IndependentSchoolDistrict196

SearchCurriculum EarthScienceUniverse

Col l abor ati on

MagnetTheme3(D) Grade3 | Interdisciplinary | CedarParkElementarySTEM

Unit:EarthScienceUniverse(Week31,8Weeks)
DesiredResults

Standards&Benchmarks
Science(2009),Grade3,EarthandSpaceScience
3.TheUniverse
1.Thesunandmoonhavelocationsandmovementsthatcanbeobservedanddescribed.
3.3.3.1.1Observeanddescribethedailyandseasonalchangesinthepositionofthesunandcompareobservations.
3.3.3.1.2Recognizethepatternofapparentchangesinthemoon'sshapeandposition.
2.ObjectsinthesolarsystemasseenfromEarthhavevarioussizesanddistinctivepatternsofmotion.
3.3.3.2.1Demonstratehowalargelightsourceatagreatdistancelookslikeasmalllightthatismuchcloser.
3.3.3.2.2RecognizethattheEarthisoneofseveralplanetsthatorbitthesun,andthatthemoonorbitstheEarth.

EnduringUnderstandings
Studentswillunderstandthat
Perceivedchangesinappearanceareaffectedbymovementand
locationofthestellarobjectorperson
Relationshipsbetweenpatternsandmotioncanbeobserved
Changesoccurinsystems

EssentialQuestions

Howareperceivedchangesinappearanceaffectedbymovement
andlocationofthestellarobjectorperson?
Whatrelationshipscanbeobservedbetweenpatternsandmotion?
Whydochangesoccurinsystems?

LearningTargets

Content

Skills

Studentswillknow

Studentswillbeableto

KeyVocabulary
Theplanetsrevolvearoundthesun
TheEarthistiltedonanaxis
Thesunisstar
Partsofthesolarsystem
Keyconstellations

Observe,describeandcompareapparentchangesinthepositionof
thesun
Recognizethepatternsofthemoon'sshapeandposition
Demonstratehowalargelightsourceatadistancelookslikea
smalllight
Recognizeanddescribetheorbitalpatternsoftheearth'smoonand
planetsinoursolarsystem

Vocabulary

AssessmentEvidence

Assessment
PerformanceTask
Formative:Performance
YouareanastronomerworkingfortheUniversityofMinnesota'sSchoolofPhysicsandAstronomy
YouhavebeenaskedtopresentatoneoftheUniverseintheParksummersessionsdiscussingeitherthephasesofthemoon,theEarth'saxisandit
affectontheseasons,theplanetsinoursolarsystem,orhowtheconstellationsappearasdistinctivepatternsofmotions.Yourpresentationshould
includeavisualrepresentationofyourtopicandashortsummaryofyourtopic.Youwillgiveanoralpresentationoryourtopic.
OtherEvidence
Formative:Performance
ScienceJournals
PhasesofMoonQuizwithpicturecards
MoonPhaseQuizSmartfile
ConstellationComparison
Sun,Moon,andStartsSurvey/Posttest
Emmy'sMoonandStars
Goingthroughaphase

SelfAssessment
Formative:SelfAssessment
ScienceJournals

CP3Rubric.png

LearningPlan

InstructionalStrategies
Standard:Observeanddescribethedailyandseasonalchangesinthepositionofthesunandcompareobservations.
SafariMontageVideo(SM)CharacteristicsoftheSolarSystem(4minoverview)
ShadowTrackingStudentsobservehowshadowschangeduringadayandreflectonshatthattellsusaboutthesun.
SMAllAbouttheStars(24minoverview)
FOSSSM&Spages112
TheTiltedEarthRotatesStudentsdeterminethatthedaylighthoursatdifferentlocationscanvarygreatly.StudentswillunderstandthattheEarth
rotatesonatiltedaxisandthetiltoftheearthcausesthevarieddaylighthoursonearth.
SMLightandShadows(8.5minreviewofshadowsifneeded)
FOSSSM&Spages1617
Whatdoyouknowaboutseasons?(MorningMeeting)Draworwriteaneventthathappensinnatureduringaspecificseason
SMDaysandSeasonsonEarth(3min53sec)
ModelofaTiltedEarthOrbitingtheSunStudentswillunderstandthattherotatingearthrevolvesaroundthesuninayear.Thelocationofthesun
duringsunriseandsunsetchangethroughouttheyear.Thesunspaththroughtheskychangesthroughouttheyear.Theseasonsarearesultofthe
earth'stiltandlengthofday.
Standard:Recognizethepatternofapparentchangesinthemoon'sshapeandposition.
SMBillNye:TheMoon(22min)
MoonObservationsStudentswillrecognizethepatterninthemoon'sshapeandposition.

