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Vermilion Parish Schools Lesson Plan
Science Activity Title: Rocks, Minerals, and Soils
Targeted GLEs: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 36, 42
by LA CC
Website Research by Stacy Bodin
Unit Title "Sam's Solar System Voyage"
Days 1 (Rocks)
1. Send Solar System Study Guide Home (PDF file)
2. United Streaming Rocks: The Solid Earth Materials #1
Rocks: The Solid Earth Materials #1
With the help of a Rock Wizard and a little
imagination, students discover that the Earth is made
up of rocks, and rocks are made of minerals. Discover
the three ways rocks are formed and many of the
properties of rocks and minerals—like size, shape, color,
and texture.
Correlations
Grades: K - Gr. 4
Runtime: 20:00
©1999
100% Educational Videos
3. In Science Harcourt Book: Book C-Read pages C2-C7 to
introduce rocks.
4. Rocks and soils Interactive on Rocks
5. Activity 1: Rocks, Minerals, and Soils (GLEs: 1, 2, 3, 5,
6, 9, 11, 12, 36, 42) Teacher Note: This activity will
take more than one day to complete.
o Begin by completing a KWL Chart with the students
about rocks, minerals, and soil. Share the book, The
Magic School Bus Inside the Earth or similar
literature. Facilitate a discussion about rocks,
minerals, and soil. Discuss methods and tools used to
excavate the core samples described in the book.
Collect rocks, minerals, and soil samples. Have
students investigate these samples in small groups.
Facilitate a discussion of proper safety procedures
when doing investigations. In their science journals,
have students create and record observations in a
chart similar to the one below.
Sample
Color
Texture
Hardness
Odor
Rock
Mineral
Soil
Students will investigate the hardness of several types of
rocks. Have students explore the scratch test technique using
their fingernail, a penny, and then with a nail, to judge
hardness. Hardness is defined as resistance to abrasion or how
easily one substance will scratch another. On a scale of one to
ten your fingernail has a hardness of 2.5 (Students may
understand the scale better if decimals are changed to
fractions.), a penny has a hardness of 3.5, and a steel nail has
a hardness of 5.5. See resource list for a rock hound website
for more information. Instruct students to examine the samples
with a hand lens and describe what parts and/or other
materials they see. Have students suggest reasons that soil and
rocks are different in different places. Lead the class in a
discussion concerning the general characteristics of the rocks,
minerals, and soil samples that were collected. Discussion
questions could include the following:
Teacher may use this Rock PowerPoint Template to record
some results.
Were the rocks the same
color/texture/hardness? If not, how were they
different?
Was the soil the same throughout? If not, how
was it different?
How were the minerals the same? How were
they different?
6. Finally have students collect core samples using cupcakes
(with coarsely chopped nuts in them) and straws. Be
certain to check for food allergies before adding nuts to
the cupcakes. Students drill into the center of the
cupcake using the straws. Once the core sample is taken,
students excavate the rocks using toothpicks. Hint: Large
diameter straws such as those found at many fast-food
restaurants work best.
7. Evaluation: Student response, teacher observation, results
Vermilion Parish Schools Lesson Plan
Science Activity Title: Rocks, Minerals, and Soils
Targeted GLEs: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 36, 42
by LA CC
Website Research by Stacy Bodin
of experiments
Unit Title "Sam's Solar System Voyage"
Days 2 Continued from yesterday (Rocks)
8. Activity 1: Rocks, Minerals, and Soils (GLEs: 1, 2, 3, 5,
6, 9, 11, 12, 36, 42) Teacher Note: This activity will
take more than one day to complete.
o Begin by completing a KWL Chart with the students
about rocks, minerals, and soil. Share the book, The
Magic School Bus Inside the Earth or similar
literature. Facilitate a discussion about rocks,
minerals, and soil. Discuss methods and tools used to
excavate the core samples described in the book.
Collect rocks, minerals, and soil samples. Have
students investigate these samples in small groups.
Facilitate a discussion of proper safety procedures
when doing investigations. In their science journals,
have students create and record observations in a
chart similar to the one below.
Sample
Color
Texture
Hardness
Odor
Rock
Mineral
Soil
Students will investigate the hardness of several types of
rocks. Have students explore the scratch test technique using
their fingernail, a penny, and then with a nail, to judge
