BrittanyBirt

HannahAllender
JacobWerst
CaseStudy#4

The Planets in Space

OverviewofLesson

Studentswillbeabletoidentifydifferentobjectswithinourlocalsolar
system.

Descriptionof
Learners

5thGradestudentsattendingTheCollegeMentorsforKids(CMFK)
programatPurdueUniversity.

LearningEnvironment Multiplelearningenvironmentsincluding:
VOSS
modelonSouthMartinJischkeDrive.
EDCI270LectureHallinHIKSB848

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IntendedLearning
Goals

Studentswillvisitthe
VOSS
Modelandobservespatial
distancesbetweendifferentobjectsinthesolarsystem.
StudentswillwatchaprescribedYoutubevideothatconveys
factsaboutplanetswithinoursolarsystem

Studentswilluse
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/kids/#
to
discoverindepthfeaturesofoursolarsystem.
Studentswillworkwiththeirbuddyandcreatetheirownidea
ofoursolarsystem(drawing,model,etc.)

LessonContent

Studentswilllearnfactsaboutoursolarsystem,theorderofplanets,
andotherfeaturesinspace.
Forexample:TheMilkyWayGalaxyandtheasteroidbelt

LearningObjectives

Standards

Afterviewingthevideo,studentswillbeabletocompletea
shortquizaboutthemainfeaturesofthesolarsystemand
theorderoftheplanetstoseehowmuchtheylearnedwith
100%accuracy.
Givencraftingmaterialsstudentswillbeabletorecreatetheir
ownideaofoursolarsystemwiththehelpoftheirbuddy.

5.2.1Recognizethatourearthispartofthesolarsysteminwhich
thesun,anaveragestar,isthecentralandlargestbody.Observe
thatoursolarsystemincludesthesun,moon,sevenotherplanets
andtheirmoons,andmanyothersmallerobjectslikeasteroidsand
comets.

RequiredMaterial

Computer,whichwillbeprovidedbythestudentsbuddy
InstructionalYoutubevideo:
://youtu.be/pTxbBrSF6pg
Interactivewebsite:
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/kids/#
Thequiz,whichwillbeprintedoutbyinstructor
Artsandcrafts/buildingmaterials,whichwillbeprovidedby
theinstructor

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Procedures

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StudentswillbedroppedoffatVOSS(SouthMartinJischke
drive,betweenPurdueUniversityPoliceDept.andDiscovery
LearningResearchCenter)bythebuswheretheywillmeet
upwiththeirbuddiesandinstructors.
Thestudentsandtheirbuddieswillexplorethemodelofthe
solarsystemwhiletheinstructorsupervisesandanswersany
questionsthatmayoccur.
TheinstructorwillleadthegrouptoHIKSUnderground
LibraryB848after10minutesofexploringthemodelsolar
system.
Thewalkshouldnttakemorethan5minutes
Thestudentswillbreakoffwiththeirbuddiesandwatchthe
providedinstructionalyoutubevideo.

35minuteslong
Thestudentswilltakeashortquiz(1015questions)
Shouldnttakemorethan5minutes
Thestudentswillusetheprovidedartsandcraftstomake
theirownsolarsystemonconstructionpaper
Anexampleofthisprojectwillbeprovided
Anystudentwhodoesntusetheremainderofthetimecan
refertothisinteractivewebsite.
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/kids/#

Assessment

A1015questionquiztoassesswhethertheycanrecallthe
informationfromthevideo.

Nadelson,L.,Callahan,J.,Pyke,P.,Hay,A.,Dance,M.,&
Pfiester,J.(2013).TeacherSTEMPerceptionand

Preparation:InquiryBasedSTEMProfessional

DevelopmentforElementaryTeachers.TheJournal
of
EducationalResearch,106(2),157168.
Li,Y.(2014).InternationalJournalofSTEMEducationa
platformtopromoteSTEMeducationandresearch
worldwide.InternationalJournalofSTEMEducation,
1(1),12.
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bih=929&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0CAYQ
_AUoAWoVChMIg7Ppw5n3yAIVAnUeCh3_EgUW#tbm=isch
&q=Solar+system+clipart&imgrc=OxC6D1zRJwv7xM%3A
Image2:
https://www.google.com/search?q=solar+system&biw=1280&
bih=929&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0CAYQ
_AUoAWoVChMIg7Ppw5n3yAIVAnUeCh3_EgUW#tbm=isch
&q=VOSS+solar+system&imgrc=AeAcN4g6EaGFTM%3A
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https://www.google.com/search?q=solar+system&biw=1280&
bih=929&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0CAYQ
_AUoAWoVChMIg7Ppw5n3yAIVAnUeCh3_EgUW#tbm=isch
&q=quiz+clipart&imgrc=tphqa2Yh0b1qbM%3A
Image4:
https://www.google.com/search?q=solar+system&biw=1280&
bih=929&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0CAYQ
_AUoAWoVChMIg7Ppw5n3yAIVAnUeCh3_EgUW#tbm=isch

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References

ReferenceMaterials

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https://www.google.com/search?q=solar+system&biw=1280&
bih=929&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0CAYQ
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&q=tutor+clipart&imgrc=BoMQTY6EccDoiM%3A
Journal1
TeacherSTEMPerceptionandPreparation:

InquiryBasedSTEMProfessionalDevelopmentfor
ElementaryTeachers

Journal2
InternationalJournalofSTEMEducationa
platformtopromoteSTEMeducationandresearch
worldwide

OurgroupdecidedtodoalessonfortheCollegeMentorsforKids(CMFK)onthesolar
system.Themaininspirationforourgroupwasourloveforthesciences.Althougheachofus
plansonteachingsomethingdifferent,weallagreedthatthiswasthebestsubjectforthegroup
toworkwith.AnotherdrivingforceforourdecisiontodothiswaswhatPurdueastooffer.At
Purdue,wehavetheVisitingOurSolarSystem(
VOSS
)scalemodel.Thisprovidesan
interactivepartofthelessonthatstudentscanusetogetanideaofthespatialdistances
betweenalloftheplanetsandtheirdistancefromthesun.