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Project GLAD
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Solar System
Levels 3-5 WA
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I. Unit Theme: Solar System
Enduring Understanding: Systems, Subsystems, and Space Exploration
 Our lives are affected by the sun and the moon
 The earth is part of a large system called the Solar System
 The moon appears to change every night
 Science today is affected by Space Exploration
 People around the world are affected by Space Exploration
 Early Astronomy was impacted by Greek myths and legends
 Historic Space Exploration events
II. Focus and Motivation
 Cognitive Content Dictionary
 Big Book
 Inquiry Charts
 Observation Charts
 Scientist Awards
 Songs, Chants, Poetry
 Personal Interaction
III. Closure
 Teachers and student made quizzes: The Solar System and Space Exploration
 Assessment of Learning Log
 Expository essay about the Solar System and it’s subsystems (planets)
 Create and use a research question to conduct research on a Solar System event or
planet
 Space Exploration timeline mural
 Process all charts
 Evaluation letter to go home
IV. Concepts
 The Solar System is a system with subsystems
 Phases of the Moon
 Earth, it’s Gravity and Motion
 Patterns of Constellations always have the same shape
 Characteristics of the Earth, Moon, and Sun
 Sun is the central and largest body in our Solar System
 Historic Space Exploration events grouped on a timeline
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Standards
Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements
(EALRS)
Science
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2-3 ES1A The shape of the moon goes through one entire set of phases during the
course of its 28-day cycle
2-3 ES1B Patterns of stars (constellations) always have the same shape
4-5SYSA Systems contain subsystems and are themselves parts of larger systems
4-5 SYSB A System can do things that none of it’s subsystems can do by
themselves
4-5 ES1A The earth is a huge ball in space. People are held on it’s surface by
gravity.
4-5 ES1B Earth spins on it’s axis once a day and orbits the Sun once a year.
4-5 ES1C The sun is a star. It is the central and largest body in the solar system.
The sun is the major source of energy for earth.
4-5 ES1E A view through a telescope or binoculars reveals many details of the
moon, including mountains, craters, and lava flows.
Social Studies
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EALR 4: HISTORY – The student understands and applies knowledge of
historical thinking, chronology, eras, turning points, major ideas,
individuals, and themes in local, Washington State, tribal, United States, and
world history in order to evaluate how history shapes the present and future.
To meet the standard the student will:
o Component 4.1 Understands historical chronology. Understands and
creates timelines to show how historical events are organized into time
periods and eras.
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EALR 5: SOCIAL STUDIES SKILLS-The students understands and applies
reasoning skills to conduct research, deliberate, form, and evaluate positions
through the processes of reading, writing, and communicating.
To meet the standard the student will:
o Component 5.2 Use inquiry-based research. Understands the main ideas
from an artifact, primary source, or secondary source describing an issue
or event.
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Reading
EALR 1: The student understands and uses different skills and strategies to read.
To meet the standard, the student will:
 Component 1.2: Use vocabulary (word meaning) strategies to comprehend text.
 Component 1.3: Build vocabulary through wide reading.
 Component 1.4 Apply word recognition skills and strategies to read fluently.
EALR 2: The student understands the meaning of what is read.
To meet the standard, the student will:
 Component 2.1: Demonstrate evidence of reading comprehension.
 Component 2.2: Understand and apply knowledge of text components to
comprehend text.
 Component 2.3: Expand comprehension by analyzing, interpreting, and
synthesizing information and ideas in literary and informational text.
 Component 2.4: Think critically and analyze author’s use of language, style,
purpose, and perspective in literary and informational text.
EALR 3: The student reads different materials for a variety of purposes.
 Component 3.1: Read to learn new information
 Component 3.4: Read for literacy/narrative experience in a variety of genres.
Writing
EALR 1: The student understands and uses a writing process.
To meet the standard, the student will:
 Component 1.1: Prewrite to generate ideas and plan writing.
 Component 1.2: Produce drafts.
 Component 1.3: Revise to improve text.
 Component 1.4: Edit text.
 Component 1.5: Publish text to share with audience.
 Component 1.6: Adjust writing process as necessary.
EALR 2: The student writes in a variety of forms for different audiences and
purposes.
To meet the standard, the student will:
 Component 2.1: Adapt writing for a variety of audiences.
 Component 2.2: Write for different purposes.
 Component 2.3: Write in a variety of forms/genres.
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EALR 3: The student writes clearly and effectively.
To meet the standard, the student will:
 Component 3.1: Develop ideas and organize writing.
 Component 3.2: Use appropriate style.
 Component 3.3: Know and apply appropriate grade level writing conventions.
EALR 4: The student analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of written work.
To meet the standard, the student will:
 Component 4.1: Analyze and evaluate others’ and own writing.
 Component 4.2: Set goals for improvement.
Communication
EALR 1: The student uses listening and observation skills and strategies to gain
understanding.
To meet the standard, the student will:
 Component 1.1: Use listening and observation skills and strategies to focus
attention and interpret information.
 Component 1.2: Understand, analyze, synthesize, or evaluate information from a
variety of sources.
EALR 2: The student uses communication skills and strategies to interact/work
effectively with others.
To meet the standard, the student will:
 Component 2.1: Use language to interact effectively and responsibly in a
multicultural context.
 Component 2.2: Use interpersonal skills and strategies in a multicultural context
to work collaboratively, solve problems, and perform tasks.
 Component 2.3: Use skills and strategies to communicate interculturally.
EALR 3: The student uses communication skills and strategies to effectively present
ideas and one’s self in a variety of situations.
To meet the standard, the student will:
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Component 3.1: Use knowledge of topic/theme, audience, and purpose to plan
presentations.
Component 3.2: Use media and other resources to support presentations.
Component 3.3: Use effective delivery.
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EALR 4: The student analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of communication.
To meet the standard, the student will:
 Component 4.1: Assess effectiveness of one’s own and others’ communication.
 Component 4.2: Set goals for improvement.