hardness. Hardness is defined as resistance to abrasion or how
easily one substance will scratch another. On a scale of one to
ten your fingernail has a hardness of 2.5 (Students may
understand the scale better if decimals are changed to
fractions.), a penny has a hardness of 3.5, and a steel nail has
a hardness of 5.5. See resource list for a rock hound website
for more information. Instruct students to examine the samples
with a hand lens and describe what parts and/or other
materials they see. Have students suggest reasons that soil and
rocks are different in different places. Lead the class in a
discussion concerning the general characteristics of the rocks,
minerals, and soil samples that were collected. Discussion
questions could include the following:
Teacher may use this Rock PowerPoint Template to record
some results.
Were the rocks the same
color/texture/hardness? If not, how were they
different?
Was the soil the same throughout? If not, how
was it different?
How were the minerals the same? How were
they different?
9. Finally have students collect core samples using cupcakes
(with coarsely chopped nuts in them) and straws. Be
certain to check for food allergies before adding nuts to
the cupcakes. Students drill into the center of the
cupcake using the straws. Once the core sample is taken,
students excavate the rocks using toothpicks. Hint: Large
diameter straws such as those found at many fast-food
restaurants work best.
10.
Evaluation: Student response, teacher observation,
results of experiments
11. The Rock Cycle Experiments Interactive
12.
Pet Rocks
Kids can let their imaginations run wild when creating
creatures out of rocks. They can think about how to use
the different shapes to make their own creation.
Vermilion Parish Schools Lesson Plan
Science Activity Title:
Water on Earth
Targeted GLEs: GLEs: 2, 6, 9, 37, 38
From LA CC
Day 3: Water on Earth Activity 2: Water on Earth’s Surface
(GLEs: 2, 6, 9, 37, 38)
1. To activate prior knowledge, examine a globe with
students. See if they can find where they live on the
globe. Have them point to lakes, rivers, and oceans.
Explain these are called surface waters. Ask students if
they know which bodies of water are salt water and which
are fresh water. Ask if they have ever tasted salt water.
Was it good? To illustrate the proportions of usable
water, take uncooked ziti (pasta) and prepare it by
dyeing it in alcohol and food coloring. To dye pasta, put
approximately 1 tsp of alcohol and 15 drops of food
coloring in a large plastic bag and mix well. Next add the
pasta and let it sit for several minutes. Pour pasta onto
newspaper to dry. Color ninety-seven pieces blue, one
piece red, and two pieces green. Then spread the ziti on a
table. Explain that there are 100 ziti pieces representing
all (100 percent) of the water of the world. Explain that
two green ziti represent water that is stored as ice in
glaciers and the poles. The one red ziti represents fresh or
potable water that is available for plants, animals, and
people. The blue ziti represents the ocean water or salt
water of the Earth.
2. Open website: Exploratorium Site, and scroll down to
Third from the Sun: Geographical Features as Seen from
Space. Click and go to Introduction. Pose the question:
How do we know what Earth’s surface looks like? Allow
time for student responses and discussion. Explain to
students that they will be completing a lesson on the
various ways that we have viewed Earth’s surface. The
activity can be completed as a large group or in a small
cooperative group activity. Instruct students to construct
a timeline by hand or using the computer program that
creates timelines depicting the various methods we have
used to view Earth’s surface from the beginning of time
to the development of the Landsat satellite. The teacher
may write the dates (or use the words first, next, etc.)
on a large piece of paper and have the students draw or
cut out pictures showing the various methods used to
view the Earth’s surface.
3. Have students record in their journals a list of bodies of
water found around home, school, town, or state. Have
students suggest ways to conserve water and to keep the
fresh water supply clean. Next, direct students to create
an ad slogan to encourage others to take a particular
suggested action. Make a chart of the actions and record
for a week what conservation/clean water actions they
practiced. Have students make Bar Graphs or pie charts
representing the results.
Vermilion Parish Schools Lesson Plan
Science Activity Title: Beyond Earth
From LA CC
Targeted GLEs: 2, 9, 10, 43
Day 4
Activity 3: Beyond Earth (GLEs: 2, 9, 10, 43)
