Astronomy

Standard(s):

SAST1. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to assess the validity of historical theories of astronomy. 

b. Obtain, evaluate and communicate information about how ancient structures, instruments, philosophies and civilizations influenced ancient astronomy. (Clarification statement: Philosophies include but are not limited to geocentric theory, Aristotelian physics, and the Ptolemaic model with epicycles.) 

c. Construct an argument based on evidence to support the scientific claims made by the heliocentric model. (Clarification statement: Include observational evidence from Galileo’s work, and the ideas of Copernicus, Kepler, and Newton.)

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 history of our Solar System understanding and other parts of the Solar System (asteroids, meteoroids, and comets).

Success Criteria:

I can learn about different parts of the Solar System, which are not planets.

I can learn about some astronomers and scientists who helped us to gain our current understanding of space and the field of Cosmology. 

Instructional Strategies:

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

We Do:

1. Grab Chromebooks and paper packets (especially if you have been absent).
2. At 9:00 a.m., finish video clip about the devastation that can be caused by an asteroid that crosses over Earth's orbit on a trajectory for Earth.

You Do:

1. Continue working to finish webquest #1 packet on Comets under Week 6 in Google Classroom. Get blue stamp upon completion.
2. Continue working on online Comet Webquest #2 under Week 6 in Google Classroom. Open as a Google Doc or a Kami to complete the answers using the provided documents and other links you find. This must be uploaded into a specific place in Google Classroom under Week 7. This is due on Wednesday, September 18th.

Closing (We Check): 

1. Keep your notebook organized.
2. Work on any missing work or incomplete assignments.

Differentiation Strategies:

Individual work - Research with data table to fill in the facts about 13 specific Astronomers and Scientists dedicated to the study of space, the Solar System, mathematical predictions, and building up the field of Cosmology. (Tuesday through Thursday)

Individual work - Finish Comet Webquest #1 (packet provided with information online under Week 6 of Google Classroom) and start Comet Webquest #2 (online work in Google Classroom under Week 6).

Group work - Watch video clip and answer questions as the teacher poses them.

Formative/Summative

Assessment(s):

(We Check)

Teacher check while in partners/group work

Address individual questions/concerns

Flocabulary #5 on "Moon Phases" due on Tuesday, September 24th.

Assignment(s):

1.   Flocabulary #5 on "Moon Phases" due on Tuesday, September 24th.

2.   Ancient Civilizations Project due on October 17th and October 18th. (Starting next week!)