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Student Teacher Candidate: Jennet Bertmeyer
Lesson Subject(s)/Title: Let’s Go to Space! (Introductory lesson to the solar system focus on
planets)
Lesson Date(s): November 1, 2016
Course & Grade(s): Fourth Grade Science
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:
Launch video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNqjWZ0YTvY
Crash course videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKM0P3XlMNA&index=9&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPAJr1
ysd5yGIyiSFuh0mIL
Yarn planets and lights to suspend from the ceiling
Styrofoam balls for students to color as planets
Smartboard/promethean for videos
Wire for mobile and sharpies
Notetaking sheets
iPad for NASA apps
Planet packet
Clickers and powerpoints and NASA badge
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS/ SUBSIDIARY QUESTIONS:
Can you define a planet if so what are the characteristics?
What are the parts of the solar system?
What are the differences between the inner belt planets and the outer belt planets?
Is the sun a planet? If not, what is it?
PURPOSE:
To introduce the students to the solar system and the planets that makes it up. As an
introductory lesson children will be learning basic positions and make ups of the different planets
in the solar system. The students will also be briefly introduced to asteroids, moons and stars.
SPECIFIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES: (clear, observable)
The student will be able to correctly identify the planets and defining traits for each.
The student will be able to recall information to compare and contrast different planets.
The student will be able to identify the parts of the solar system. (Sun, planets, inner belt, outer
belt, asteroid belt)
STANDARDS:
3.3.4.B1- Identify planets in our solar system and their basic characteristics.
Describe the earth’s place in the solar system that includes the sun (a star), planets, and
many moons. Recognize that the universe contains many billions of galaxies and that each
galaxy contains many billions of stars.
DIFFERENTATION STRATEGIES:
Filled in note sheet with highlighted key words as well as key word definitions as needed.
Coloring a flat picture if cannot hold the planet to color.
Verbally tell the facts of the planet rather than write the information down on note cards.
ANTICIPATORY SET:
Astronaut test- A clicker quiz to see where the students are in their knowledge of outer space.
The students will answer the questions on the PowerPoint using the clickers to allow the teacher
to see what areas of content knowledge needs focused on. When the students complete the test
they will receive a NASA badge to wear on their mission to space.
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Recognition
Perception
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Organization
Rehearsal
Visualization
Connections
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Meaning
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Explanation
Interpretation
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Empathy
Self-Knowledge
Multiple Intelligences
Linguistic [words]
Visual [pictures]
Mathematical [numbers &
reasoning]
Kinesthetic [hands-on]
Musical [music]
Interpersonal [social]
Intrapersonal [self]
Naturalist [nature]
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Dramatization
Visualization
Verbal
Complex Interactions
Discussion
Argumentation
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Knowledge [Verbatim]
Comprehension [Own Words]
Application [Problem-Solving]
Analysis [Identify components]
Synthesis [Combine
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Aspects of the Topic
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9 Effective Strategies
Similarities and Differences
Summarization and Note
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Reinforcing Effort and
Providing Recognition
Homework and Practice
Nonlinguistic Representations
Cooperative Learning
Setting Objectives and
Providing Feedback
Generating and Testing
Hypotheses
Questions, Cues, and
Advanced Organizers
Ed. Department - Revised August 2012
Amy Nelson, Spring 2010
INPUT/ ACQUIRE NEW KNOWLEDGE: The students will watch a YouTube Crash course video
that introduces the student to what the Solar System is. The students will fill out a note sheet while
watching the video to keep the students engaged in the video.
and/or
APPLY/ DEEPEN NEW KNOWLEDGE: Students will deepen their knowledge on the Solar
System by answering questions about the planets and the Solar System using the model Solar
System in the classroom. Students will also learn more about planets by researching a planet using
the NASA app to find basic facts and one trivia fact about their planet. They will also color a planet
to include on the class mobile. This planet and the notecard fact sheet will be attached to the class
mobile
CLOSURE/ASSESSMENT:
The students will share their fact findings and their planet to the class and will share any similarities
or differences they found between their planet and the presenters planet or a classmates planet.