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY LEVELS
GRADES 3-5
3-5
Beginning
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Listening/Speaking
Very limited
understanding of English
Learns to distinguish and
produce English
phonemes
Uses words, gestures,
and actions
Practices repetitive social
greetings
Imitates verbalizations of
others to communicate:
Basic needs
Participate in
discussions and
activities
Respond to
simple directions
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Advanced
Beginning
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Uses words and/or
phrases
Uses appropriate social
greetings
Participates in social
discussions on familiar
topics and in academic
discussions
Develops correct word
order in phrases
Begins to use contentrelated vocabulary
Retells simple stories and
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Reading
Expresses self using words,
drawings, gestures, and
actions:
Sequences simple text
Answers literal
questions
Makes simple
predictions
Aware of familiar sounds
Recognizes and produces
rhyming words containing
familiar sounds
Uses and comprehends
highly contextualized
vocabulary
Follows simple written
directions (e.g., color, cut,
glue)
Reads sight words
Begins to understand
concepts of print
Expresses self using words
and/or phrases to identify:
Characters
Setting
Main idea and details
Compare and contrast
Cause and effect
Aware of familiar and
unfamiliar sounds
Employs word-meaning
strategies
Applies inflectional endings
to words
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Writing
Draws, labels
Writes familiar words
and sight words
Writes to name,
describe, or complete a
list
Begins to use invented
spelling, capital letters,
participates in group
editing
Audience may be self,
teacher, or known
person
Sequences pictures to
assist with organization
Uses graphic organizers
to convey main ideas
and details
Participates in group
writing process
Writes unfamiliar words
and phrases
Begins to write based
on a model or frame
Demonstrates
inconsistent use of:
Capitals
Punctuation
Correct spelling
Participates in group
brainstorming
Writes rough draft and
revises
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3-5
Listening/Speaking
identifies the main points
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Intermediate
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Uses simple sentences
with inconsistent use of
syntax, tense, plurals,
and subject/verb
agreement
Tells a story, informs,
explains, entertains, and
participates in social and
academic discussions
Begins to use root words,
affixes, and cognates to
determine the meaning of
new words
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Reading
Increases sight-word and
content-area vocabulary
Distinguishes between genres
Reads highly contextualized
text composed of simple
sentences
Applies concepts of print
Expresses self using simple
sentences
Produces unfamiliar sounds
Decodes word patterns
Employs word-meaning
strategies
Begins to read familiar text
fluently
Increases vocabulary through
reading across content areas
Uses text features to:
Gain meaning
Monitor for
comprehension
Describe images from
text
Connects text to prior
knowledge
Distinguishes between:
o Fiction/non-fiction
o Fact/opinion
o Fantasy/reality
Infers and makes
generalizations from text
Reads text at student’s
reading level across content
areas
Writing
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Writes simple sentences
Demonstrates increasing
control of:
Capitals
Punctuation
Correct spelling
Word order
Subject/verb
agreement
Develops own voice in
writing
Distinguishes between
writing for different
audiences and purposes
Uses basic transitions
Writes individually and
in a group process
Writes rough draft
independently
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3-5
Advanced
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Listening/Speaking
Uses descriptive
sentences with common
grammatical forms with
some errors
Participates in academic
and social discussions
using appropriate ways
of speaking based on
audience and subject
matter
Tells a story, informs,
explains, entertains, and
persuades
Uses simple figurative
language and idiomatic
expressions in
discussions
Uses root words, affixes,
and cognates to
determine the meaning of
new words
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Transitional
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Has met criteria for
exiting Transitional
Bilingual Instructional
Program (TBIP)
Speaks clearly and
comprehensibly using
standard English
grammatical forms with
random errors
Applies content-related
vocabulary in a variety of
contexts and situations
Gives oral presentations
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Reading
Expresses self using
descriptive sentences
Identifies theme
Recognizes literary
devices
Compares and
contrasts
Uses a variety of strategies to
monitor comprehension
Recognizes phonemes within
multi-syllabic words
Uses word parts to determine
word meanings
Reads with increasing
fluency
Independently confirms word
meanings
Uses a variety of resources
for research
Follows multi-step written
directions
Text increases in length and
complexity
Adjusts reading rate as
needed
Uses specialized vocabulary,
uses multiple meaning words
appropriately
Analyzes literary elements
Uses comprehension and
questioning strategies,
summarizes text, analyzes
and applies persuasive
devices
Explains cause and effect,
citing evidence from text
Develops research skills
Follows increasingly
complex written directions
Comprehends grade level
text
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Writing
Uses descriptive
sentences
Writes for a variety of
audiences and purposes
Uses grade level
conventions
inconsistently
Refines voice in writing
Uses a topic sentence
and supporting details
Follows the five step
writing process (with
assistance in editing and
revising)
Uses specialized
vocabulary across
content areas
Uses standard grammar
and conventions with
lapses characteristic of
ELL students
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V. Vocabulary
Analyze
asteroid
astronaut
Astronomer
Astronomy
atmosphere
aurora
axis
billion
blue
bright
Chromospheres
cold
collect
comet
conclude
constellation
convective
zone
corona
crater
crescent phase
dust
dwarf
Earth
ecliptic
Equator
gibbous phase
First Quarter
Full Moon
galaxy
gas
gravity
green
hard
ice
Jupiter
Last Quarter
Mars
Mercury
metal
meteor
meteorite
meteoroid
miles
million
nebula
Neptune
New Moon
observe
occulation
orbit
Oxygen
phase
photosphere
Planet
Pluto
predict
pulsar
quasar
red
revolution
revolve
rocky
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satellite
Saturn
shine
solar flare
solar
prominence
Solar System
Space Shuttle
star
Sun
super cluster
supergiant
supernova
Telescope
thousand
tilts
transit
Trojan asteroids
Uranus
Venus
Waning
Crescent
Waning
Gibbous
Waxing
Crescent
Waxing
Gibbous
white dwarf
zodiac
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VI. ORAL LANGUAGE/READING/WRITING SKILLS
 Vocabulary development
 Writing for different audiences
 Use style appropriate to the audience and purpose
 Writing process
 Express personal thoughts in a group
 Use communication strategies and skills to work effectively with others
 Uses listening and observation skills to gain understanding
 Words in context
 Recall specific details
 Cause/effect relationships
 Predicting outcomes
 Read and write charts, poems, books and students writing
