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8/12/2019 Solar System Unit Plan Merged
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Jacob Schmudlach
Professor Beisser
Education 1225/1/13
Solar System Unit Plan
4thGrade
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Table of Contents
Unit Rationale
Content Standards Unit Goals & Lesson Titles
Unit Description Bulletin Board & Explanation
Summative Assessments References for Teachers and Students
Revised Lesson Plans
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Unit Rationale
The sun, moon and stars are all important objects in space that students need
to think about. Along with that, there are all of the planets in our Solar System that
are pretty popular in science today. In our unit we studied Solar Systems. We
wanted to make sure we did something that was intriguing to the students, but very
beneficial educationally as well. In our lesson plans we focused on the 8 planets,
plus the sun. Through these lessons, students were able to work together and
engage in deep discussion with many questions. The students studied ideas such as
the movement in our system, life cycles of stars and the components of our solar
system that make it so incredible. They were able to do this in a variety of ways.
The students watched videos, they did internet research, they came up with their
own ideas through class discussion, they wrote stories and they even created poster
boards and presented in front of the whole class. The lesson plans all differed in
some ways yet they all had some important components in common. They
provided discussion, hands on work, social interaction, questioning and solving.
The lessons were intended to never get redundant or lame. Through learning about
our solar system the students got to bring up topics such as NASA and the
movement of the sun and earth. These are important ideas that could definitely be
brought up in the future. I feel the creativity of our lessons allowed students to stay
motivated and engaged through our unit.
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Content Standards
Students will understand and apply knowledge of the properties, movementsand locations of objects in our solar system.
Iowa Core Curriculum-http://www.educateiowa.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2459&
Itemid=4563
Quadrant C
We will now move into the starsin the solar system. What a star
is and how it forms. Is the sun a
star? Do they move? Relate
things in our everyday life to the
evolution of objects in our solar
system.
Quadrant D
Students will now move into theidea of gravity. What is gravity?
They will begin to be more open
minded towards astronauts and
where they can go in space and
why. What do they need? Why
do they need it?
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Quadrant A
Students will start the unit bylearning what is in our solar
system. They will begin to
recognize the planets as well as
know the order they stand in.
Quadrant B
Students will now workcollaboratively based on their
favorite planets. They will then
begin to study more in depth on
these planets, learning about
structure and temperature and
movements. They will then
present to the class.
Unit Goals & Lesson Titles
1.Introduction to the Planets of our Solar SystemStudents will know what a solar system is and what it consists of.Students will know the order of the plants
2.Planets of our Solar System After presented information, students will research specific planets and
know how to present special characteristics of individual planets.
Students will work collaboratively, stay on task and share ideas with eachother in order to learn about all of the planets.
3.The stages of a star Students will be able to identify the order and stages of a star. Students will be able to know the makeup of a star.
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4.A Trip in Space Students will know what an astronaut needs in order to live in space. Students will work cooperatively and present a visual to the class
providing support for their ideas.
5.The Life of an Astronaut Students will watch videos together on our solar system. Students will study the Life of an astronaut and then write a letter
including at least 5 important characteristics of an astronaut.
Unit Description
There were many different goals for this lesson, but they all correlated to the
Common Core standards. The standard states that the students must be able to
learn the movements and locations of the objects in our solar system, but mostimportantly we wanted to make sure the students were able to apply their
knowledge of all of the properties learned in this unit. They did this throughwriting stories, working together, giving presentations and even drawing pictures.
The unit allowed for exploration of space, planets, stars and even earth. Many
students are able to get many different things from the unit. This unit allows for a
lot of differentiating to be done when necessary. For example, gifted students arealways able to expand and gain knowledge in a topic through new ways of
presenting and even research. Students that struggle a little bit are able to focus on
some of the more obvious things in our solar system. The unit allowed students towork at whatever pace they felt comfortable without slowing the class down at all.
The unit touched base on astronauts as well. Students were able to study astronauts
in order to learn about our solar system. Things such as gravity and oxygen werebig in these lessons. Those are two needs in our everyday life today. Students were
able to focus on one specific unit in a large variety of ways. This keeps the classengaged and makes a positive learning environment.