Have students work in small groups. Provide the groups with age-appropriate resource
materials and pictures of the Sun, moon, and stars. NASA resources can provide various
source documents, data, and pictures. Have students discuss with partners what they
know about objects in the sky and develop a question they would like to investigate and
answer. Students and their partners will then investigate the major objects in the sky
based on their own questions about these objects. Allow students to conduct a datamining expedition on the Internet at pre-selected sites, such as:
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U. S. Naval Observatory http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/
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USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/basics/wsunrise.htm
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The Nine Planets http://www.nineplanets.org/
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Sun and Moon Sites
http://oswego.org/staff/cchamber/resources/sunmoon.cfm
Students are to choose and complete a graphic organizer (see resource list for website to
download examples of graphic organizers) of their design to show the results of their
research and comparisons of the characteristics of these major objects in the sky. Have
students share their designs with their classmates, justifying their research.
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Third from the Sun: Geographical Features as Seen from Space. Available
online at: http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/sii/index.html
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www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/hardness/.html
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www.edHelper.com/teachers/graphic_organizers.htm
Evaluation: Teacher Observation
Vermilion Parish Schools Lesson Plan
Science Activity Title: Graphing Moon Information
Targeted GLEs:
9, 37, 43
by Stacy Bodin
Sam’s Solar System Journey Unit
Day 5- Finding and graphing information (GLE 9, 37, 43)
1.
Students will watch United Streaming “Solar
System, The First Look.”
2.
Look over pages Harcourt Science D24-D29 on
the moon or use school science text book. Discuss
the sun, moon and planets.
Solar System, The: A First Look (United Streaming)
Students take a tour of our solar system. Visit each of the
nine planets to learn about their special features, sizes, and
orbits. Learn about the planets' moons and rings, and how
gravity keeps them in orbit. Stop at the sun, discover its
immense size, and see sunspots and solar flares. Find out what
scientists have learned about the planets through telescopes,
space missions, and satellites.
Correlations
Grades: K - Gr. 3
Runtime: 15:00
©1998 100%
Educational Videos
3.
Sun, Earth and Moon Interactive
4.
The teacher will hand out the Sam’s
Planet/Moon Information page to go over with the
students. Using a highlighter, the students will
locate the number of moons stated on each planet
and create a graph. Using the attached graph, the
students will record the number of moons for each
planet. Other moon information sheet may be
Vermilion Parish Schools Lesson Plan
What is the Solar System?
Targeted GLEs: 9, 37, 43
Science Activity Title:
by Stacy Bodin
shared.
5. Evaluation: Collected graphs
Sam’s Solar System Journey Unit
Day 6- What is the “Solar System?” (GLE 9, 37, 43)
Junior Space Scientist: Our Solar System
Introduces the planets of our solar system through video taken
in space, animation, and demonstrations. Information about the
planets is shared by comparing characteristics and examining
differences as well as similarities. Terms, such as gravity, orbit,
rotation, stars, and density, are presented. Students should
develop an interest in and a questioning mindset about our
solar system. Produced for United Learning by the Duncan
Group. (Classic)
Blackline Masters
Teacher's Guide
Grades: K - Gr. 2
Correlations
Runtime: 09:33
©1995 United
Procedure:
The focus of this lesson involves the introduction of the solar
system.
1. The focus lesson will conclude with the class and teacher
filling in a K-W-L Solar System Chart. Astronaut Sam will
guide the students through his voyage through the Solar
System.
2.
Introduce "Sam the Astronaut" Icon which will be used
for this solar system unit. (SamIcon.jpg or
SamIcontex.jpg)
3. Share the “Wonders of Space Poem”
4. Show the "Sam's Out of Sight Solar System Journey"
Power point Presentation.
5. Discuss and list what they saw in the power point.
Following the "Sam's Out of Sight Journey" Power point
Presentation, the teacher and students will make a list of
