Paige Morgan

EGP 335: Unit Plan Lesson Plan Day 4

Satellites – Sputnik & Explorer

Lesson Preparation
I. Learning Objectives
a. Students will be able to explain what a satellite is.
b. Students will be able explain what Sputnik and the Explorer 1 are.
c. Students will be able to explain who Yuri Gagarin and Valentina
Tereshkova are.

II. Standards
a. PA Standard:
i. CCSS.ELA.READING.1.2.4.C Explain events, procedures,
ideas, or concepts in a text, including what happened and
why, based on specific information in the text.
b. NCSS Standard:
i. I Culture – programs should include experiences that provide
for the study of culture and cultural diversity, so that the
learner can: A. Explore and describe similarities and
differences in the ways groups, societies, and cultures
address similar human needs and concerns.
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c. 21 Century Skills:
i. Communicate Clearly. Listen effectively to decipher
meaning, including knowledge, values, attitudes, and
intentions.

III. Academic Language

a. Satellite- An artificial body orbiting space
b. Orbit- Rotating around the earth in an oval, or flattened circle
c. Sputnik- The first satellite to be placed in orbit (from USSR)
d. Explorer 1- The first satellite from the USA to be placed in orbit
e. Yuri Gagarin- The first man in space
f. Valentina Tereshkova- The first woman in space

IV. Technology, Materials, Resources

a. Photo of a Satellite from Daily times
b. Video called Check out those Satellites via YouTube
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03pZdYVacaM)
c. Newsela article Time Machine (1957): Sputnik in 810 Lexile level
(https://newsela.com/read/historic-news-sputnik/id/15616/)
d. Quiz on same website at the end of article
 e. Video of Explorer 1: America’s first satellite
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW_3uXXoWIk)
f. Video of Yuri Gagarin, first human in space (1961) via YouTube
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iMa03BApcQ)
g. Article First Woman in Space via History.com
(https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-woman-in-space)
h. Video of Valentina Tereshkova: first woman in space via YouTube
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEbw4wPsxUo)
i. SMARTBoard
j. Computer with internet access
k. IPad’s
l. Stations worksheet
m. KWL worksheet
n. Timer

Instructional Delivery
V. Anticipatory Set
a. Show a photo of a satellite.
b. Ask the students if they know what this is. If yes, go to the left side
of the classroom. If no, go to the right side of the classroom.
Remind students that if they do not know what it is that is okay, we
will be learning more about them today.
c. Students will come sit on the carpet.
d. Tell students that today we will be learning about Satellites and a
few of the first humans who went to space.

VI. Instructional Activities

a. While students are at the carpet, we will be watching a video called
Check out the Satellites! Via YouTube.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03pZdYVacaM)
b. After the video is over, have a conversation as a whole class about
what they saw and learned. Let students share their thoughts.
c. Students will be divided up into groups and given station numbers
(1-4) to start at.
d. Students will also be given a stations worksheet to be completed at
each station. It is asking station number, what they learned, and
what questions they still have about the topic.
e. Each of the four stations have a set of directions that the students
will read before they begin.
f. Students will take about 7-10 minutes at each station and cannot
switch until the timer on the SMARTBoard goes off. (The timer can
be seen so that students know how much time is remaining)
g. The teacher will be circulating around the classroom to ensure
students are all on task doing their jobs.
h. Station 1: Sputnik
 i. At this station students will each have an iPad where they
will log on to their Newsela account
ii. They will be reading the article called “Time Machine
(1957): Sputnik (https://newsela.com/read/historic-news-
sputnik/id/15616/)
iii. Students will take turns reading in the 810 lexile level
(unless otherwise told to go higher or lower)
iv. After reading the article students will take the quiz
v. They may take the quiz together but there is always the
option to do it individually.
vi. They will write down the score they received on the quiz on
their stations worksheet.
vii. Students will fill out the station worksheet based on this
station.
viii. If time is left students may discuss questions they have
with the people in their group.
i. Station 2: The Explorer 1
i. An iPad is here with the video up and ready.
ii. Before they watch the video, students will fill out a KWL
(this will be provided at the station) chart about the
Explorer. Just fill out the K and W for now.
iii. Students will watch America’s first satellite via YouTube
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW_3uXXoWIk)
iv. After the video they will go back to their KWL chart and
write down what they learned.
v. Then go to the stations worksheet and fill out questions
they still have.
vi. If there is still time left they may discuss the KWL charts
or questions they still have.
j. Station 3: Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin
i. There will be an iPad here with the video up and ready.
ii. Students will watch the video Yuri Gagarin, first human in
space (1961) via YouTube
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iMa03BApcQ)
iii. When the video is over students will fill out their stations
worksheet.
iv. If there is time left they may discuss any questions they
have.
k. Station 4: Valentina Tereshkova
i. IPad’s will be here with the video up.
ii. Before students watch the video they will take the iPad
and begin taking turns reading the article called First
woman in space via History.com, which will be up
already. (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-
woman-in-space)
 iii. After the article they will move onto the video called
Valentina Tereshkova: The first woman in space via
YouTube
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEbw4wPsxUo)
iv. When they are finished they will fill out the stations
worksheet.
i. If there is still time left they may discuss the KWL charts
or questions they still have.
l. Once all of the groups have completed each station we will come
back together in our seats and talk about what we learned at the
stations.
m. Students will be handing in their worksheets after the discussion so
I will be able to check for completion.
n. We will discuss some of the questions that students had written
down on their stations worksheets.