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Bulletin Board & Explanation
In the front of the classroom on the bulletin board, there will be a blank areawith a background that looks like space. There will be a title at the top of that
background labeled: Planet of the Month. Since our unit is on our Solar Systemand we are going to be learning all about the planets I thought it would be a good
idea to take a little time every Monday morning at the beginning of the week to
learn about the characteristics of each planet together as a class. For example, inmy representation I used the planet Saturn. As a class, in the morning we will printout a picture of Saturn and we will talk about one important characteristic from
that planet once a week. The next week we will talk about another importantcharacteristic on that planet until the month is up. The bulletin board will always
be up so the students can use it to help them anytime during the day. Once themonth is up, we will move on to the next planet and post it up on the board. By the
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end of this, the students will be a lot more familiar with the planets in our solar
system. This will only take 10 minutes at the most on Monday mornings.
Summative Assessment
For our summative assessment we will have the students create a brochure.
The students will be required to do this individually mainly because majority of thework done in our Solar System unit had been through collaboration. We want to
make sure the students have retained majority of what they have learned and went
over. Along with that, it allows us as teachers to see who really struggles through
the unit and we can reflect on our unit as well, to see if we need to make changeson the next Solar System unit in a way that helps the students succeed and learn.
There will be a rubric for the students to follow in order to create this brochure.Everything on the rubric will relate to what our objectives were during each lesson
throughout the unit. Nothing should surprise the students. It will be things the
students have went over before. On the back of the brochure the students will be
required to fill out a reflection portion of their own. This will focus on what they
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felt the positives and negatives were in the unit. What could be changed and what
could be fixed? The students will be allowed to give their input on the unit. Thiswill also help us figure out what needs to be taken out or fixed by the time we do
the next unit. The rubric will go over these things: The order of the Individual
Planets, 5 important characteristics of the main planet they studied, Stages of starformation, necessary materials humans need for space travel and correct grammar
and information will be necessary for this rubric. The students will not be expectedto finish in one day. They will be given 3 science periods to complete this and if
students need more time, it will be designated to them later in the week. We wantthe students to concentrate and do a good job without feeling rushed.
References
Teachers
http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/labs/star_life/starlife_proto.html http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/3861.html http://science89.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/star_human.jpg http://rubistar.4teachers.org/-This website if great to use when in
need of a rubric for student assessment. It saves a lot of time.
http://www.planetfacts.net/ http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/index.cfm
http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/labs/star_life/starlife_proto.htmlhttp://teachers.net/lessons/posts/3861.htmlhttp://science89.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/star_human.jpghttp://rubistar.4teachers.org/-http://www.planetfacts.net/http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/index.cfmhttp://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/index.cfmhttp://www.planetfacts.net/http://rubistar.4teachers.org/-http://science89.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/star_human.jpghttp://teachers.net/lessons/posts/3861.htmlhttp://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/labs/star_life/starlife_proto.html8/12/2019 Solar System Unit Plan Merged
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http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/planets/
Students
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm http://www.planetsforkids.org/ http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/ http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/ http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/explore/solar_system/resources/
websites.shtml
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/planets/http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htmhttp://www.planetsforkids.org/http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/explore/solar_system/resources/websites.shtmlhttp://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/explore/solar_system/resources/websites.shtmlhttp://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/explore/solar_system/resources/websites.shtmlhttp://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/explore/solar_system/resources/websites.shtmlhttp://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/explore/solar_system/resources/websites.shtmlhttp://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/explore/solar_system/resources/websites.shtmlhttp://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/http://www.planetsforkids.org/http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htmhttp://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/planets/8/12/2019 Solar System Unit Plan Merged
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Direct Instruction Presentation w/ Adv Organizer Concept Attnment Cooperative Learning Inquiry Teaching
Direct Instruction Lesson Plan (10 pts)
Lesson Background:Your Name: Megan Glass and Jacob Schmudlach
Grade Level: (circle one) K 1 2 3 4 5 6
Subject: (circle one) Language Arts Social Studies Mathematics Science
Lesson Title: Introduction to the Planets of the Solar System
Materials Needed:
Pencil
Pictures of the PlanetsChalkboard
Colored Pencils/ Markers
Assessment- cutouts of the planets
TapeBlank Solar System Coloring Page
Prerequisite Skills: Students should have general knowledge on what a solar system is and whatit consists of. They should be able to discuss what planets are.
A B C D Lesson Objective: After the fourth grade students have been the given the necessarymaterial on the planets they will be able to correctly identify the order of the planets with no
more than one error.
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Interaction with Students:
1. Provide objectives: (What are students going to learn?) Time: 5 minutesToday, we are going to learn about the planets of the solar system. Can anyone tell me the
names of our solar system? It is called the Milky Way and consists of eight planets and our sun.