SMAllabouttheMoon(24min)
MoonPhasesStudentswillrecognizetheobservedphaseofthemoonisdeterminedbyitspositionrelativetotheEarthandSun.

WebResourcewww.moonphases.net/calendar/index.php(Monthofmoonphases)
FOSSSM&Spages1932
MoonObservationRecordChartStudentswillobserveanddrawmoonoveraperiodof30days.
MoonLollipops/UsingModelstoUnderstandtheMoonDataStudentswillunderstandthemoon'schangeinappearance,orphases,arecausedby
itspositionrelativetothesunandearth.Thephasesofthemoonareourviewfromtheearthofthelitpartofthemoon.
Standard:Demonstratehowalargelightsourceatagreatdistancelookslikeasmalllightthatismuchcloser.
ApparentSizesStudentswillexplorewhythesunandmoonappeartobeaboutthesamesizeintheskyandidentifyhowdistanceinfluencesthe
apparentsizeofobjectsinthesky.
SMSun,Earth,Moon(Chapters1,2,&317min)Nat'lGeographic
FOSSSM&Spages3539
SizinguptheStarsStudentswillobservethattwoobjectsofequalsizecanappeartobedifferentsizeswhenplacedatagreaterorlesserdistance
fromtheobserver.
MotionoftheStars/StarlabStudentswillobserveapparentstarmotionfromdifferentlocationsonearth.
ConstellationComparisonStudentswillcomparetwoancientmythsaboutthebigdipper.Comparingsimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweentheto
ancientmyths.
SMStarsandConstellations(22min)NatlGeographic
FOSSSM&Spages3739&4849
Standard:RecognizethattheEarthisoneofseveralplanetsthatorbitthesun,andthatthemoonorbitstheEarth.
Rotate,Rotate,RotateyourPlanet(MorningMeeting)StudentsreviewthetermsrotateandrevolveandhowthetiltoftheEarthaffectstheseasons.
SMBillNye:ThePlanets(23min)
SolarSystemMobileStudentsrecreatethesolarsystem
OurSolarSystemStudentswilllearn3factsabouteachplanetinthesolarsystem

SolarSystemPodcastProjectStudentswillpickoneplanettoresearchandcreateapodcast
IndoorSolarSystemModelOutdoorSolarSystemModelStudentsrecreatethesolarsystemusingmodelstoobservethedistancesbetween
planets.

InstructionalResources
Extensions:

ArtWaxdrawingsofsolarsystem
TechGoogleEarthSkymapstourofthesolarsystem
EngineeringOoblekLanders

TieredAstronomyProject
FossInvestigation1TheSun
AllinaDay'sWork
PhasesoftheMoonAnimatedFlipBook
HowFartotheSun?
ExtraTerrestrialExcursions
Constellations:StoriesintheSky
Stargazing

References:
FossSun,MoonandStars
DeltaEarth,Moon,andSun
DeltaAstronomy
DeltaFindingtheMoon

SafariMontageVideoConnections
Sun,Earth,Moon
Earth,Moon&Sun
Days&SeasonsonEarth
AllAboutthePlanets
CharacteristicsoftheSolarSystem
BillNye:ThePlanets
PhasesoftheMoonandTides

BillNye:TheMoon
AllAbouttheStars
Stars&Constellations
DifferentiatedInstruction

<<PreviousYear
LastUpdated:Friday,April25,2014,3:33PM

AtlasVersion8.0.4
RubiconInternational2014.Allrightsreserved