmissiongoalhere).Howwouldyouarrangetofind outthisinformation.Examplescanincludeobservationorexplorationmissions.Explainwhyyourmission procedureisthemostlogicaloption.Thisquestionwilltestastudent'sabilitytounderstandspaceexploration missions,observationsandknowledgegatheringstrategies. 2. Youmustproposewhichplanetinoursolarsystemisthemostlogicalchoiceforhumanhabitation.Takinginto accountatmosphere,temperatureandpossiblelivingconditions,whichplanetwouldyouchoosetoattemptto makelivable?Thisquestionwilltestastudent'sabilitytorecall,compareandevaluatethekeydifferencesin planetcharacteristicsandformulatealogicalargument. 3. Createthirdquestionhere.
Rubrics: 1. OurSolarSystemGraphicOrganizerRubric 2. OurSolarSystemSelfCheckRubric

PerformancePrompt(s)

UnitRubrics

OtherAssessmentEvidence

Amultiplechoiceexam.

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Muchofthisunitwillbepartiallyselfguidedforstudentswiththehelpofappstobeusedonthestudent'siPads.Selfcheck quizzesofmultiplechoiceandshortanswerquestionswillbeprovidedforeachsectionoftheunittoguidestudentsthroughthe unit.StudentswillreflectontheseformativeQuickChecksandwriteashortoneparagraphanswerastowhattheyfeltwere theirstrengthsandweaknessesforthatsectionaswellaswhatwastheirfavoritepartofthelesson.Thisinformationwillbe recordedbyeachstudentastheycompletetheircheckonaformthatprovidesaspacefortheUnitTitle,LessonTitle,Score andpossiblepointsonselfcheckquizaswellasonespaceforaretakescore.Blankspaceorthebackoftheformwillbefor student'sparagraphresponse.Thisformwillbegradedaccordingtotherubric. AllthreeworkexamplesaretobeincludedinafinalUnitReview:OurSolarSystemPortfoliosectionaspartofayearlong scienceunitandstandardportfoliocontainingsimilarworkexamplesfromotherunits.

LEARNINGEXPERIENCESANDRESOURCES
LearningActivities Resources Materialsandresources: iPadApplications BritannicaKids:SolarSystemhttps://itunes.apple.com/us/app/britannicakidssolarsystem/id414503873?mt=8 NASAAppforiPadhttps://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nasaapp/id334325516?mt=8 GraphicOrganizerSoftwaresuchasInspirationforiPad(freeandpaidversionsavailable) https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/inspirationmaps/id510173686?mt=8 Thenumberofcomputersrequiredis1perstudent. StudentsFamiliaritywithSoftwareTool: StudentsshouldbeatthistimebefamiliarwiththeuseoftheiPadbutdonotneedpriortrainingwiththespecific appsforthisunit.

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