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Date: March 21, 2014 ET
Susquenita Curriculum
Course: Science Grade 5
Curriculum:
Topic:
Composition and structure of Earth and the universe
Days: 25
Subject(s): Science
Know:
S8.A.1.2.1 -- Important
Describe the positive
and negative, intended
and unintended, effects
of specific scientific
results or technological
developments.(e.g., air/
space travel, nuclear
fission/fusion, artificial
intelligence, lasers)
S8.A.3.2.1 -- Essential
Describe how scientists
use models to explore
relationships in natural
systems (e.g., the solar
system).
Grade(s): 5th
Understand:
SW Compare and
contrast characteristics
of planets and moons
describing patterns of
Earth's movements.
Do:
S8.D.3.1.3 -- Essential
Compare and contrast characteristics of celestial
bodies found in the solar system (e.g., planets, moons,
asteroids, comets, meteors, meteoroids, meteorites,
inner and outer planets).
3.3.5.B1. -- Essential
COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE - Provide
evidence that the earth revolves around (orbits) the sun
in a year’s time and that the earth rotates on its axis
once approximately every 24 hours.
3.3.5.A2. -- Essential
EARTH'S RESOURCES/MATERIALS - Describe the
usefulness of Earth’s physical resources as raw
materials for the human made world.
S8.C.2.2.1 -- Essential
Describe the sun as a
major source of energy
that impacts on the
environment.
S8.C.2.2.2 -- Important
Compare the time spans
of renewability for fossil
fuels and alternative
fuels.
S8.D.3.1.1 -- Essential
Describe patterns of
Earth's movements (i.e.,
rotation and revolution)
in relation to the moon
and sun (i.e., phases,
eclipses, and tides).
S8.D.3.1.2 -- Important
Describe the role of
gravity as the force that
governs the movement
of the solar system and
universe.
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PENNSYLVANIA
Date: March 21, 2014 ET
Susquenita Curriculum
Course: Science Grade 5
Curriculum:
Topic:
Composition and structure of Earth and the universe
Days: 25
Subject(s): Science
Know:
Grade(s): 5th
Understand:
Do:
S8.D.3.1.3 -- Essential
Compare and contrast
characteristics of
celestial bodies found in
the solar system (e.g.,
planets, moons,
asteroids, comets,
meteors, meteoroids,
meteorites, inner and
outer planets).
3.3.5.A3. -- Essential
EARTH'S HISTORY Explain how geological
processes observed
today such as erosion,
movement of
lithospheric plates, and
changes in the
composition of the
atmosphere are similar
to those in the past.
3.3.5.B1. -- Essential
COMPOSITION AND
STRUCTURE - Provide
evidence that the earth
revolves around (orbits)
the sun in a year’s time
and that the earth rotates
on its axis once
approximately every 24
hours.
3.3.5.A1. -- Essential
EARTH FEATURES
AND THE PROCESSES
THAT CHANGE IT Describe how landforms
are the result of a
combination of
destructive forces such
as erosion and
constructive erosion,
deposition of sediment,
etc.
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PENNSYLVANIA
Date: March 21, 2014 ET
Susquenita Curriculum
Course: Science Grade 5
Curriculum:
Topic:
Composition and structure of Earth and the universe
Days: 25
Subject(s): Science
Know:
Grade(s): 5th
Understand:
Do:
3.3.5.A2. -- Essential
EARTH'S
RESOURCES/
MATERIALS - Describe
the usefulness of Earth’s
physical resources as
raw materials for the
human made world.
3.1.5.A2. -- Essential
ENERGY FLOW Describe how life on
earth depends on energy
from the sun.
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Susquenita Curriculum
Course: Science Grade 5
Curriculum:
Topic:
PENNSYLVANIA
Date: March 21, 2014 ET
Composition and structure of Earth and the universe
Subject(s): Science
Days: 25
Grade(s): 5th
Which standards are students learning in this unit?