words on "Sam's Solar System" Word Chart and discuss
them. This word bank will remain displayed throughout the
unit.
6. Interactive Lesson Beyond Space
7. Enchanted Learning Orbit-Planet Color Sheet
8. Print Vocabulary Cards to display and review with children.
Site will bring you to a set of cards.
9. Go to the bottom of the page and click next or use the
links below.
 http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/
gr1spcards1.htm
 Printable Vocabulary Cards1
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/
gr1spcards1.htm
 Printable Vocabulary Cards
2http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola
/gr1spcards1a.htm
 Printable Vocabulary Cards 3
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/
gr1spcards2.htm
 Printable Vocabulary Cards 4
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/
gr1spcards3.htm
 Printable Vocabulary Cards 5
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/
gr1spcards4.ht
10. Continue Lesson and discussion of the Solar System.
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Following Sam's "Sam's Out of Sight Journey"
Presentation.
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Discuss the sizes of planets, number sequence, ordinal
numbers in reference to the planet's order, etc.
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The teacher will pose the question, "What is the Solar
System?"
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Discussion of what is part of the solar system.
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One central star (the Sun)
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Mercury
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Venus
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Earth
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Mars
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Jupiter
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Saturn
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Uranus
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Neptune
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Pluto
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more than 60 moons
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millions of rocky asteroids
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billions of icy comets
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TIP FOR CHILDREN: Planet Sentence... My Very
Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas. Write
this on the board and underline or circle each one of
the beginning letters. M, V, E, M, J, S, U, N, P
represents the first letter of the planets as well.
Vermilion Parish Schools Lesson Plan
Science Activity Title: What’s in Space?
Targeted GLEs: GLE 9, 37, 43
by Stacy Bodin
Days 7-8 ROTATION CENTERS (GLE 9, 37, 43)
The next two days will be rotation centers with the Solar
System at the root of each of the four centers. Through the
two days, the students will visit each center once. Two 20
minutes sessions will take place each day.
ROTATION CENTERS
 Sam's Solar System Model (Station #1) Independent
Seat Work
 Planets Places Activity (Station #2) Group Activity
 Sam's Computer Station (Station #3) Computer
Activity
 Guided Reading Station (Station #4) Teacher/Group
Activity
See Next pages for Centers:
"Sam's Solar System Model" (Station #1)
"Sam's Space Work Center" (Station #2)
Procedure: Teacher will run off several seat work
activities for the students to work on in this center.
Procedure:
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Sun Comprehension Story
Sun Comprehension Questions
Mercury Comprehension Story
Mercury Comprehension Questions
Venus Comprehension Story
Venus Comprehension Questions
Earth Comprehension Story
Earth Comprehension Questions
Mars Comprehension Story
Mars Comprehension Questions
Saturn Comprehension Story
Saturn Comprehension Questions
Jupiter Comprehension Story
Jupiter Comprehension Questions
Uranus Comprehension Story
Uranus Comprehension Questions
Neptune Comprehension Story
Neptune Comprehension Questions
Pluto Comprehension Story
Pluto Comprehension Questions
Solar System Printable Book
Coloring Page: Astronaut (2)
Coloring Page: Astronaut (3)
Coloring Page: Earth
Coloring Page: Planet
Coloring Page: Rocket
Coloring Page: Rocket
Constellation Project
Crossword: Solar System
Crossword: Solar System - interactive
Famous Astronaut (report form)
KWL: Solar System
Moon Observation Chart
Planet (report form)
Solar System "did you know?" cards
Solar System Distances Chart
Solar System Graph
Solar System Poetry
Solar System Silly Alliterations
Solar System Story Planner
Unscramble the Words: Solar System