 Journaling
 Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of written work
 Written and oral activities
 Revising, editing, and publishing text
VII. SOCIAL STUDIES SKILLS
 Compare and contrast
 Analyze
 Categorize and classify
VIII. Math
 Chronological order of events
 Compare distance in miles
RESOURCES AND MATERIALS Fiction
Ham the Astrochimp by Richard Hilliard (Narrative input)
My Place in Space by Robin and Sally Hirst
Sun and Moon by Marcus Pfister
Commander Toad in Space by Jane Yolen
The Magic School Bus: Out of This World by Joanna Cole
Grandfather Twilight by Barbara Berger
Blast Off! by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Astronaut Living in Space by Kate Hayden
The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System by Joanna Cole
There’s No Place Like Space by Tish Rabe
Postcards from Pluto by Loreen Leedy
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Non-Fiction
The Earth and Sky by Gallimard Jeunesse and Jean-Pierre Verdet
Watching the Moon by Edana Eckart
The Sun is Always Shining Somewhere by Allan Fowler
So That’s How the Moon Changes Shape! by Allan Fowler
When You Look Up at the Moon by Allan Fowler
Watching the Stars by Edana Eckart
Earth and Space by Laura Howell, Kirsteen Rogers, and Corinne Henderson
My First Book of Space by Rosanna Hansen and Robert Bell
The Grand Tour: A Traveler’s Guide to the Solar System by Ron Miller and William K
Hartman
The Planet Book by Clint Twist
Can you Hear a Shout in Space? by Melvin and Gilda Berger
Star Gazers by Gail Gibbons
The Planets by Gail Gibbons
The Moon Book by Gail Gibbons
Do Stars Have Points? by Melvin and Gilda Berger
Destination: Space by Seymour Simon
The Night Sky by June English
Moon Walk by Judy Donnelly
Solar System by Gregory Vogt
My Picture Book of the Planets by Nancy E Krulick
Take a Giant Leap, Neil Armstrong! by Peter and Connie Roop
Looking at the Planets by Melvin Berger
Big Book of Space by Mark Chambers
Space Dictionary by Isaac Asimov
Stars and Planets by David H Levy
Usborne Understanding Science Astronomy by Stuart Atkinson
Mapping the Skys by Walter Oleksy
Internet Resources
NASA: http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html
World Almanac for Kids: http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com
Kids Astronomy: http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm
Kennedy Space Center: http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/visit-us.aspx
Solar System Fun: http://nasascience.nasa.gov/kids/kids-solar-system
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Project GLAD
Richland School District
Solar System
Levels 3-5
PLANNING PAGES
I. FOCUS/MOTIVATION
 Three Standards
 Big books
 Cognitive Content Dictionary with signal word
 Observation Charts
 Chants/Poetry
 Realia
 Scientist Awards
 Personal interaction
 Inquiry Charts
 Movies/Videos
 Read Aloud, variety of sources
II. INPUT
 Narrative Input – My Place in Space by Robin and Sally Hirst
 Solar System Pictorial
 Pictorial Input: Phases of the Moon
 Timeline – Space Exploration
 Read Alouds
1. Sun and Moon by Marcus Pfister
2. Commander Toad in Space by Jane Yolen
 10/2 lecture & Personal Interaction
 Picture File of Solar System
III. GUIDED ORAL PRACTICE
 T-Graph for social skills
 Cooperative learning for cross-cultural respect, decision making, and language
acquisition
 Picture file cards – observe, classify, categorize, label, highlight
 Poetry/chanting
 Sentence Patterning Chart (a.k.a. Farmer-in-the-Dell)
 Mind Map
 Process Grid
 Personal interaction for bonding/respect
 Variety of discussion/ exploration groups, primary language and heterogeneous
 On-going oral processing of charts
 Exploration Report
 Numbered heads together
 Daily Review and Processing of Charts
 Choral Reading
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IV. Reading/Writing
A. Total Class Modeling
 Total class modeling of reading and writing
 Use of primary language & English resources
 Used as reading/writing practice-all genre
 Expository Group Frame
 Cooperative Strip Paragraph with responding, revising and editing
 Poetry Group Frames
 Story Map: Sun and Moon by Marcus Pfister
 Found Poetry
 DRTA – Directed Reading Thinking Activity
B. Small Groups-Team Tasks-Variety of Groupings:
Flexible, Heterogeneous, Need and Choice
 Focused reading
 Shared, guided/leveled, and flexible group reading
Interactive reading
 Team tasks- anything modeled by teacher
o Team Key
o Team Cognitive Content Dictionary
o Research Log
o Pictorial Input- Phases of the Moon
o Graphic Organizer: Moon Input
o Exploration Report
o Story Retell- My Place in Space by Robin and Sally Hirst
o Story Map
o Timeline- Space Exploration
o Sentence Patterning Chart
o Process Grid
o Poetry Frame- flip chant
o Found Poetry
o Cooperative Strip Paragraph
 Expert groups, study skills
 Flexible Groups- heterogeneous, skill, primary language, homogeneous
o ELD Group Frame
o Clunker and Links w/ SQ3R- Apollo 13
o Emergent Readers- Cooperative Strip Paragraph
 Oral book sharing
o In primary language and heterogeneous groups
 Flip chants
 Ear-to-ear reading
 Mind-mapping
 Big Books
 Reader’s Theater
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C. Individual Practice and Choice
Reading/Writing using Student’s Own Language
 Silent Sustained Reading
 Silent Sustained Writing
 Individual tasks
o Learning Logs
o Interactive Journals
o Personal Explorations
o Guided Imagery- Listen and Sketch
o Focused Reading with personal CCD
o Research
o Picture File Cards
o Poetry Book
o Add to Charts
o Color Inputs
 Reading/Writing to all genre, domains
 Journals, Logs, Mind-mapping
 International Library
o fiction and non-fiction
o variety of languages
 Read aloud by teacher and students of a variety of literature, including students’
work
 Listen & Sketch
D. Writer’s Workshop
 Choice
 Mini-lesson
 Writing/Planning
 Conferencing
 Author’s Chair
o Promotes metacognition
 Publishing
V. Extended Activities for Integration
 Sketch and write
 Role-playing/drama
 Guided Imagery
 Cooking
 Science Explorations
 Music/movement
 Poetry
 Art
 Right Brain Activities
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VI. Closure/Evaluation
 Personal exploration/rubric
 Types of assessment matched to outcomes/standards
 Team exploration
 Process Charts and“learnings”
 On-going assessment
 Alternative assessment strategies
o Videos
o Plays, presentations, demonstrations
o Build projects
o Big Books
o Portfolios
 Teaching of study skills and test-taking skills
 Poetry and Chants – Solar System Poetry Book
 Graffiti Wall
 Teacher & Student-made Tests
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SAMPLE DAILY LESSON PLANS
DAY 1:
Focus/Motivation:
 3 Personal Standards - Scientist Awards
 Cognitive Content Dictionary – with signal word
 Observation Charts – Ask a question, make a comment, make a prediction
 Inquiry Chart
 Big Book
o 10/2 Discussion
 Portfolios
Guided Oral Practice
 Poetry and Chants
Input
 Big Picture Input- Timeline of Space Exploration
o 10/2 lecture with primary language groups
o ELD Review
o Learning log
 Pictorial Input: Solar System Map
o 10/2 discussion
o ELD Review
o Learning log
Guided Oral Practice
 Poetry and Chants
 T-Graph for Social Skills– Team Points
 Picture File Card Exploration File Activity – free exploration; open sort
classify/categorize.
 Exploration Report
 Personal Interaction: What can you see when see when you go outside at night
and look at the sky?