S8.A.1.2.1 -- Important
Describe the positive and negative, intended and unintended, effects of specific scientific results or technological
developments.(e.g., air/space travel, genetic engineering, nuclear fission/fusion, artificial intelligence, lasers, organ
transplants)
S8.A.3.2.1 -- Essential
Describe how scientists use models to explore relationships in natural systems (e.g., an ecosystem, river system, or the
solar system).
S8.C.2.2.1 -- Essential
Describe the sun as a major source of energy that impacts on the environment.
S8.C.2.2.2 -- Important
Compare the time spans of renewability for fossil fuels and alternative fuels.
S8.D.3.1.1 -- Essential
Describe patterns of Earth's movements (i.e., rotation and revolution) in relation to the moon and sun (i.e., phases,
eclipses, and tides).
S8.D.3.1.2 -- Important
Describe the role of gravity as the force that governs the movement of the solar system and universe.
S8.D.3.1.3 -- Essential
Compare and contrast characteristics of celestial bodies found in the solar system (e.g., planets, moons, asteroids,
comets, meteors, meteoroids, meteorites, inner and outer planets).
3.3.5.A3. -- Essential
EARTH'S HISTORY - Explain how geological processes observed today such as erosion, movement of lithospheric
plates, and changes in the composition of the atmosphere are similar to those in the past.
3.3.5.B1. -- Essential
COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE - Provide evidence that the earth revolves around (orbits) the sun in a year’s time
and that the earth rotates on its axis once approximately every 24 hours.
3.3.5.A1. -- Essential
EARTH FEATURES AND THE PROCESSES THAT CHANGE IT - Describe how landforms are the result of a
combination of destructive forces such as erosion and constructive erosion, deposition of sediment, etc.
3.3.5.A2. -- Essential
EARTH'S RESOURCES/MATERIALS - Describe the usefulness of Earth’s physical resources as raw materials for the
human made world.
3.1.5.A2. -- Essential
ENERGY FLOW - Describe how life on earth depends on energy from the sun.
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PENNSYLVANIA
Date: March 21, 2014 ET
Susquenita Curriculum
Course: Science Grade 5
Curriculum:
Topic:
Composition and structure of Earth and the universe
Days: 25
Subject(s): Science
Grade(s): 5th
Key Learning: SW Compare and contrast characteristics of planets and moons describing patterns of Earth's
movements.
Unit Essential Question(s):
What are common characteristics of our solar
system?
Concept:
Composition of the Earth.
Concept:
Composition of the solar system.
3.1.5.A2., 3.3.5.A1., 3.3.5.A3., S8.C.2.2.2, 3.3.5.A2.
S8.C.2.2.1, S8.D.3.1.1, 3.3.5.B1., S8.D.3.1.3, S8.A.3.2.1, S8.D.3.1.2
Lesson Essential Question(s):
What are some of Earth's landforms? (A)
Lesson Essential Question(s):
How does Earth's orbit affect the seasons? (A)
3.3.5.A1.
S8.C.2.2.1, S8.D.3.1.1, 3.3.5.B1.
What causes changes to Earth's landforms? (A)
How do Earth and the moon compare? (ET)
3.3.5.A3., 3.3.5.A1.
S8.D.3.1.1, S8.D.3.1.3, 3.3.5.B1.
How do movements of the Earth's crust change Earth? (A)
What makes up the solar system? (A)
3.3.5.A1., 3.3.5.A3.
S8.A.3.2.1, S8.D.3.1.1, S8.D.3.1.2, S8.D.3.1.3, 3.3.5.B1.
What are minerals? (A)
S8.C.2.2.2, 3.3.5.A2.
How do rocks form and change? (A)
3.3.5.A2.
What do fossils show about Earth's history? (ET)
3.3.5.A3.
How are fossils like today's living things? (ET)
3.3.5.A3.
