Earth and Its Place in the Universe
The student will investigate the structure of the universe.
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Determine the order of the planets according to their distance from the sun. |
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Recognize that the length and position of a shadow are related to the location of the sun. |
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Identify the phases of the moon in the correct sequence. |
Day 1 Review of Life Science
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Day 2 (How the Solar System Was Formed)
Brain Pop - Big Bang Theory http://www.brainpop.com/science/space/bigbang/
How the Solar System was Created http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/E28/E28.swf
Watch video - Explains how Solar System Found
Brain Pop - Solar System http://www.brainpop.com/science/space/solarsystem/
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Day 3 Planet Sequence
Review the Order of the Planets. (Students put on planet "necklaces". These are in a Ziploc in the back of the notebook. Have students arrange themselves in a line in the correct order. Example, if a student is wearing Mars he must get between the two people wearing Earth and Jupiter.)
Planet Order Game http://www.durham.gov.uk/kids/usp.nsf/lookup/planets/$file/planets.swf
BBC Space Jigsaw Puzzle http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/playspace/games/jigsaw/jigsaw.shtml
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Day 4 Planets Sizes and Distances
Measure each planet and chart at How the Solar System was Created http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/E28/E28.swf
Computer Activities to View the Size of the Planets
Planet Size http://www.lucellan.com/test/s3.swf
Planet Size Viewer http://www.onr.navy.mil/focus/spacesciences/animation/solarsystem/planets.swf
Planet Mass Comparison - Uses T scale to weigh the planets.) http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/MESSENGER/Interactives/ANIMATIONS/Planet_Mass_Comparison/PlanetMassComparison.html
Planet Size Comparison (View 2 planets of your choice to see comparative sizes.) http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/MESSENGER/Interactives/ANIMATIONS/Planet_Size_Comparison/PlanetSize.html
Video Animation (no words) Comparing Sizes of Planets http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-3974466981713172831
Outside Activities to Illustrate the Size of the Solar System
How Big is the Solar System? http://www.noao.edu/education/peppercorn/pcmain.html
The Size and Distance of the Planets http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/AtHomeAstronomy/activity_10.html
Make a model to show the relative distances of the planets from the sun.
Mercury 1" Venus 1.5" Earth 2" Mars 3" Jupiter 11.5" Saturn 19" Uranus 38" Neptune 60" Pluto 79"
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Day 5 - Characteristics of Each Planet
United Streaming
TCAP Coach Lesson 12 "Planets and the Solar System" pages 82-85
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Earth - The Water Planet http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/samoset/water1a.swf
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
PowerPoint Explaining Why Pluto is No Longer a Planet - What is a Planet? http://facstaff.bloomu.edu/mshepard/courses/planets/planets_notes/What%20is%20a%20Planet.ppt
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Day 6 Shadows
Illustration of Shadows http://www.phys.ksu.edu/gene/shadow.gif
Activity
- Tape paper to the floor.
- Set up light source and angle so that it is shining toward one of the sheets of paper.
- Have one student stand between the light source and paper.
- Trace around shape that is projected on to the paper.
- Move the light source draw shadow a second time.
- Compare the size of the shapes that were placed at different distances.
- What happens to the size when the distance is increased? When it is decreased?
- Does the shape itself change?
United Streaming
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Day 7 Shadows
Light and Shadows Lesson Plans with Worksheets & Quiz
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/teachersresources/ages7_8/tr_light_shadows_lp.shtml#
Online Activity http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/light_shadows.shtml
TCAP Coach Lesson 14 "Earth's Rotation, the Sun, and Shadows" pages 90-92
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Day 8 Moon Phases
Video Explaining Phases of the Moon **** http://www.wonderville.ca/v1/activities/phases/phases.swf
BrainPop Jr. The Moon http://www.brainpopjr.com/science/space/themoon/preview.weml
Sequencing cards
Moon Phases Diagram http://www.littleexplorers.com/subjects/astronomy/activities/label/labelmoonphases.shtml
Take It To Your Seat Science Centers Grades 3-4 "Phases of the Moon" pages 33-45
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Day 9 Moon Phases
TCAP Coach Lesson 13 "Phases of the Moon" pages 86-89
Phases of the Moon http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/labs/moon/lunar_phase3.swf
Moon Phases http://classweb.howardcc.edu/cwuyts/LearningObjects/moon_phases_v5b.swf
Moon Phases http://www.espace.gc.ca/eng/educators/resources/astronomy/multimedia/module3/phases_moon/phases_moon.swf
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Day 10 Test
TCAP Coach Chapter 4 Review pages 93-94