Reading and Writing
 Writer’s Workshop
- Mini Lesson – Story Structure: Sketch to Plan, Hook, and Genres
- Write/plan
- Author’s Chair
Closure
 Interactive Journal
 Home/School Connection
 Process Charts
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SAMPLE DAILY LESSON PLANS
DAY 2:
Focus/Motivation
 3 Personal Standards- Awards
 Cognitive Content Dictionary – with signal word
 Process Home/School Connections
 Big Book
 Review (Graphic Organizers) Map and Timeline with word cards and sketches
 Process Poetry- highlight, sketch, add picture file cards
Input
 Narrative Input–My Place in Space by Robin and Sally Hirst
o Learning Log
o 10/2 with primary language groups
 Pictorial Input- Phases of the Moon
o 10/2 with primary language groups
o ELD Review
o Learning Log
Guided Oral Practice
 Poetry and Chants
Reading and Writing
 Team Tasks
o Process T-graph
o Team Share
 Expert Groups: Sun and Earth
 Read Aloud
 Flexible Groups
 Writer’s Workshop
-Mini Lesson
- Write/plan
- Author’s Chair
Closure
 Poetry and Chants
 Interactive Journals
 Home/School Connection
 Process Charts
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SAMPLE DAILY LESSON PLANS
DAY 3:
Focus/Motivation
 3 Personal Standards- Scientist Awards
 Cognitive Content Dictionary – Student Selected Vocabulary - “Stumper” word
 Process Home/School Connection
 Review Narrative Input with word cards and conversation bubbles
o ELD – move ELD Review to Day 4 – after story map
 Review Pictorial Input: Phases of the Moon with word cards & picture file cards
Guided Oral Practice
 Chants/Poetry
o Here/There poem
 Sentence Patterning Chart
o Reading game
o Trading Game
o Flip Chant
 Mind Map
 Process Grid
Reading and Writing
 Cooperative Strip paragraph
o Topic Sentence: ______________________
o Read, Respond, Revise, Edit
 Interactive Journal Writing
 Writer’s Workshop
-Mini Lesson
- Write/plan
- Author’s Chair
Closure
 Process Charts
 Interactive Journals
 Home/School Connection
 Process Charts
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SAMPLE DAILY LESSON PLANS
Day 4:
Focus/Motivation
o 3 Personal Standards- Scientist Awards
 Cognitive Content Dictionary – with signal word using student-selected
vocabulary
 Process Home/School Connection
 Story Map- Ham the Astro Chimp by Richard Hilliard
Guided Oral Practice
 Chants/Poetry
 Team Oral Evaluation
o Team share w/ T-Graph and Team Points
Reading and Writing
 Team Tasks
o Flexible Grouping – Clunkers and Links with SQ3R: Apollo 13
o ELD Group Frame: Story Retell of Narrative Input – Ham the Astrochimp
 “Here There…” Poetry Frame/Flip Chant
 Found Poetry – To the Moon and Beyond!
 Similes-Celestial Bodies are as… Strip Book
 Team Writer’s Workshop
o mini lesson
o plan/write
o Author’s chair
Closure
 Process Charts
 Interactive Journals
 Home/School Connection
 Process Charts
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DAY 5:
Focus/Motivation
 3 Personal Standards- Scientist Awards
 Cognitive Content Dictionary – student-selected vocabulary
Guided Oral Practice
 Chants
Reading and Writing
 Team Tasks
o Flexible Grouping
o Emergent Readers – Co-op Strip Paragraph
 Ear-to-Ear Reading with Poetry Booklet
 Prediction Reaction Guide
 DRTA
 Read Aloud – Sun and Moon by Marcus Pfister
o Listen and Sketch
 Team Presentations
 Team Written Evaluation
 Team Writer’s Workshop
o mini lesson
o write/plan
o Author’s chair
 Focused Reading with Personal Cognitive Content Dictionary
Closure
 Review all charts
 Process Inquiry Chart
 Process Observation Charts
 Evaluate Week
 Framed Inquiry Letter Home
 Jeopardy
 Team Explorations
 Process Charts
 Graffiti Wall
 Personal Exploration
 Student and teacher-made quizzes and tests
 Science Experiments
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Parent Signature:
Big Book Text: Similes
Celestial Bodies
By Kristi Beach, Sally Mack, and Hilary Wingert
Celestial bodies are as… bright as a lantern.
Celestial bodies are as… shiny as a new car.
Celestial bodies are as… magnificent as a sculpture.
Celestial bodies are as… graceful as a ballerina.
Celestial bodies are as… fascinating as a puzzle.
Celestial bodies are as… rocky as a cave
Celestial bodies are as… brilliant as a diamond.
Celestial bodies are as… quick as a race car.
Celestial bodies are as… colorful as a rainbow.
Celestial bodies are as… diverse as our classroom.
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Big Book Text: Phases of the Moon
Text from Rookie Reader
So That's How the Moon Changes Shape! by Allan Fowler
Adapted by Joan Marble
Adapted by Mack and Wingert (copyright permission from Mack & Wingert to reprint)
Page 1
When you look up at the moon it sometimes looks like a big bright circle. We call it a
full moon.
But the most important thing to remember about the moon is that it goes through 8 phases
during its 28-day cycle.
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But sometimes you might see this. This is called a crescent moon.
But the most important thing to remember about the moon is that it goes through 8 phases
during its 28-day cycle.
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Some nights you can hardly see the moon at all.
This is called a new moon.
But the most important thing to remember about the moon is that it goes through 8 phases
during its 28-day cycle.
Page 4
How does the moon change its shape? It doesn't!
But the most important thing to remember about the moon is that it goes through 8 phases
during its 28-day cycle.
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Why doesn't the whole moon shine every night? Because the moon doesn't shine at all!
It's the sun that shines on the moon and lights it up.
But the most important thing to remember about the moon is that it goes through 8 phases
during its 28-day cycle.
.
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When you look up in the sky, you only see the part of the moon that's lit. The rest is too
dark to see.
Yet it's there!
But the most important thing to remember about the moon is that it goes through 8 phases
during its 28-day cycle.
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The moon is always traveling in a big circle around the earth. Depending on where the
sun and the moon are in the sky, we may see some of the moon, all of the moon, or none
of the moon lit up by the sun.
But the most important thing to remember about the moon is that it goes through 8 phases
during its 28-day cycle.
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So, that's how the moon seems to change its shape!
Next time you think you see the moon shining, remember you're really looking at
sunshine!
But the most important thing to remember about the moon is that it goes through 8 phases
during its 28-day cycle.
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Big Book Text:
Let Me Tell You A Story
About Space Explorers
Lyrics by Sally Mack
Tune to The Beverly Hillbillies
Page 1
Let me tell you a story about space exploration
From the first Earth orbit to the manned spaced station
Many people have explored the Earth, the moon and even more
It will be exciting to find out new places they explore
Planets that is….
Is there life out there?
Page 2
Ham was the first, chimp in space
Dogs, insects and mice were all part of the race
Many gave their lives for science and as sad as it may be
They made the program safer for the rest of history.
Manned missions were next…
Who would be first?
Page3
Gagarin was a cosmonaut from the USSR
He was the first man in space but he didn’t go that far.
He orbited the Earth in the Vostik 1 mission
He flew 108 minutes for the Soviet Union
April 12th that is….
1961
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The first American in space: May, 1961.
The Russians beat us there and the space race had been won.
Still Alan Shepard briefly flew in space then splashed down to the sea,
Aboard the Freedom 7 he made his mark in history
For the United States that is…
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Page 5
The next famous mission was NASA’s Friendship 7
John Glenn flew into space to explore the heavens
He was first to orbit planet Earth 3 times in his spacecraft
Landing in the Atlantic Ocean after 5 hours in his raft
February 20th was the date…
1962
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Our next story is about an astronaut named Neil
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He piloted Apollo 11; it was a really big deal.
He was the first man on the moon and here’s his quote if you don’t mind:
“One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”
Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins that is….
