To the Moon and Back

 
Day 1  Students will read about Earth and Its Neighbors pages 386-397.  Students will complete a study guide and write the vocabulary words from the reading in their science spirals. 

CW-study guide and vocabulary    HW-Earth and Its Neighbors study guide and vocabulary

 
Day 2  Students will get into jigsaw groups and research materials about the Moon and the Earth.  Each class will do a different activity about the Earth and the moon.  1st Group-Research information using books about the Moon and the Earth. 2nd Group-watches videos about the Earth and the Moon and takes notes, 3rd Group-listens to books on tapes about the Earth and the Moon and completes a double bubble comparing the Earth and the Moon. 

CW-jigsaw research          HW-none

 
Day 3  Students will continue working in jigsaw groups and researching materials about the Moon and the Earth.  Discussion on research.

CW-jigsaw research      HW-none

 
Day 4 Students will finish working in jigsaw groups and researching materials about the Moon and the Earth.  Discussion on research.  Jigsaw groups will share what they learned about the Moon and the Earth. Students will create a double bubble map comparing the Earth and Moon.

CW-jigsaw research      HW-activities from each of the 3 groups.

 
Day 5 Students will correct their worksheet Earth and Its Neighbors.  Students will view a power point about Rotation and Revolution.

CW-grading Earth and Its Neighbors        HW-none

 
Day 6 Students will watch a videostream titled  A Spin in the Solar System:  Moon Dance.   Students will complete worksheets following the video.

CW-video worksheets   HW-video worksheets                  

 
Day 7 Students will watch a videostream titled: A Spin Around the Solar System: There's No Place Like Earth. Students will complete worksheets following the video.

CW-video worksheets  HW-video worksheets      

 
Day 8  Students will watch a videostream titled Closer Look at the Moon.  Students will read a passage about lunar eclipses and will complete a worksheet about the phases of the moon.

CW-video and worksheet     HW-Phases of the Moon

 
Day 9 Students will watch a videostream titled Seasons: A Year of Change and The Four Seasons. Students will read a passage "Reasons For Seasons" and complete a study guide.

CW-video and study guide    HW-Seasons Study guide

 
Day 10 Students will answer TAKS questions about the Moon, Earth, and the Seasons.

CW-TAKS Questions on Seasons, Moon, and Earth          HW-TAKS Questions

 
Day 11   Students will correct the assignments about the videos and the TAKS Questions.

CW-correcting assignments   HW study for test

 
Day 12  Unit 2 Test:  Models and System
 
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