Word Search: Solar System
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First the teacher will have to create a solar system set of
planets with a sun. Teacher could use the Solar System
Coloring sheet (at http://amazingspace.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/trading/tradinginter-grab.html%23downloadablecards found at
http://amazingspace.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/trading/tradinginter-grab.html#downloadablecards
Take all nine planets and the sun. Put them face down,
the leader will scramble the display cards. One student
picks one planet. Then the group will place the rest of
the planets in order starting with the first one turned
over. (When they get to the ninth planet, they should go
back to the sun, the first planet, second planet, etc.)
Together the group will place the planets in the correct
order.
The students will then take the ordinal number words
and place them under the correct planet. Example;
Mercury-"first", Venus-"second", etc.
After doing this four times, the students will take a sheet
of paper and illustrate a model of the solar system.
Expectation:
Students will need to place the planets in sequential
order from the sun. Then they will have to identify the
planets with the correct ordinal number. Mercury (first),
Venus (second), etc.
Questions:
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Which planet would receive the most heat from the sun?
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Can you defend those answers?
Which plant would receive the least amount of heat from
the sun?
Evaluation: Teacher observation and collected illustrated solar
system models
Hints/Tips: Materials needed: A set of planets (colored) or a
downloaded set from the site
http://www.stargazers.freeserve.co.uk/Images/solsyscol.htm
Paper to illustrate, Pencils, Crayons, OrdNumCards.doc
Ordinal Numbers Cards for Solar System Center #2 (Teacher will
need to make a copy of OrdNumCards.doc and cut them out for
this activity.
"Sam's Computer Station" (Station #3)
"Sam's Reading Station" (Station #4)
Procedure:
Procedure:
Instructions to guide the teacher and students are stated on
the attached SSDIRECTIONS file. Print one direction
page for each computer used.
Children will sit around the teacher. A book will be
chosen ahead of time, according to the level of that
particular group. Teacher will guide reading, as well
as questions.
Expectation:
Expectation:
Student will create a computer generated Solar System
Model using Kidspiration. (Directions are attached as
SSDIRECTIONS)
The students will be expected to read and share
knowledge with the group.
Questions:
Questions:
 Ask the students to look at the solar system and the
distance from Mercury to Pluto. Then ask then if they
think that distance would make a difference in the planets
temperature?
Questions will be asked according to book read.
Evaluation: Student Work
Additional Links if completed early.
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Our Sun (Informational)
Mercury (Informational)
Venus (Informational)
Earth (Informational)
Mars (Informational)
Jupiter (Informational)
Saturn (Informational)
Uranus (Informational)
Neptune (Informational)
Sun-Comparison-Contrast Story
(Informational)
Evaluation:
Teacher will determine the level and comprehension
gained individually with each small group.
Vermilion Parish Schools Lesson Plan
Science Activity Title: What’s in Space?
Targeted GLEs: GLE 9, 37, 43
by Stacy Bodin
Day 8 ROTATION CENTERS (GLE 9, 37, 43)
The next two days will be rotation centers with the Solar
System at the root of each of the four centers. Through the
two days, the students will visit each center once. Two 20
minutes sessions will take place each day.
ROTATION CENTERS
 Sam's Solar System Model (Station #1) Independent
Seat Work
 Planets Places Activity (Station #2) Group Activity
 Sam's Computer Station (Station #3) Computer
Activity
 Guided Reading Station (Station #4) Teacher/Group
Activity
See Next pages for Centers:
"Sam's Solar System Model" (Station #1)
"Sam's Space Work Center" (Station #2)
Procedure: Teacher will run off several seat work
activities for the students to work on in this center.
Procedure:
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Sun Comprehension Story
Sun Comprehension Questions
Mercury Comprehension Story
Mercury Comprehension Questions
Venus Comprehension Story
Venus Comprehension Questions
Earth Comprehension Story
Earth Comprehension Questions
Mars Comprehension Story
Mars Comprehension Questions
Saturn Comprehension Story
Saturn Comprehension Questions
Jupiter Comprehension Story
Jupiter Comprehension Questions