July 20, 1969
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The first American women in space was Sally Ride
In the Space Shuttle Challenger she made her first ride
She traveled into space in ‘83 and ‘84
She’s a scientist now- not an astronaut anymore.
A physicist now…
Helping girls in science
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Space stations were developed as a home in space
The Russians with the Salyut series again won this race.
After several Russian stations; US launched our own Skylab
The International Space Station was the next one after that.
Several countries working together for years…
First human settlement in space
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Space exploration will continue for many years to come
Traveling in space- a reality for some
Earth’s atmosphere and climate will be studied that’s for sure
New spacecrafts finding planets that are habitable and more
There’s more to discover out in space…
Y’all keep studyin’ ya hear?
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Big Book “Our Home”
Adapted from "My Place in Space"
(copyright permission from Beach, Mack & Wingert to reprint)
We live in Washington State. Washington State is located in the United States of
America. The United States of America is part of the continent of North America, which
is in the western hemisphere of our Earth.
We live on planet Earth, which is part of the solar system in the Milky Way Galaxy.
Planet Earth is one of the eight known planets in our solar system. To be a classified as a
planet, a celestial body has to orbit sun, be big enough for gravity to squash it into ball
shape, and must have cleared things out of way of orbital neighborhood. Our Earth fits
this criteria and it orbits the star we call the sun. We live on planet Earth, which is part of
the solar system in the Milky Way Galaxy.
Our solar system is in the middle of a group of stars we call the solar neighborhood. Our
solar neighborhood is just a small part of the Orion Arm, which is a giant curve in space
made of millions of stars gathered in solar neighborhoods. We live on planet Earth, which
is part of the solar system in the Milky Way Galaxy.
The Orion Arm is just one of the arms of a huge group of about 300 billion stars. This
whole group is called the Milky Way Galaxy. Our galaxy is called a spiral galaxy
because of the way its arms make a spiral shape. We live on planet Earth, which is part of
the solar system in the Milky Way Galaxy.
The Milky Way isn’t the only galaxy in space. There are twenty galaxies in our local
group of galaxies. Ours is the second largest. We live on planet Earth, which is part of the
solar system in the Milky Way Galaxy.
Our local group of galaxies is just part of a huge group of galaxies called the Virgo
Supercluster. It takes light a few million years to cross our local group of galaxies, but it
takes a few hundred million years to cross from one side of a supercluster to another.
The whole universe is filled with superclusters of galaxies. We live on planet Earth,
which is part of the solar system in the Milky Way Galaxy.
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Big Book Text
The Family of The Sun
Adapted By Sally Mack, Kristi Beach, Hilary Wingert
Page 1
Did you know Mercury is the closest planet to the sun? It is 36 million miles from the
sun.
*I88 days to orbit the sun
*No satellites
*Dry rocky planet covered with craters
*Smallest planet in the Solar System
*Fastest moving planet:30 miles a second
*Has no atmosphere
Just thought you'd like to know more about the 8 planets in the family of the sun.
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Did you know Venus is the 2nd planet from the sun? It is 67.3 million miles from the sun.
* 225 days to orbit the sun
*A day (243Earth days) is longer than a year (225 Earth days)
*No satellites
*Hot, dry & smooth surface
*Volcanoes, mountains valleys and plains
*Brightest planet at night
*Called Earth's twin
*Thick clouds of sulfuric acid cover the surface
Just thought you'd like to know more about the 8 planets in the family of the sun.
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Did you know Earth is the 3rd planet from the sun? It is 93 million miles away from the
sun.
*364 1/4 days to orbit around the sun
*Rotates on its axis every 24 hours
* Tilted axis creates 4 seasons in its year
*One satellite: Moon orbits the Earth every 28 days
*Only planet that sustains life
*Waters covers 71 %of surface
*Fresh water frozen at poles
*Many layers: Multi-layered atmosphere, the thick rocky crust, the mantle and the inner
and outer core
Just thought you'd like to know more about the 8 planets in the family of the sun.
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Did you know Mars is the 4th planet from the sun? It is 141 million miles away from the
sun.
*687 days to orbit the sun
*Rotates on its axis every 24 hours, 39 minutes and 35 seconds
*Has seasons like Earth
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*2 satellites:Phobos and Deimos
*No liquid water
*Both poles are frozen
*Very cold -80 degrees.
*Deep canyons, craters, valleys and very high mountains.
* Called the 'red planet" from clouds of red dirt.
Just thought you'd like to know more about the 8 planets in the family of the sun.
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Did you know Jupiter is the 5th planet from the sun? It is about 484 million miles from
the sun.
*4,333 days to orbit the sun
* 16 satellites
*Great Red Spot-hurricane of gas
*Largest and heaviest planet
*Fastest rotation:9 hours 56 minute day
*Atmosphere of clouds of hydrogen and helium
Just thought you'd like to know more about the 8 planets in the family of the sun.
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Did you know Saturn is the 6th planet from the sun? It is about 840 to 941 million miles
from the sun at different points of its elliptical orbit.
*10,759 Earth days to orbit the sun
* Gas planet- no solid surface *Rocky core
*60 satellites
*Second largest planet
*Rotates 2000 MPH
Just thought you'd like to know more about the 8 planets in the family of the sun.
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Did you know Uranus is the 7th planet from the sun? It is about 779 million miles from
the sun.
*84 YEARS to orbit the sun
* 27 satellites
*Blue-green ball of methane gas & ice
*Core of rock & ice
*3rd largest planet
*Winter 21 years long in darkness
*Summer 21 years long in sunlight
Just thought you'd like to know more about the 8 planets in the family of the sun.
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Did you know Neptune is the 8th planet from the sun? It is about 780 million miles from
the sun.
*165 YEARS to orbit the sun
* 13 satellites
*Dwarf planets, comets & asteroids beyond Neptune
*4th largest planet
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*Windiest planet
*Blue from methane gas
Just thought you'd like to know more about the 8 planets in the family of the sun.
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Did you know Pluto is now a dwarf planet? It is no longer one of the planets in the family
of the sun.
*August 2006 downgraded to a dwarf planet by International Astronomical Union
*Does not meet requirements for a planet:
Planet=1. Orbits sun
2. Big enough for gravity to squash it into ball shape
3. Must have cleared things out of way of orbital neighborhood
*Pluto does not have a clear orbital neighborhood
*Eris and Pluto are known dwarf planets
*Part of the Kuiper belt
* New Horizons voyage will fly by Pluto in 2015
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Space Exploration
1958
NASA
formed
1957
Sputnik 1
Soviet
Artificial
Satellite
1962
John Glenn 1st
American
orbits Earth
1969
Apollo 11
Mission-1st
men on moon
1961
1st humans in
space cosmonaut
Yuri Gagarin,
and astronaut
Alan Shephard
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U.S.launches
Skylab into
orbit
1976
Viking I
lands on
Mars
1983
Sally Ride 1st
American
women in
space
1981
Space Shuttle
Columbia’s
first flight
1990
Hubble
telescope
launched into
Earth’s orbit
1989
Magellan
orbits Venus
Galileo orbits
Jupiter
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1998-2000
International
Space Station
assembly in space
and gets a crew
1996
Mars Pathfinder
launched to
explore Martian
surface
2009- present
day
Kepler Mission
to galaxy
looking for
Earth like
planets.
