THE EARTH IN SPACE

Marjorie Barnes and Sharon Glasgow

EDU 713.22SPRING 2009

TABLE OF CONTENTSInquiry unit: 12 THE EARTH IN SPACE

Lesson number Title of lessons Bloom’s Taxonomy Gardner’sMultiple Intelligence Additives

#1 To Infinity and Beyond The Solar System

Knowledge & Comprehension

LinguisticKinesthetic Visual

KWHL PET Manipulative: Grouping Object by engineering and design

#2 Happy New Year! The Natural Cycle of

the Earth

Comprehension & Application

LinguisticLogical

Graphic organizers:Bar graphsLine Graph

#3 Eclipses!Moon, Earth, Sun

Interaction

Application & Analysis

LinguisticVisual

Scavenger HuntFilamentality

#4 Werewolves?Phases of the Moon

Analysis & Synthesis LinguisticLogicalSpatialMusical

Pictograph

#5 How Far Will It go?Laws of Motion

Synthesis Linguistic SpatialKinesthetic

PET Manipulative: Ball and Ramp

#6 What Goes Up Must Come Down

The theory of Gravity

Evaluation LinguisticSpatial IntrapersonalNaturalist

Filamentality

OVERVIEW OF UNIT

This unit adheres to O’Connor-Petruso’s (2003) Model for Implementation: Integrating Mathematics and Technology in the Elementary Science Inquiry Classroom.

We have applied many of the strategies learned throughout this advance pedagogy course such as opening the unit with a holistic web, adding and designing lessons that contained the cognitive levels according to Bloom’s Taxonomy, a series of behavioral objectives with corresponding hands-on activities according to Gardner and their respective assessments.

HOLISTIC WEB

TO INFINITY AND BEYOND!LESSON #1

Generated a KWHL chart.

The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System by Joanna Cole

Know about the solar system

Wonder about the solar system

How can we obtain information

Learned about our solar system

Earth is a part of the solar system

Will the sun die? •Literature•Filamentality•Research

The sun is the center of our solar system

Is there life on other planets?

GROUPING OBJECTS BY ENGINEERING

AND DESIGNLESSON #1

Conduct research to: Classify the inner and outer planets. Explain what dwarf planets are and explain why Pluto is current

downsized to fit in this category.

 

Constructing mobiles -allowing the students to work in groups of twos to build a mobile of the solar system to develop a deeper understand of the position of the Earth and the other planets in comparison to the sun. They will need to create a sun, the inner and outer planets, the asteroid belt, etc.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!THE EARTH’S NATURAL CYCLE

LESSON #2

What Makes Night and Day? by Franklyn M. Branely

Motivational activity: Teacher will ask students to engage in a small video clip on the video jug Web site (the Earth’s perfect orbit). http://videos.howstuffworks.com/nasa/3570-earth-has-a-perfect-orbit-video.htm

Research and create a graphic organizer that charts each of the planets natural cycle (revolution) in our solar system.

GRAPHIC ORGANIZER -SPREADSHEET

Planets of the Solar System

Period of Revolution Period of Rotation

Number of Confirmed Moons

Distance from the Sun

Inner or Outer Planet

Mercury 88 days 59 days 0 Moon59.7 million km Inner

Venus 225 days 243 days 0 Moon180.2 million km Inner

Earth 365 days 24 hours 1Moon149.6 million km Inner

Mars 687 days 25hours 2 Moons227.9 million km Inner

Jupiter 12 years 10 hours 63 Moons778.3 million km Outer

Saturn 29 years 10 hours 48 Moons1,427.0 million km Outer

Uranus 84 years 18 hours 27 Moons2,871.0 million km Outer

Neptune 165years 18hours 18 Moons5,913million km Outer

BAR GRAPH Select one category for the spreadsheet and create a mathematical

representation.

Analysis: The closer the planets are to the sun the less days it takes to complete a cycle; any volunteers for Mercury?

Mercury Venus Earth Mars0

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Period of revolution (days)

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ECLIPSES!MOON, EARTH, AND SUN INTERACTION

LESSON #3

Motivational activity: Teacher will ask students to engage in a small video clip on how stuff work Web site – Filamentality. http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/10002-the-moon-eclipses-and-conclusion-video.htm

(Scavenger hunt) Students will participate in teams of two. Each team is expected to:

View the video clips and answer questions. Draw diagrams of the earth’s motion in space. Create a poem that contains moon, star, or earth. Produce a writing piece (2-3 Paragraphs) of their

experience conducting the scavenger hunt Give a 5 minutes oral presentation at the completion of

the scavenger hunt.

PHASES OF THE MOONLESSON #4

PICTOGRAPH Complete the lunar challenge

(Scavenger hunt). Teacher monitors the students and

present a data that asked the students to work in groups of threes to create a pictograph with the data.

Table: Stages of the lunar challenge

# of students that completed each

stage5 114 63 32 21 2

Stages Representation for # of Students

5

4

3

2

1

Key =2 =1

BALL AND RAMP LAW OF MOTION

LESSON #5

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Synthesis & Evaluation

Surfaces: Sand paper covered

Wax paper covered

Foil paper covered

Angle>>>>>>> 45 degree

angle 45 degree angle

45 degree angle

Rubber ball

Tennis ball

Styrofoam ball

BALL AND RAMP LAW OF MOTION

LESSON #5

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Synthesis & Evaluation

Object Angle Surface Surface Surface

Sand papercovered

Wax papercovered

Foil papercovered

Rubber ball45 degree angle 73 cm 182.5 cm

102.5 cm

Tennis ball45 degree angle 54 cm 138 cm 118 cm

Styrofoam ball

45 degree angle 29.5 cm 75 cm 71 cm

BALL AND RAMP LAWS OF MOTION

LESSON #5

Analysis: The surface that was covered with sand paper

provided friction and the distance from the edge of the inclined plane was less than that of the wax paper and the foil paper.

The set of angles provided an easier way to compare the results.

The golf ball’s uneven surface also affected its result.

The balls gained momentum when descending the inclined plane but began slowing down then stopped as it moved along the flat surface.

GRAVITY – LESSON 6

Motivational activity: Teacher will conduct an interactive read aloud and incorporate a video clip- http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/4867-physics-primal-forces-video.htm

SCAVENGER HUNT –MOON, EARTH, AND SUN INTERACTIONLESSON #3

Students will participate in teams of two. Each team is expected to: Produce a writing piece (2-3 Paragraphs) of their experience

conducting the scavenger hunt View the video clips and attach a comment on the video selection Create a poem that contains moon, star, or earth Give a 5 minutes oral presentation at the completion of the

scavenger hunt.

Why does the Earth have seasons? Visit http://www.videojug.com/film/why-does-the-earth-have-seasons

Is it a full moon or is it a new moon? Find out at http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/moon/Phases.shtml. Please define and create a drawing to go along with the definition.

Complete the lunar cycle challenge. Visit http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/moon/moon_challenge/moon_challenge.html

FILAMENTALITY

http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listsciencema14.html

"Today, more than ever before, science holds the key to our survival as a planet and our security and prosperity as a nation. It's time we once again put science at the top of our agenda and work to restore America's place as the world leader in science and technology.“

-- President Barack Obama

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