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Assessment Photo Album OUR SOLAR SYSTEM Karen Lindwall Third Grade Earth Science Overview of Unit The goal of the unit is to provide the students with a strong background knowledge of our Solar System. The unit is broken down into three sections: the patterns of the planets, the patterns of the moon during the lunar cycle, and the patterns in the night sky forming constellations. Students will understand: o Patterns in the star form constellations that can be identified by name o How and why the Moon changes during the four-week lunar cycle o Our Solar System is made up of planets with unique features o Key vocabulary related to the constellations, the Moon, and the planets Students will be able to: o Locate, recognize and draw key constellations o Chart the lunar changes in a four-week lunar cycle o Recognize and name the phases of the Moon o Use research skills to discover the differences and features of the planets in our Solar System o Identify the planets in order from the Sun California State Standards Earth Science: 4a. Students know the patterns of stars stay the same, although they appear to move across the sky nightly, and different stars can be seen in different seasons; 4b. Students know the way in which the Moon’s appearance changes during the four-week lunar cycle; 4d. Students know that Earth is one of several planets that orbit the Sun and that the Moon orbits the Earth. Math: 1.1 Analyze problems by identifying relationships and observing patterns; 2.1 Solve simple problems involving a functional relationship between two quantities; Reading/Language Arts: 1.1 Retell, paraphrase, and explain what has been said by a speaker; 1.3 Respond to questions with appropriate elaboration; 1.4 Revise drafts to improve logical progression of ideas and coherence by using an established rubric; 1.1 Create a single paragraph, develop a topic sentence and support it with simple supporting facts and details. Learning Goals Students will identify the planets that orbit the Sun Know the names of the planets in order from the Sun Understand basic facts about each planet Students will understand about the Moon’s orbit around the Earth Lunar cycle Moon phases Students will understand the concepts of stars They appear to move, but they don’t Different stars can be seen at different seasons constellations Essential Questions What patterns make up the constellations? What is a lunar cycle and why does the Moon appear to move across the sky? What causes the changes in the appearance in the Moon? What are the guidelines for identifying a planet? What are the unique features of the planets in our Solar System? Why and how are the planets different? Assessment Methods Diagnostic Assessments Used to determine prior knowledge Authentic Assessment “Real life” activity/project to look at how student can apply what they have learned Formative Assessments On-going assessments used to look at student learning/growth Summative Assessment End of unit test to determine what student has learned Diagnostic Assessment Brainstorm: What we know; What we wonder about our Solar System Students write “burning wonderings” on a sticky note and attach to brainstorm list afterwards Maintain brainstorm list throughout the unit and check periodically to see if wonderings are addressed and answered What We Know What We Wonder Formative Assessment (on-going) Journal Students will maintain a journal throughout the unit. This journal will include notes, charts, important ideas, drawings, questions, and anything else the student wants to include. Notes My Solar System Journal Pictures Important ideas Graphs Vocabulary words Things to remember By: _____________________ questions Section A: The Planets of our Solar System Activities: Leveled book reading Internet research My Planet Book Promethean Board activity Sort activity I Have…Who Has activity Color Planets Word Search Crossword Puzzle Assessments: Mnemonic: formative Oral presentation: formative Frame: formative Flip chart: performance Planet Quiz: formative/summative Book: authentic/performance Performance Task Using a mnemonic that they made up to remember the planets in order from the Sun, students will write the mnemonic, then list the planets in proper order. My Very Exciting Mother Just Sang Until Noon (Mercury – Venus – Earth – Mars – Jupiter – Saturn – Uranus – Neptune) Name: _______________________ Planets in the Solar System Quiz My mnemonic: ______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Label each planet with their name: Sun Performance Task Students are broken up into groups of two. Each group chooses the name of a planet from the hat. Their job is to research their planet and take notes. Then, they are to create a Frame about their planet to present to the class in an oral presentation. Students created a Rubric prior to the activity to determine their score on this activity. Name: ________________ Planet: ________________ Interesting facts: ______________________ Notes ____________________________________ Location of planet: ______________________ ____________________________________ ______________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Distance from the Sun: ___________________ ____________________________________ ______________________________________ ____________________________________ Size of planet: _________________________ Does it have a Moon? _________________ ______________________________________ ____________________________________ Atmosphere: ___________________________ Does it have rings: ____________________ ______________________________________ ____________________________________ Description of planet: ____________________ Distinguishing features: ________________ ______________________________________ ____________________________________ Length of a day: ________________________ ____________________________________ ______________________________________ Frame for Planet Description of your planet My planet is Number ___ in the Solar System My planet takes _____ to orbit the Sun Draw your planet My planet takes _______ to rotate on its axis My planet is _______ miles from the Sun My planet’s temperature is ____________ My planet has ____ moons Name of your planet Interesting facts about my planet Rubric Great Good Missing information Not all questions answered Little or no details Little effort Notes Lots of information All questions answered Interesting details Effort Frame Complete Neat and colorful Spelling and grammar correct Details Complete Neat and mostly colored Few mistakes in spelling & grammar Some details Incomplete Not colored Many mistakes in spelling and grammar No details Speak clearly and loudly Don’t read – TELL Be an expert Look at your audience Not so clear or loud Some “telling” Sometimes looks at audience Difficult to understand Read only Don’t really know about your planet Doesn’t look at audience Oral Presentation Most of information complete All questions answered Some details Some effort Needs Improvement Graphic Organizer for Planet Presentations Mercury Distance from the Sun Temperature Orbit Revolution Interesting facts Size Moons? Rings? Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Performance Task: Flip Chart During the presentations, each student has a graphic organizer to complete on the planets. Students will take that information and create a flip chart about the planets. The flip chart will include: a picture of the planet, distance from the Sun, temperature, length of a day (Orbit); length of a year (rotation); and one interesting fact. My Solar System Flip Chart Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Study Guide Venus: Thick clouds cover more than 1000 volcanoes Mercury: Covered with craters Know your vocabulary words: Uranus: Poisonous atmosphere with strong winds Star: a huge ball of hot, glowing gases (the Sun is a star) Neptune: bright blue, surrounded by rings Planet: a large body of matter that travels around a star such as the Sun Solar System: a system made up of the Sun, the planets and their Moons, and other objects that orbit the Sun Orbit: the path an object takes as it moves around the Sun Asteroid: a large piece of rock that orbits the Sun You should know the planets in order from the Sun: (inner planets) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, (outer planets) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune You should know ONE interesting fact about each planet: Jupiter: the largest planet, has a great red spot that is a storm Mars: red soil, white ice caps Saturn: Has more Moons than any other planet: one Moon is the only Moon with an atmosphere Criteria for defining a PLANET: 1. a celestial body that orbits the Sun; 2. has a nearly round shape; and 3. clears the neighborhood around its orbit •Dwarf planets are like planets, but they do not clear the neighborhood of orbit •The Sun is the center of our Solar System •The Moon follows a four-week pattern called the Lunar Cycle •The Moon does not shine: it reflects light from the Sun •Know the phases of the Moon during the Lunar Cycle (New Moon – crescent – first quarter – full Moon – third quarter – crescent – New Moon) •Gravity keeps the planets in their orbits Formative Assessment – The Planets in our Solar System Name: ________________ Planet Assessment Match the word to its meaning: 1.___ planet 4. ___Solar System 2. ___ orbit 5. ___ Asteroid 9. List the planets in order from the Sun: 10. Tell one interesting fact about each planet: 3. ___ star A. A large piece of rock that orbits the Sun 11. What is the Lunar Cycle? B. A huge ball of hot, glowing gases C. the path an object takes as it moves around the Sun D. A system made up of the Sun, the planets and their Moons, and other objects that orbit the Sun 12. Why does the Moon appear to shine? 13. Name three phases of the Moon: E. a large body of matter that travels around a star such as the Sun. Bonus: Give me one interesting fact about the planets and one interesting fact about the Moon 6. What three criteria determine a planet? 7. Why are Dwarf planets not considered planets? What is the center of our Solar System? 