LRO launched
to study Moon
Input (Background Knowledge)
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Blast Off to Space!
Poetry Book
Astronomer:
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Celestial Bodies
By Hilary Wingert
Celestial bodies here, celestial bodies there
Celestial bodies, celestial bodies everywhere
Brilliant celestial bodies rotating quickly
Rocky celestial bodies orbiting scientifically
Gaseous celestial bodies spinning beautifully
And ringed celestial bodies burning magnificently
Celestial bodies in the Milky Way
Celestial bodies by the Kuiper Belt
Celestial bodies through the asteroid belt
And celestial bodies near the sun
Celestial bodies here, celestial bodies there
Celestial bodies, celestial bodies everywhere
Celestial bodies! Celestial bodies! Celestial bodies!
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Solar System Bugaloo
Adapted from Jabbar Beig by Sally Mack
I’m an astronomer and I’m here to say,
I study the solar system everyday.
Observing the sky and studying books,
I also use a telescope to take better look.
Stars, planets, moons too
Doing the solar system BUGALOO!
The star nearest our Earth is the sun,
It provides energy for everyone.
Energy comes as heat and light,
A ball of gases that burns just right.
Stars, planets, moons too
Doing the solar system BUGALOO!
Four inner planets orbit near the sun
They are the rocky and solid ones
The four gaseous outer planets; farthest away
Blue and green; giants they say.
Stars, planets, moons too
Doing the solar system BUGALOO!
Our moon reflects light from the sun,
Can’t see the far side, just the sunlit one.
It appears to change in the night sky,
The Earth’s big shadow is the reason why.
Stars, planets, moons too
Doing the solar system BUGALOO!
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Constellation Cadence
By Kristi Beach, Sally Mack, Hilary Wingert
I don’t know but I’ve been told,
Constellations are bright and bold,
They’re a pattern of stars in the sky,
Look up at night and you might spy,
Sound off….patterns
Sound off… bright stars
Sound off… 1234… Constellations
Ursa Major and Minor too,
Known as The Dippers to me and you,
Orion and Hercules to name a few,
Pegasus, Aquarius, Taurus too,
Sound off….group of stars
Sound off… constant shape
Sound off… 1234… Constellations
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Celestial Bodies Yes Ma’am
By Kristi Beach, Sally Mack, and Hilary Wingert
Is this the sun?
Is this the sun?
How do you know?
How do you know?
Give me some details.
Give me some details.
Yes Ma’am!
Yes Ma’am!
Center of our solar system
Sphere of burning gas
Source of light and heat
Millions of miles away
Is this the Earth?
Is this the Earth?
How do you know?
How do you know?
Give me some details.
Give me some details.
Yes Ma’am!
Yes Ma’am!
Largest inner planet
Over 70% water
Has gravity
Sustains life
Is this an inner planet?
Is this an inner planet?
How do you know?
How do you know?
Give me some details.
Give me some details.
Yes Ma’am!
Yes Ma’am!
Warmer than outer planets
Has a hard surface.
4 planets
Closest to the sun
Is this an outer planet?
Is this an outer planet?
How do you know?
How do you know?
Give me some details.
Give me some details.
Yes Ma’am!
Yes Ma’am!
Composed of gas
Farthest from the sun
4 gas giants
Dwarf planet Pluto
Is this a comet?
Is this a comet?
How do you know?
How do you know?
Give me some details.
Give me some details.
Yes Ma’am!
Yes Ma’am!
Ice, dust, and dirt
Orbit the sun
Melt over time
Extremely long tails
Is this an asteroid?
Is this an asteroid
How do you know?
How do you know?
Give me some details.
Give me some details.
Yes Ma’am!
Yes Ma’am!
Rock and metal chunks
Orbit planets as moons
Largest is Ceres
Brightest is Vesta
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Busy Astronomer
By Hilary Wingert
I know an astronomer,
An observant astronomer,
An observant astronomer
Who studies the night sky.
He counts the stars.
She studies new comets and asteroids.
He records the moon’s phases.
She looks for new celestial bodies.
I know an astronomer,
An observant astronomer,
An observant astronomer
Who makes many new discoveries.
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The Phases of the Moon
(To the tune of "Who Let the Dogs Out?")
By Hilary Wingert and Sally Mack
Let's rap the phases of the moon.
The phases of the moon are out... new, new, new moon.
The second phase is out now... waxing, crescent moon.
Let's rap the third phase...first quarter moon.
Now comes the fourth phase... waxing gibbous moon.
The fifth phase is out... full big moon.
The sixth phase is out now... waning gibbous moon.
Let’s rap the seventh phase... half, half moon.
The final phase is out now....waning crescent moon.
The phases of the moon repeat...twenty eight day cycle.
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Let Me Tell You A Story
About Space Explorers
Lyrics by Sally Mack
Tune to The Beverly Hillbillies
Let me tell you a story about space exploration,
From the first Earth orbit to the manned space station
Many people have explored the Earth, the moon and even more
It will be exciting to find out places they explore.
Planets that is….
Is there life out there?
Ham was the first chimp in space,
Dogs, insects and mice were all part of the race
Many gave their lives for science and as sad as it may be
They made the program safer for the rest of history.
Manned missions were next…
Who would be first?
The first American in space: May, 1961.
The Russians beat us there and the space race had been won.
Alan Shepard briefly flew in space then splashed down to the sea,
Aboard the Freedom 7 he made his mark in history
For the United States that is…
NASA?
Space exploration continues for many years to come
Traveling in space-a reality for some
Earth’s atmosphere and climate will be studied that’s for sure
New spacecrafts finding planets that are habitable and more
There’s more to discover out in space...
Y’all keep studyin’ ya hear?
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Name___________________
Date______________
Solar System
Home School Connection #1
When it gets dark out tonight, go outside with an adult and observe the
night sky. Sketch and write what you see.
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Student:
Parent Signature:
Name___________________
Date______________
Solar System
Home School Connection #2
For the next month, when it gets dark, go outside with your family or an
adult and look at the moon. Sketch and write what you see.
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
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Student:
Parent Signature:
Name___________________
Date______________
Solar System
Home School Connection #3
The Sun is 400 times further way from the Earth than the Moon is from the
Earth. The average distance to the Moon is 240,000 miles. The Sun is
100,000,000 miles away. Go outside during the day and look at the Moon and
Sun. Sketch and write what you see.
With your family, discuss and write about what you saw.
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Student:
Name___________________
Parent Signature:
Date______________
Solar System
Home School Connection #4
Venus stays hot because the atmosphere traps heat from the Sun. We get
cold because we let heat escape. Go into a room in your house. Sketch an
outline of the room below (include doors and windows). Then, discuss where
it is hot and where it is cold. Why do you think that is?