VII. Closure
a. Students will turn and talk with a partner about which stations they
enjoyed the most.
b. I will ask for at least three volunteers to share what they talked
about with their partner.
c. I will ask the students to give thumbs up if they would want to do
something similar like this again and to give thumbs down if they
did not enjoy it as much. (The hope would be that they enjoyed
learning from something other than just the teacher talking the
whole duration of the class.)

Meeting All Learners

VIII. Differentiation
a. The lexile level of the articles can be adjusted for different types of
learners.
b. Students will also be working in groups.
c. Visual learners will benefit from the videos.
d. Students will be up and moving during rotations so they are not in
just one spot for the whole duration of the class.

IX. Accommodations
a. For those students with an IEP and/or 504 plan need, they will be
given and iPad with headphones so they can pay close attention to
the videos.
 X. Modifications
a. For those students with an IEP and/or 504 plan need, they will be
expected to just know the similarities between living on earth and
living in space.

Meeting Objectives
XI. Assessments
a. The turn and talks and listening to student responses will serve as
formative assessment for students’ comprehension. The teacher
will be able to see which students understood what was being
asked of them and which students need more support by listening
to the answers that they share with the class and as they talk with
peers.
b. The station worksheet will be handed in to check for understanding.
(Objective A)
c. Students will be recording their grade received on the quiz.
(Objective C)
d. The KWL chart will be turned in along with the stations worksheet.
(Objective B)

Links:
a. Video called Check out those Satellites via YouTube
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03pZdYVacaM)
b. Newsela article Time Machine (1957): Sputnik in 810 Lexile level
(https://newsela.com/read/historic-news-sputnik/id/15616/)
c. Quiz on same website at the end of article
d. Video of Explorer 1: America’s first satellite
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW_3uXXoWIk)
 e. Video of Yuri Gagarin, first human in space (1961) via YouTube
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iMa03BApcQ)
f. Article First Woman in Space via History.com
(https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-woman-in-space)
g. Video of Valentina Tereshkova: first woman in space via YouTube
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEbw4wPsxUo)

NAME: ________________ DATE: ______________

Stations Worksheet:
STATION NUMBER WHAT DID YOU QUESTIONS YOU QUIZ GRADE
AND TITLE LEARN? STILL HAVE? (Only for station
#1)

Directions for each station:

Station #1: Sputnik

1. Get an iPad
 2. Log in to Newsela website
3. Take turns reading “Time Machine (1957): Sputnik” in the 810 Lexile
4. Take quiz after reading the article (You may work together or
individually)
5. Fill out the worksheet and record quiz grade
6. If there is time left you may discuss any questions you have with your
group

Station #2: Explorer 1

1. Fill out a KWL chart on the Explorer 1 (just the Know and Want to know for
now)
2. Once all group members are ready, play the video that is up on the iPad
3. After the video you will fill out the Learned part of the chart
4. On the stations worksheet you will fill out any questions you still have
5. If there is time left they may discuss any questions they have.

Station #3: Yuri Gagarin

1. Play the video that is up on the iPad via YouTube
2. Fill out the worksheet for this station
3. If there is time left they may discuss any questions they have
4. You may also talk about what you saw in the video

Station #4: Valentina Tereshkova

1. IPad’s will have the article ready
2. Take turns reading the article “First woman in space” on history.com
3. Then you will watch video on the main iPad
4. Fill out the worksheet
5. If there is time left they may discuss any questions they have.