8. What keeps the planets in their orbits? Authentic Assessment Tour The Planets Book Pretend you are a tour guide and your job is to plan trips for people to visit the planets. What interesting things could you say to make people want to visit them? What fascinating sites can you suggest? How could you accommodate people visiting the planets? Your job is to create a book with a page for each planet. On the page you should draw the planet and give reasons why people should visit it. Use your imagination! Remember to be descriptive! Section B: The Stars in the Sky Activities: Leveled Readers Promethean Board activity on constellations Promethean board activity on the night’s sky Homework activity: View the night’s sky to find stars and constellations Field trip to the Planetarium Draw Constellations Star Finder Star Chart Assessments: Draw a constellation: performance Teacher made test: formative Write up on planetarium visit: formative Authentic Assessment Draw a Constellation We have been to the planetarium and learned about many different constellations. You have spent a week outside with your family looking at the night’s sky finding constellations. On this paper you will recreate as many constellations as you can. Try to be as specific as you can. Don’t forget to name the constellation you drew! Formative Assessment: Writing Planetarium Visit: Discovery Museum Describe what Planetarium is in your own words. Name 3 things you learned. 1. 2. 3. Describe what it looked like in the Planetarium. What was your favorite part? Section C: The Moon: Lunar Cycle and Phases Activities: Leveled readers Homework: Chart the Moon for one month Discuss findings from Moon Chart Draw phases of the Moon Assessments: Teacher observations/discussions Moon chart labeling (formative) Test (formative) (Study Guide Made) Moon Chart: View the Moon every evening and draw what you see Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 8 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 Day 11 Day 12 Day 13 Day 14 Day 15 Day 16 Day 17 Day 18 Day 19 Day 20 Day 21 Day 22 Day 23 Day 24 Day 25 Day 26 Day 27 Day 28 Study Guide Know the following vocabulary: Axis: Imaginary line around which the earth spins Rotations: one complete spin on an axis (one day) Shadow: an area that does not receive sun light directly Revolution: one complete trip an object takes around another object (earth’s revolution around the Sun is one year) Constellation: a group of stars that make a fixed pattern Phases of the Moon: the different ways the Moon looks Waning: when less of the lit half of the Moon appears each night Waxing: when more of the lit half of the Moon appears each night Seasons: the changes in patterns of the amount of sunlight and temperature of a place on earth Know the following facts about the earth: •The sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west, so earth turns from west to east on its axis once a day. We have day when the sun faces us and night when it doesn’t •Earth’s axis is always tilted in the same direction. As it revolves, different parts face the Sun. Days are longer in summer than winter. Know the following facts about the Moon: •The phases of the Moon repeat in a regular pattern each month. The revolution of the Moon around the earth causes the phases of the Moon. •The reflection of the Sun causes the Moon to “shine” at night. Know the following about constellations: •While it looks like the stars move in the sky, it is the earth that is rotating causing the movement. •Because the Earth orbits the Sun, different parts of space are visible at night throughout the year, so you can see different constellations at different times of the year. Name: ______________ Science Quiz F. Imaginary line around which the earth spins Vocabulary: Match the word to its meaning: G. When less than half the Moon appears at night 1. H. One complete trip an object takes around another object (one year for Earth around the Sun) ___Axis 5. ___Shadow 2. ___ Seasons 6. ___Phases of the Moon 3. ___Rotation 7. ___Revolution 4. ___ Waxing 8. ___Constellation 9. ___Waning i. When more than half the Moon appears at night. 10. Why does it appear that the Sun rises and sets each day? _________________________ A. A group of stars that make a fixed pattern 11. What makes day on earth? ____________ B. One complete spin on an axis (one day) 12. When are days longer? _______________ C. The changes in patterns of the amount of sunlight and temperature of a place on earth 13. What causes the different phases of the Moon?_______________________________ D. The different ways the Moon looks 14. What causes the Moon to “shine” at night? _______________________________ E. An area that does not receive sunlight directly 15. Why can we see different constellations at different times of the year? ____________ Formative Assessment: Phases of the Moon Draw the phases of the Moon beginning at the New Moon. Label the names of each phase. Bonus: Tell ABOUT when the phase can be seen! Summative Assessment Solar System Assessment Circle T or F for True or False 1.Patterns of stars stay the same and can be seen at different times of the year. T F 2.The Moon NEVER changes what it looks like during the month. T F 3.Many planets orbit the Sun. T F 4.The Moon orbits the Sun. T F 5.The sun stays in the same spot in the sky all day long. T F Circle the correct answer: 6.Which planets are the biggest: a. Earth, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter b. Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus c. Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter 7.Why does Mars look red? a. It has volcanoes b. It has iron in the soil c. The gas 8. Which planet is a dwarf planet? a. Pluto b. Neptune c. Saturn 9. What is the Sun made out of? a. gas b. rock c. metal 10. What is an asteroid belt? a. Big rocks b. Stars c. Rocks, dust, and ice 11. What is a star constellations? a. A group of suns b. A group of stars that make a pattern c. Hercules 12. What is the largest planet? a. Mars b. Saturn c. Jupiter