With your family, discuss the hot and cold spots in the room. Why
do you think the cold spots are that way?
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Student:
Name___________________
Parent Signature:
Date______________
Solar System
Home School Connection #5
Retell the story “Ham the Astrochimp” to your parents or another adult.
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Earth
Expert Group
Characteristics, Size, and Appearance:
The planet Earth is a member of the inner planets. It is the largest of the
inner planets. From outer space, the Earth looks like a blue, green, and white
marble. This is because it is covered with oceans, land, and clouds. When the
earth was formed 4,600 million years ago, it began as huge clouds of swirling
gas and dust. The heat and light that sustains life on the planet Earth comes
from the Sun. Gravity is a force that keeps humans on the Earth rather than
floating though space.
Composition:
Earth is the only planet with liquid. Over seventy percent of the Earth’s
surface is covered by water, which is why the atmosphere looks like a very
thin blue layer. The atmosphere is composed of a mixture of nitrogen and
oxygen. Because of the atmosphere, plants and animals, including humans,
breathe.
Planet Earth is made up of four layers: the crust, mantle, outer core, and
inner core. The Earth’s crust is made of silicates, which are giant slabs of
rock. Below the Earth’s crust a layer of hot rock called the mantle. In some
places the temperatures are so extremely hot it becomes melted or molten
rock called magma. Magma is what bursts out of a volcano when it erupts.
However, when magma reaches the surface it is called lava. The third layer
is called the outer core. This layer is made of mainly liquid iron. The inner
core is the hottest part of our planet which is made of mainly solid iron.
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Location:
planet Earth is the third inner planet in our solar system. It is located
between Mars and Venus. Earth is 94.5 million miles from the sun.
Movement:
The Earth rotates in twenty four hours, which creates our day. It orbits the
Sun in 365 days, which we call a year. This planet rotates, or tilts, on its
axis. Its day and night is caused by the tilted rotational pattern. As it
rotates, Earth’s atmosphere reflects and absorbs the right amount of heat
for life to be sustained on the planet.
Extra:
Seasons change on Earth because of the orbit around the sun. As distance
from the sun changes, seasons change. The Earth has only one moon, which
goes though 8 phases in about 28 days. Interestingly, the Earth is the only
known planet with life.
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Sun
Expert Group
Characteristics, Size, and Appearance:
The sun is 900,000 miles in diameter (across) and is 5 billion years old. It is
a star or a burning ball of gas. There are seven colors that make up the sun’s
brilliant appearance: They include red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and
violet. This star is the only source of light and heat in our solar system. The
sun is also the brightest object in the sky.
At the core, it is 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The core or middle of
the sun is the hottest part. The surface of the sun is more than 50 times
hotter than boiling water! The surface of the sun has dark areas that are
called sunspots. They are cooler than the hot, yellow areas.
Composition:
The sun is composed of hot gases containing the same elements as our planet
Earth. The gases include helium, hydrogen, calcium, sodium, and magnesium.
The sun is gaseous, and not solid like Earth.
The sun throws huge flames of hot gas into space. These flames are
enormous explosions that are even bigger than earth. As the gases of the
Sun burn, they create huge fiery storms.
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Location:
The sun is the center of our solar system. It is 94.5 million miles from Earth
and is the closest star to the planet Earth. The light from the sun takes 8
minutes and 20 seconds to reach Earth. It is the engine of our planet
because it provides light and heat.
Movement:
Everything in our solar system, including the earth, planets, comets, and
asteroids, orbits around the sun. The sun rotates on its axis. Because the
Sun is not solid, but is instead a giant ball of gas and plasma, different parts
of the Sun spin at different rates. The Sun’s rotation period around its axis
at its Equator is 25 Earth days, and at its poles is 35 Earth days. The Sun
orbits the galaxy taking nearly 220 million years to complete one full orbit
(galactic year). This is due to the huge size of our galaxy, and the position of
the Sun on it.
Extra:
The sun is the largest star in our solar system. It has several layers of
gases. It is also the only source of light and heat in our solar system. The
sun is much bigger than Earth-about 1.5 million Earths could fit inside it!
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Outer Planets
Expert Group
Characteristics, Size, and Appearance:
There are four outer planets, which include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and
Neptune. All of the outer planets are made of liquid and gasses, so there are
no hard surfaces. In addition, the outer planets are much colder than the
inner planets because they are further from the sun.
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. It is so large that all the
other planets and moons easily fit inside it. Saturn is the second largest
planet and it is so light it could float on water. It has many flat rings. Uranus
is faint blue color and has rings. Neptune also has blue rings.
Composition:
The outer planets are made of gas. Jupiter is a gaseous planet with a solid
core. Saturn is made of ice and rock. The planet Uranus is a hug blue green
ball of burning gas. Neptune is blue in color and is composed from methane
gases.
Location:
In our solar system the outer planets are furthest the sun. Jupiter is the
fifth planet in our solar system and is 483.7 million miles from the sun. The
planet Saturn is the sixth planet in our solar system and is 840.4 million
miles from the sun. The seventh planet in our solar system is Uranus. Its
location is 1.7 billion miles from the sun. Neptune is the eighth planet in our
solar system and in 2.7 billion miles from the sun.
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Movement:
Each of the outer planets have a unique movement pattern, or rotation. The
outer planets orbit the Sun. Orbit means the path of one body around
another, such as a planet around the Sun. Jupiter rotates in 10 hours and
orbits the sun in 12 earth years. Saturn rotates in 10 hours and takes 29
years to orbit the Sun. Uranus rotates in 10 hours and 45 minutes. It orbits
the Sun in 84 years. Neptune rotates in about 19 hours and takes about 165
earth years to orbit the Sun once.
Extra:
The outer planets are also called gas giants because they are composed
entirely of gas and a large. Jupiter is very colorful and has active volcanoes.
It has a great red spot which is a giant storm. It also has 16 moons. The
planet Saturn has more than 60 moons. Uranus winter will last 21 years and
its summer lasts 21 years. The planet Neptune is the windiest planet in the
solar system. Each season on Neptune lasts about 40 years. If Neptune were
hollow, it could hold about 60 Earths!
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Inner Planets
Expert Group
Characteristics, Size, and Appearance:
There are four inner planets in our solar system. The planets include
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. The inner planets are the closest planets
to the sun. Because of this, the inner planets are warmer than the outer
planets.
Mercury is a ball of rock it is the smallest planet. Venus goes through phases
like our moon. This planet is covered with fast-moving sulphuric acid clouds
which trap heat from the Sun. Its diameter is about 95% of the diameter of
the Earth. Earth is the largest of the inner planets. Mars has a cold thin
atmosphere. They are also made of hard surfaces.
Composition:
The inner planets are made of hard surfaces, which are rock and metal.
Mercury is dry and rocky. It also has craters on it’s surface created by
meteorites. Venus is covered with thick clouds of acid. It’s thick atmosphere
that traps heat and is made of carbon dioxide. The planet Earth is the only
planet with liquid and known life. Mars is composed of rocks and is known as
the “red” planet. Its atmosphere is very cold.
