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Formative Assessment
The teacher will gather formative assessments throughout the lesson.
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During the engage section, students will be given an Anticipation guide to gather their prior
knowledge and asses any misconceptions. Through this, the teacher can then determine the general
understanding students have of the solar system and apply any additional content. Sample questions
are in True/ False format and short response.
The explain section is direct instruction through the use of a non-fiction story. Students will
be answering various question as the teacher reads aloud. The teacher will receive direct feedback to
these questions and guide students toward correct responses.
During the demonstration section, students will both draw and write in their journal what they
have learned about space through today's lesson. The teacher will circulate and monitor responses.
Feedback to Students
Students will receive feedback from the teacher in both verbal and written forms. Students will have the
opportunity to state what they already know about our solar system and then apply this along with what they
have learned through the lesson in a journal format.
Summative Assessment
In a whole group setting students will develop a class brainstorming list on the night sky. Students will then
begin a project, drawing and writing at least one thing they learned through the days lesson about space. The
teacher will be able to assess the students learning through review of this daily journal using the following
rubric:
Drawing details
Accuracy
Knowledge
Gained
This rubric will be used for all students, ELL or not, depending
on the type of activity they are doing.
Learning Objectives: What should students know and be able to do as a result of this
lesson?
Students should recognize that there are many stars in the night sky as well as planets that
make up our solar system.
Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the night sky by drawing a picture.
Students will be able to identify the title, main idea and details of the story Stars by Steve
Tomecek and Sachiko Yoshikawa.
With guidance, students will recall information to answer questions related to the story and
create a graphic organizer.
2. Guiding Questions: What are the guiding questions for this lesson?
Stars are made of very hot gas. A stars color tells us how hot or cold it is.
The stars never actually disappear! When the sun rotates it causes the sky to be so bright we
just don't see them.
Stars are very far away from the earth. The closest star to the Earth is the Sun!
3. Prior Knowledge: What prior knowledge should students have for this lesson?
Students should be able to state the differences between day and night skies.
4. Teaching Phase: How will the teacher present the concept or skill to students?
Pass out the "What Do I Know about Space" anticipation guide. The teacher should read each question aloud
and use a sample on the DOC camera. Allow time for students to respond by circling their answer in the first
column only. Upon completion the guides are to be collected. These will then be passed out at the end of the
Space Unit to compare and discuss what has been learned.
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Display a night time picture.
Ask the students:
Sample responses:
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5. Guided Practice: What activities or exercises will the students complete with teacher
guidance?
The teacher will begin the lesson by reading the book Stars by Steve Tomecek and Sachiko Yoshikawa.
Students should be able to retell portions of the story as well as state the main idea and key details.
During this reading the teacher should ask sample questions such as:
1. What are stars made of?
2. Where do stars go in the daytime?
3. How far away are they?
4. Is the sun a star?
Sample answers to guiding questions:
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Stars are made of very hot gas. A stars color tells us how hot or cold it is.
The stars never actually disappear! When the sun rotates it causes the sky to be so bright we
just don't see them.
Stars are very far away from the earth. The closest star to the Earth is the Sun!
6. Independent Practice: What activities or exercises will students complete to reinforce the
concepts and skills developed in the lesson?
After the book Stars has been read and discussed students will return to their seats and take out their Science
Journal notebook
If using the Science notebook, students should be directed to turn first to their table of contents page and enter
in the description "What I learned about space today". They will then open to their first blank page and number
it at the bottom, placing again the title at the top of the page "What I learned about space today".
The teacher will then help students to brainstorm a list of things we learned today about the night sky and stars.
Teacher can use a list or a bubble map. A bubble map is drawn as a small circle in the middle of the board with
the title Night Sky. Another larger circle is then drawn around this. Inside the teacher will write the things
students learned today. Around this is placed a box called the frame of reference. The students will then give
suggestions as to where they got this knowledge we just listed. A suggested answer would be the Stars book by
Steve Tomecek and Sachiko Yoshikawa. Students will be directed to recall just one thing from the brainstorm
list and draw/write about it in their journal or book.
7. Closure: How will the teacher assist students in organizing the knowledge gained in the
lesson?
Stars are made of very hot gas. A stars color tells us how hot or cold it is.
The stars never actually disappear! When the sun rotates it causes the sky to be so bright we
just don't see them.
Stars are very far away from the earth. The closest star to the Earth is the Sun!
Accommodations:
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look for and circle any nouns and verbs they used in their
writing. (Intermediate Fluency Stage)
Copies for each student of Anticipation Guide and if needed "My Space
Book".
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