HOMEWORK: (Purpose- Preparation, Practice, Expansion)
The students will receive a training manual that has information about the different planets. The
students will complete the sun, Mercury and Venus pages to further familiarize themselves with the
information before studying these two planets and star the next day.
EVALUATION/ASSESSMENT OF STUDENTS:
The students will be evaluated on the discussion generated by their responses and questioning
after the video. They will also be evaluated on their fact findings of the planets as well as their
participation in any other discussions throughout the lesson.
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES:
Time:
The teacher will:
1. Welcome the students (astronauts)
to the Johnson Space Center and
ask the students to prepare for their
space mission by getting out their
astronaut badge and putting their
training manual to the side. The
teacher will hand out clickers.
2. What can you tell me about space or
the solar system? Can you name
the planets? Let’s take a little mini
pre-quiz so that I can see where the
whole class is in their space
knowledge so that I know what stops
we need to make on our mission
over the next few days.
3. Clicker quiz. After the quiz ask the
students to buckle their imaginary
seatbelts and prepare for takeoff.
The teacher will close out the quiz
and pull up the blast off video. Ask
the students to close their eyes and
prepare for blast off. This will allow
the teacher to plug in the “stars” and
turn out the lights to enter the solar
system. We have blasted off please
get out your note taking sheet.
4. This is our first day in space so we
are going to get briefly acquainted
Ed. Department - Revised August 2012
The students will:
1. Students will enter the classroom
and find their seats. They will get out
their astronaut badge and set the
rest of their materials to the side.
Once they have done this they will
give thumbs up to let the teacher
know they are ready to begin the
lesson. During this they will receive
clickers but they will follow
classroom procedures and will not
touch them until told too.
2. What do I know about space? Do I
know the names of the planets? How
can I remember the names of the
planets? Students will now each get
a clicker from the middle of the table
to take the astronaut pre-quiz to
gauge pre-unit understanding of
space and the solar system.
3. Students will take the clicker quiz
and answer questions that stem from
the answers of the class. After the
quiz they will put their clickers back
in the middle of the table and will
fasten imaginary seatbelts and close
their eyes to imagine taking off for
space. When they get to space they
will take out their Cornell notes sheet
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with the solar system and look at the
planets in a general sense. I want
you to take notes individually on your
Cornell notes sheet while you watch
the following video. I have provided
a few terms to get you started that
are important to the next few days
we spend in space.
Lead discussion (5-10 minutes)
about what information the students
gathered from the video using the
solar system hanging in the
classroom.
Introduce the investigative project
using the NASA app and create your
planet. Allow the students’ time to
research the information on the
board. Then have the students
present their planet for the mobile.
Ask for a KWL ticket out the door the
students should have at least one
item in the L column.
Ed. Department - Revised August 2012
Ed. Department - Revised August 2012
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and prepare to take notes using the
crash course video about space.
The students will fill in their Cornell
notes and jot down any other
information they found interesting or
important that may not be related to
one of the provided terms. They will
also need to think of one question
and one statement to share with the
class that can be answered using
the information from the video.
The students will then participate in
a short discussion where they will
share their question and statement
as well as answer at least one
question asked by the teacher or a
peer.
The students will listen to the
directions regarding the planet
investigation activity using the app
and the materials provided by the
teacher during the video. The
students will then create a planet
using the foam ball provided and fill
in the information on their notecard
using the prompts on the board.
Relative position and size compared
to the rest of the planets (i.e Mercury
is the smallest planet and the closest
to the sun) the makeup of the planet
(rough and rocky? Gas giant?)
Moons or Rings? Could humans live
there? If no, why? One to Three
interesting facts about the planet.
These will be added to the class
mobile to be used throughout the
rest of the mission/unit as a
resource.