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Astronomy

What
Astronomy
When
8/15/2024

Standard(s):

SAST1a. Ask questions to investigate the daily/seasonal motions of the sky and communicate the significance of constellations, for navigation and time-keeping. (Compare and contrast astronomy and astrology and describe how the zodiac relates to the motions of solar system objects.)

SAST3. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to illustrate the formation of the solar system and the properties of celestial objects within it.

c. Ask questions to investigate and communicate major properties of our solar system bodies and the zones they inhabit. (Clarification statement: This includes planets, dwarf planets, major moons, asteroid belt, comets, Kuiper belt, and the Öort cloud.)

Learning Target:

I can learn more about the Planet Earth to compare it with other planets in the Solar System and being discovered every year.

Success Criteria:

I can learn about some characteristics and features of Earth to compare and contrast with the other planets in our Solar System and that are being discovered on a regular basis.

Instructional Strategies:

 

 

Gradual Release Model of Instruction:  I Do, We Do, You Do, We Check

 

Opening (I do): PIRATE PREP - SAT Math Question of the Day!

We Do:

  1. Review Latitude and Longitude individually.
  2. Then put Latitude and Longitude together.

You Do:

  1. Do math calculations for mass and weight on different bodies in our Solar System using a worksheet, gravity acceleration values, and a scientific calculator. Get blue stamp upon completion.
  2. Start Flocabulary #2 due next week, if there is time.

Closing (We Check): 

  1. Look at the Moon tonight...where is she located at 8:00 p.m.?
  2. Keep your notebook organized.

Differentiation Strategies:

Individual work on Latitude and Longitude worksheets.

Independent and/or partner work on the worksheets on mass and weight. 

Formative/Summative

Assessment(s):

(We Check)

Teacher check while in partners/group work

Address individual questions/concerns

Flocabulary #2: "Earth's History" due Wednesday, August 21st.


Assignment(s):

1.  Flocabulary #2 on "Earth's History" is due on Wednesday, August 21st by 11:59 p.m.

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