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Location:
The inner planets are closest to the sun. The planet Mercury is 36 million
miles from the sun, which makes it the closest planet to the sun. Venus is
66.8 million miles from the sun and is the second planet from the sun. Our
planet Earth is the third planet from the sun and is 94.5 million miles from
the sun. The planet Mars is 154.8 million miles from the sun and is the fourth
planet from the sun.
Movement:
The inner planet’s movements are very different from each other. The
planet Mercury is the fastest moving plant and 30 mph a minute. Venus
rotates in the opposite direction of the Earth. Looking from the north,
Venus rotates clockwise, while the other planets rotate counterclockwise.
Earth rotates in 24 hours and orbits the sun in 365 days. The planet Mars
spins slowly. Its rotation of 1 day would be 176 Earth days.
Extra:
The inner planets are also called the terrestrial planets because they are
more like the planet Earth. Mercury and Venus have no moons. Venus is the
hottest planet at 900 degrees. Venus is known as the "morning star" or the
"evening star" since it is visible and quite bright at either dawn or dusk.
Earth is the only planet with life and is tilted on an axis. It has one moon
that goes through phases. Mars has the largest volcano in the solar system
and has two moons.
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Characteristics
(Appearance & Size)
Composition
Celestial Body
EXTRA
Location
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Celestial Bodies
Characteristics
Size &
Appearance
Composition
Location
Movement
EXTRA
Our Moon
Sun
Earth
Inner Planets:
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Outer Planets:
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
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Process Grid
Celestial
Bodies
Our
Moon
Characteristics
Size & Appearance
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Reflects sun’s
light
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Craters
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Smaller than
Earth
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No air
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Makes ocean
tide
Composition
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Rock
Silicates
Location
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Sun
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Earth
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900,000 miles
across
Star
Burning ball of
gas
Source of heat
& light
Brightest
object in sky
10,000 degrees
F on surface
29 million
degrees F at
core
Largest inner
planet
Mostly water
Heat and light
from the sun
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Inner
Planets:
Mercury
Venus
Mars
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Warmer than
Outer Planets
Hard surfaces
Mercury: ball of
rock
Mercury :
smallest planet
Venus: goes
through phases
Venus: Closer to
the sun
Mars: cold
atmosphere
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Hot gases
containing same
elements as
Earth
Helium
Hydrogen
Calcium
Sodium
Magnesium
dark areassunspots

Only planet with
liquid
Atmosphere a
very thin blue
layer : mixture of
nitrogen and
oxygen
Earth’s crust
made of silicates

Mercury: dry and
rocky with
craters
Venus: covered
with thick cloud
of acid
Mars: rocky
Mars: known as
“red” planet
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Orbits Earth
Angle creates
shadows
Phases take 28
days
8 phases
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Everything
orbits the sun
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Third planet
from sun
Inner planet
94.5 million
miles from sun
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neighbor
Near side
Far side
Around every
planet but
Mercury and
Venus
238,857 miles
from Earth
Center of
solar system
94.5 million
miles from
Earth
Movement
Mercury:
closest to sun
Mercury: 36
million miles
from the sun
Venus: 66.8
million miles
from sun
Venus: 2nd
planet from
sun
Mars : 154.8
million miles
from sun
Mars: 4th
planet from
sun
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Rotates in 24
hours and orbits
in 365 days
Orbits the sun
Rotates on its
axis
atmosphere
reflects and
absorbs right
amount of heat
for life
Mercury:
fastest moving
planet at 30 mph
Venus: thick
atmosphere
traps heat
Venus:
atmosphere
made of carbon
dioxide
Mars: spins
slowly one day is
176 Earth days
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Called Luna
Same side of
luna faces the
Earth
Only celestial
body man has
landed
72 moons in
galaxy
Largest Star
several layers
of gases
Center called
core
Only source
of heat and
light in solar
system
Seasons
change from
our orbit
One moon
Day and night
from rotation
Only planet
with life
Also called
terrestrial
planets: more
like Earth.
Mercury:no
moons and
hottest planet
900 degrees
Venus-no
moons
Mars: largest
volcano in
solar system
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Planets:
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
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No hard
surfaces
Colder
Jupiter: largest
Jupiter: made
of hydrogen,
helium, and ice
Saturn: 2nd
largest planet,
Saturn: so light
it could float on
water
Uranus: 3 ½
times the size
of Earth
Uranus: 11 faint
rings
Neptune: at
least 6 blue
faint rings
Neptune:
smallest of gas
giants
Pluto: a dwarf
planet
Made of liquid
and gasses
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Made of Gas
(except Dwarf
Planet Pluto)
Jupiter: gaseous
planet with solid
core
Saturn: many flat
rings made of ice
and rock
Uranus: huge
blue-green ball of
burning gas
Neptune: blue
from methane
gases
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Furthest from
the sun
Jupiter:
483.7 million
miles from the
sun
Jupiter: 5th
planet from
sun
Saturn: 840.4
Million miles
from sun
Saturn: 6th
planet from
sun
Uranus: 1.7
billion miles
from sun
Uranus: 7th
planet from
sun
Neptune: 2.7
billion miles
from sun
Neptune:8th
planet from
sun
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Jupiter: rotates
in 10 hours
Jupiter: orbits
the Earth in 12
years
Saturn: rotates
in 10 hours
Saturn: orbits in
29 Earth years
Uranus: rotates
in 10 hours and
45 minutes
Uranus: orbits in
84 Earth years
Pluto: rotates in
7 Earth days
Pluto: orbits in
248 Earth years
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Also called
gas giants:
composed
entirely of
gases
Jupiter: very
colorful
Jupiter:
active
volcanoes
Jupiter: 16
moons
Saturn: more
than 60
moons
Uranus:
winter and
summer last
21 years
Neptune:
windiest
planet
Pluto: a dwarf
planet
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Found Poetry
Adapted from Time For Kids, October 5, 2007, Volume 13, No. 6.
(reprinted with permission from Beach, Mack, and Wingert)
To the Moon…and Beyond!
“About the size of a large beach ball and weighing about only 184 pounds, Sputnik was a
small satellite. But its impact on the lives of those around the world was astronomical.
The former Soviet Union successfully launched the first man-made satellite on October 4,
1957. And, faster than the 98 minutes it took Sputnik to completely orbit the Earth, the
space age had begun. Suddenly, mankind had been propelled into an exciting new era of
space exploration. The remarkable launch marked the start of an intense space race
between the United States and the Soviet Union.”
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Individual Closure:
Mission: Pluto and Beyond!
You are the captain of the first space ship to fly beyond dwarf planet Pluto! Write and
sketch to complete your space log.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Describe what you see from your spaceship.
Where is your ship going?
What is your ship’s mission?
Describe a problem you have had on your journey and how you have handled it.
You have four other people on your ship. Who are they? Describe their jobs on
the ship.
6. How long will your trip last?
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