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Science - Solar System: The Moon and Gravity

Sample Lesson 1

What do I need to know ?

The Standards

S1 – Physical Science Concepts S1b – Motion and forces

S3 - Earth & Space Sciences Concepts S3c – Earth in the Solar System

S4 - Scientific Connections & Applications S4a- Big ideas and unifying concepts: order & organization; cause & effect.

S5 - Scientific Thinking S5f – Works in teams

S6 – Scientific Tools and Technology S6a -Uses Tools & Technology to observe

Curriculum & textbooks

What am I going to do to organize my lesson?

Where will the students findthe information they need?

Identify key concepts & vocabulary

The moon is a satellite to earth..

The moon reflects sunlight.

The moon is smaller than earth.

The moon appears to change but it is moving in and out of sunlight.

The moon’s gravity causes the tides.

The moon has no air or water.

Key Vocabulary

MoonSatelliteShadowNew MoonFull MoonCrescent Moon

 

PhasesReflectGravityForceCraters

   Content and language areas involvedSubject Content Language

Skills Grammar

Science Earth ScienceSolar SystemReadingWriting

ListeningSpeaking

NounsVerbsAdjectivesAdverbsAffixes

Skills being developed

ReadingWriting  

Note-takingReport WritingIndependent ProjectsLearning StrategiesLinguistic Mapping

 

RecallApplicationAnalysisSynthesisEvaluation

Brainstorm with Students

Listen Accept

Praise

Construct a semantic map by representing topics and subtopics

Use visuals to focus on the topic

Shadow

Crescent Moon

Satellite

New Moon

Full Moon

Provide Hands-On Experiences

Demonstrate how the shape of the moon appears to change

Use alternative forms of assessments

Test

Be happy