Uranus Comprehension Story
Uranus Comprehension Questions
Neptune Comprehension Story
Neptune Comprehension Questions
Pluto Comprehension Story
Pluto Comprehension Questions
Solar System Printable Book
Coloring Page: Astronaut (2)
Coloring Page: Astronaut (3)
Coloring Page: Earth
Coloring Page: Planet
Coloring Page: Rocket
Coloring Page: Rocket
Constellation Project
Crossword: Solar System
Crossword: Solar System - interactive
Famous Astronaut (report form)
KWL: Solar System
Moon Observation Chart
Planet (report form)
Solar System "did you know?" cards
Solar System Distances Chart
Solar System Graph
Solar System Poetry
Solar System Silly Alliterations
Solar System Story Planner
Unscramble the Words: Solar System
Word Search: Solar System
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First the teacher will have to create a solar system set of
planets with a sun. Teacher could use the Solar System
Coloring sheet (at http://amazingspace.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/trading/tradinginter-grab.html%23downloadablecards found at
http://amazingspace.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/trading/tradinginter-grab.html#downloadablecards
Take all nine planets and the sun. Put them face down,
the leader will scramble the display cards. One student
picks one planet. Then the group will place the rest of
the planets in order starting with the first one turned
over. (When they get to the ninth planet, they should go
back to the sun, the first planet, second planet, etc.)
Together the group will place the planets in the correct
order.
The students will then take the ordinal number words
and place them under the correct planet. Example;
Mercury-"first", Venus-"second", etc.
After doing this four times, the students will take a sheet
of paper and illustrate a model of the solar system.
Expectation:
Students will need to place the planets in sequential
order from the sun. Then they will have to identify the
planets with the correct ordinal number. Mercury (first),
Venus (second), etc.
Questions:
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Which planet would receive the most heat from the sun?
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Can you defend those answers?
Which plant would receive the least amount of heat from
the sun?
Evaluation: Teacher observation and collected illustrated solar
system models
Hints/Tips: Materials needed: A set of planets (colored) or a
downloaded set from the site
http://www.stargazers.freeserve.co.uk/Images/solsyscol.htm
Paper to illustrate, Pencils, Crayons, OrdNumCards.doc
Ordinal Numbers Cards for Solar System Center #2 (Teacher will
need to make a copy of OrdNumCards.doc and cut them out for
this activity.
"Sam's Computer Station" (Station #3)
"Sam's Reading Station" (Station #4)
Procedure:
Procedure:
Instructions to guide the teacher and students are stated on
the attached SSDIRECTIONS file. Print one direction
page for each computer used.
Children will sit around the teacher. A book will be
chosen ahead of time, according to the level of that
particular group. Teacher will guide reading, as well
as questions.
Expectation:
Expectation:
Student will create a computer generated Solar System
Model using Kidspiration. (Directions are attached as
SSDIRECTIONS)
The students will be expected to read and share
knowledge with the group.
Questions:
Questions:
 Ask the students to look at the solar system and the
distance from Mercury to Pluto. Then ask then if they
think that distance would make a difference in the planets
temperature?
Questions will be asked according to book read.
Evaluation: Student Work
Additional Links if completed early.
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Our Sun (Informational)
Mercury (Informational)
Venus (Informational)
Earth (Informational)
Mars (Informational)
Jupiter (Informational)
Saturn (Informational)
Uranus (Informational)
Neptune (Informational)
Sun-Comparison-Contrast Story
(Informational)
Evaluation:
Teacher will determine the level and comprehension
gained individually with each small group.
Vermilion Parish Schools Lesson Plan
Science Activity Title: Researching Space Sites
Targeted GLEs:
by Stacy Bodin
9, 37, 43
Day 9 (GLE 9, 37, 43)
1.
Science Text Book Space information-In Harcourt
Book, read page pages D2-D11
2.
Make Solar System with Play dough. The
children will be divided into groups and given play
dough. Each group will place the sun and the nine
planets. The children will share their Solar Systems.
3.
Harcourt Book Experiment with Day and Night
page D 12 (May read D13-D23)
4. Research Space Web sites to gather information
about the sun, moon and planets.
Web Sites