Vocabulary:
landform, topography, glacier, sand dune, sinkhole, delta, plate,
earthquake, epicenter, fault, magma, lava, volcano, mineral, streak,
luster, hardness, rock, igneous rock, sedimentary rock, metamorphic
rock, weathering, erosion, rock cycle, fossil, mold, cast, index fossil,
paleontology
Vocabulary:
sun, rotate, axis, revolve, orbit, equator, moon, crater, moon phase,
eclipse, refraction, star, solar system, constellation, planet, universe,
galaxy
Additional Information:
Attached Document(s):
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Susquenita Curriculum
Course: Science Grade 5
Curriculum:
Vocab Report for Topic:
PENNSYLVANIA
Date: March 21, 2014 ET
Composition and structure of Earth and the universe
Subject(s): Science
Days: 25
Grade(s): 5th
Concept: Composition of the Earth.
landform - a natural land shape or feature
topography - all the kinds of landforms in a certain place
glacier - a large, thick sheet of ice
sand dune - a hill of sand made and shaped by wind
sinkhole - a large hole formed when the roof of a cave collapses
delta - an area of new land at the mouth of a river formed from sediments carried by the river
plate - a section of Earth\'s crust and upper mantle that fits together with other sections like puzzle pieces
earthquake - a shaking of the ground caused by a sudden release of energy in Earth\'s crust
epicenter - the point on Earth\'s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
fault - a break in Earth\'s crust
magma - molten (melted) rock beneath Earth\'s surface
lava - molten (melted) rock that reaches Earth\'s surface
volcano - a mountain mad of lava, ash, or other materials from eruptions that occur at an opening in earth
\'s crust
mineral - a naturally occurring, nonliving solid that has a specific chemical makeup and a repeating
structure
streak - the color of the powder left behind when you rub a mineral against a rough white tile or streak
plate
luster - the way a mineral\'s surface reflects light
hardness - a mineral\'s ability to resists being scratched
rock - a natural substance made of one or more minerals
igneous rock - rocks that form when melted rock cools and hardens
sedimentary rock - rock formed when sediments are cemented together
metamorphic rock - rock formed when high heat and great pressure change existing rocks into new form
weathering - the process of wearing away rocks by natural processes
erosion - the process of moving sediment by wind, moving water, or ice
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Susquenita Curriculum
Course: Science Grade 5
Curriculum:
Vocab Report for Topic:
PENNSYLVANIA
Date: March 21, 2014 ET
Composition and structure of Earth and the universe
Days: 25
Subject(s): Science
Grade(s): 5th
rock cycle - the continuous process in which one type of rock changes into another type
fossil - the remains or traces of past life found in sedimentary rock
mold - the hollow space that is left when sediment hardens around the remains of an organism and the
remains then dissolve
cast - a fossil formed when dissolved minerals fill a mold and harden
index fossil - a fossil of an organism that lived in many places around the world for a short period of time;
it can help scientists find the age of a rock layer
paleontology - the study of fossils
Concept: Composition of the solar system.
sun - the star at the center of our solar system
rotate - to spin on an axis
axis - an imaginary line that passes through Earth\'s center and its North and South poles
revolve - to travel in a closed path
orbit - the path one body takes in space as it revolves around another
equator - an imaginary line around Earth equally distant from the North and South poles
moon - any natural body that revolves around a planet
crater - a low, bowl-shaped area on the surface of a planet or moon
moon phase - one of the shapes the moon seems to have as it orbits Earth
eclipse - an event that occurs when one object in space passes through the shadow of another object in
space
refraction - the bending of light as it moves from one material to another
star - a huge ball of very hot gasses in space
solar system - a star and all the other planets that revolve around it
constellation - a pattern of stars named after mythological or religious figures, objects, or animals
planet - as body that revolves around a star
universe - everything that exists including such things as stars, planets, gas, dust, and energy
galaxy - a grouping of gas, dust, and many stars plus many objects that orbit those stars
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