Welcome to the Planets http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/

Astronomy for Kids

http://www.astronomy.com/content/static/AstroForKids/default.as

Solar System from Encarta

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=7615

Planetary Photojournal http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov

An Overview of the Solar

System http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/overview
p
57663
.html

Solar System Model Activity
http://www.galaxy.net/~k12/space/system.shtml

KidsAstonomy.com http://kidsastronomy.com/

NASA for KIDS http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/

Exploring Planets in the Classroom
http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/class_acts/index.html

Our Solar System Coloring Sheet
http://www.stargazers.freeserve.co.uk/Images/solsyscol.htm

Planet Tour
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/research/stereo_atlas/HTDOCS/PLANETS.HTM

Kids Adventures in Space http://www.stargazers.freeserve.co.uk/

Solar System Quiz
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/kids/quizzes/spacequiz.htm

Our Solar System
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/our_solar_system/solar_system.html&edu=
elem

Hands On the Real Solar System
http://www.craftsforkids.com/projects/real_solar_system.htm

Star Kids Issue #8 http://www.starclass.com.au/kids/issue8.html

Exploring the Planets http://www.nasm.edu/ceps/etp/ss/

NASA KIDS PLANETS
http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/SolarSystem/Planets/

KidsAstronomy Sun/Planets
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm

SSE Solar System Exploration
http://sseforum.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/index.cfm

Star Child the Planets

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/pla
nets.html

World Almanac for Kids (Great Facts about the planets)

http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/space1a.html

The Solar Space Station
http://www.solarspace.co.uk/Solarsystem.htm

Franklin Fellows Wonders of Space Project

http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow9/dec98/planets/spacerdo.htm

Lost in Space Sheet 1 (Goes with Sheet 2)

http://www.aimsedu.org/Puzzle/LostInSpace/disk90.jpeg

Lost in Space Sheet 2 (Goes with Sheet 1)

http://www.aimsedu.org/Puzzle/LostInSpace/saucer90.jpeg

Web Addresses

Space E Cards to send to friends
http://kidsastronomy.com/Ecards/index.htm

Space Coloring Sheets http://kidsastronomy.com/color/color.htm

Kids Astronomy Seek and Find Word Puzzle

http://kidsastronomy.com/worksheet/vocab/wordsearch_easy.htm

Kids Astronomy ABC Teach Directory (Activities)

http://www.abcteach.com/directory/theme_units/science/solar_syste

SOLAR SYSTEM FACT BOOKS (pdf)

http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/ps1gle1a2

Black and White Sam Astronaut Cut Out Activity (Student may
m/
.htm
cut out Sam and glue a photo of themselves in the black space of the helmet.)

Solar System Trading Cards Site

http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/trading/

Downloadable Solar System Trading Cards

http://amazing-
space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/trading/trading-inter-grab.html

EXINED Exploration in Education

http://www.stsci.edu/exined/exined-home.html

NASA

http://edspace.nasa.gov/

Spacecraft Galileo

http://eis.jpl.nasa.gov/~skientz/galileo/

http://crpuzzles.com/

SSE Kids Art Gallery

http://sseforum.jpl.nasa.gov/educators/index.cfm?Display=Gallery&Pl
anet=SolarSys

SSE FORUM FOR EDUCATORS

http://sseforum.jpl.nasa.gov/educators/index.cfm

SSE FORUM LESSON PLANS (NASA)

http://sseforum.jpl.nasa.gov/educators/index.cfm?Display=Curriculum

SSE FORUM FOR EDUCATORS (OUR MISSION)

http://sseforum.jpl.nasa.gov/educators/index.cfm?Display=Missions

The Nine Planets
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/

Solar System Net http://www.the-solar-system.net/

Views of the Solar System http://www.solarviews.com/eng/

World Almanac
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/space1a.html

Virtual Solar System
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/solarsystem/splash.html

Space Stuff
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/space_level1/space.html

Space Pix http://www.spacepix.net/

Solar System Central
http://www.spacekids.com/spacenews/solarsystem-ez.html

Star Child
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html

Solar System On line http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/sso/kids/
Vermilion Parish Schools Lesson Plan
Science Activity Title:
Bodin
Targeted GLEs:
by Stacy
Planet Research Project
9, 37, 43
Days 10-11-Planet Research Project (GLE 9, 37, 43)
Our Home in Space (United Streaming)
Singing puppets, colorful graphics, and NASA footage come
together to teach students about the familiar sights in our sky.
Learn about the importance of the sun, some characteristics of
the Earth, what causes day and night and the change of
seasons, and how the moon moves. Lastly, see the importance
of telescopes in revealing the mysteries of our solar system.
Correlations
Grades: K - Gr. 4
Runtime: 15:00
©1999 100%
Educational Videos
Lesson Procedures:
1. Using a KWL chart, the teacher will discuss what the
students have learned so far about the Solar System.
2. The students will choose a planet of their choice and
research it on the internet. The teacher will inform students
to find one photo and six interesting facts about their planet.
The will begin completing the Planet Web first.
3. Students will write a research paragraph using their
interesting facts. The paragraph has to include a title, their
name, it has to be indented, it has to have an opening
sentence and a closing sentence. The final draft will include
appropriate clip art into their research paper. Students will
include photo of their planet.
4. The student will bring their final paper home to practice
rehearsing their oral project to the class. Graded Written
Assignment Rubric
Vermilion Parish Schools Lesson Plan
Planet Research Project
Targeted GLEs: 9, 37, 43
Science Activity Title:
by Stacy Bodin
Days 11-Coninue Planet Research Project (GLE 9, 37, 43)
Lesson Procedures:
1. Using a KWL chart, the teacher will discuss what the
students have learned so far about the Solar System.
2. The students will choose a planet of their choice and
research it on the internet. The teacher will inform students
to find one photo and six interesting facts about their planet.
The will begin completing the Planet Web first.
3. Students will write a research paragraph using their
interesting facts. The paragraph has to include a title, their
name, it has to be indented, it has to have an opening
sentence and a closing sentence. The final draft will include
appropriate clip art into their research paper. Students will
include photo of their planet.
4. The student will bring their final paper home to practice
rehearsing their oral project to the class. Graded Written
Assignment Rubric
Vermilion Parish Schools Lesson Plan
Report Day
Targeted GLEs: 9, 37, 43
Science Activity Title:
Day 12- Report Day (GLE 9, 37, 43)
by Stacy Bodin
1. Children will give oral reports on their Planet in the Solar
System.
2. Go back to the original K-W-L Chart and address the
questions listed in the "What do I want to know" section.
3. Science Text book discussion-Harcourt Series Pages D30D33
Vermilion Parish Schools Lesson Plan
Science Activity Title:
Solar System Riddle PowerPoints
by Stacy
Bodin
Targeted GLEs: 9, 37, 43
4. Evaluation: Student Reports and written reports
Day 13 Solar System Riddle PowerPoints (GLE 9, 37, 43)
1. Watch United Streaming
Sky Above, The: A First Look (Video Streaming)
The sky is the stars, planets and moon; it is the sun and
clouds. The sky is everything above us. Students will get a
great first look at our solar system - the earth and other
planets that revolve around the sun. They will find out about
the phases of the moon, how it orbits the earth and reflects
the sun’s light. They will understand that the sun is the solar
system’s source of heat and energy. Students will also
appreciate that our sun is only one of many billions of stars
in the Milky Way, and that the Milky Way is only one of
many billions of galaxies in the universe.
Blackline Masters
Grades: K - Gr. 2
Teacher's Guide
Correlations
Runtime: 17:00
©2000 Rainbow
Educational Media
2.
3.
Watch Solar System Riddle PowerPoint
The students will create riddles to make a class
PowerPoint.
 Then have the students will break up in groups to write
two or three group riddles on the solar system.
4. Evaluation: Teacher Observation, student powerpoints
Vermilion Parish Schools Lesson Plan
Science Activity Title:
Solar System Riddle PowerPoints
by Stacy
Bodin
Targeted GLEs: 9, 37, 43
Day 14 Solar System Riddle PowerPoints (GLE 9, 37, 43)
1.
Watch Solar System Riddle PowerPoint
2
The students will create riddles to make a class
PowerPoint.
 Then have the students will break up in groups to write
two or three group riddles on the solar system.
3. Evaluation: Teacher Observation, student power points
Vermilion Parish Schools Lesson Plan
Science Activity Title:
"Sam's Voyage Ends" TEST
Targeted GLEs: 9, 37, 43
by Stacy Bodin
Day 15 "Sam's Voyage Ends" TEST (PDF file Test)
Sam Activities to run off

SAMMESPUZ1.doc

SamSeekPuz.doc

Constellation Project

Sam Hidden Puzzle

Sam Hidden Puzzle 2