We will first learn the names of the planets and the order they are from the sun. We will work asin pairs to devise a way for all of us to remember the order of the planets and share these with
the class. You may wonder why we are learning the order of the planets on the first day, but you
will learn that by knowing the order of the planets it will help in our future lessons. For
example, Mercury which is the planet closest to the sun is a very hot planet.
2. Demonstrate knowledge or skill: (Input/Modeling by the teacher) Time: 10 minutes
I will introduce the lesson to the students by first showing the solar system with the planets inline. This will help the students to get an overall view of what the solar systems looks like. Iwill then hold up pictures of each planet starting with the sun. I will explain that all planets
revolve around the sun and that this will be our reference point. I want to see where my students
are with their previous knowledge of the planets. In this part of the lesson I will ask the studentsto shout out the name of the planet if they know them. I can then get a general feel for if my
students can identify the planets by the photos. We will then work on ordering the planets in
reference to the sun. I will go through the photos again and this time they will be in order fromthe sun. In this time I will play a song about the order of the planets to get students engaged and
excited about the lesson.
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3. Provide guided practice:(Guided practice with the teacher) Time: 10 minutesI will then put the pictures of the planets on the chalkboard and write the first letter of each
planet underneath. This will be a reference point for the students as they are writing their own
phrases.
Why do you think I had you listen to the song about the order of the planets? Did it help you to
remember the order of the planets? We are now going to work with a partner to create asentence or phrase to help us remember the order of the planets. Here is an example I learnedwhen I was in elementary school. My very educated mother just served us nachos. This will
help us remember the order of the planets, Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus
Neptune. This can be a silly phrase or anything that will help you remember the order.
I will assign students pairs to work with to create their own pneumonic device to help them
remember the order. All of the planets will still be listed on the board so the students have a
point of reference.
4. Check for understanding and provide student feedback: (How will you know students
understand the skill or concept? How will they know they get it??) Time: 5 minutes
I will be walking around the classroom helping the students come up with ideas if they get stuck
on creating their pneumonic device. I will be making sure they know the order and are
practicing it with their partner. I will know the students are getting it if they are able tocorrectly tell me their made up phrase and then use that to name off the planets in order.
5: Provide extended practice and transfer:(Independent practice of the skill)Time: 5 minutes
To help the students practice the order of the planets I will have them find a new partner that
wasnt in their original group. They will then share out the pneumonic device with their partnerand then tell them the order of the planets.
6. Assessment / Closure: (How do you evaluate student progress or provide closure to thislesson?) You MUST include rubric, checklist or assessment document. Time: 10 minutes
It is important for the students to not only know the names of the planets but also what each
planet looks like. This will be beneficial when we continues onto further lessons and arelearning about the characteristics of the planets.
My assessment will be cutouts of the planets with their names listed on it. I will then have a
paper with the Sun on it and students will be required to order the planets correctly in relation tothe sun like we had been working on previously in class. The assignment will be worth 8 points
and each correct placement of the planet will be worth 1 point.
7. DIFFERENTIATION of Content, Process or Product:
a. Adaptation for students who need extra help, time, or attention?
For students that need additional help remembering the order of the planets I can verbally help
them with a pneumonic device that may be easier than the one they have created. I will also
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model the pictures of the planets again in order from the sun to help guide them in remembering
this.
b. Extension for students of high ability? (Remember, assigning gifted students to be the tutor
for others is not sufficient academic challenging for students who have mastered the lesson).
For students of high ability that are able to easily remember the order of the planets I will have
an additional activity they can work on once they have finished creating their pneumonic device.I will have a blank picture of the solar system and students can draw the planets on their usingthe correct order and size.
TOTAL LESSON TIME:_45_minutes____
8. References Consulted (Curriculum books in Drake SOE curriculum lab, previous teachers as
resources, online websites, your past experiences, or your own initiatives, etc):
When choosing a topic we had both decided that teaching the solar system would be an
interesting topic. We started our unit by beginning with the planets and teaching on their order
from the sun. This seemed like a logical place to begin our unit as it would be a good overviewof the solar system and planets and a place to build from with the students. We used a lot ofprevious experience in creating this lesson. In our own elementary studies we had both learned a
pneumonic device to help us remember the order of the planets. We thought instead of using the
pneumonic devices we had learned in our own school experience it would be fun to have thestudents create their own. This would help them learn the order the order of the planets in a fun
new way.
For the song we used a song from National Geographic to get the song we will use in our lesson.
We used this resource to find the photos of the planets for our assessment and posters.
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Direct Instruction Presentation w/ Adv Organizer Concept Attnment Cooperative Learning Inquiry Teaching
Cooperative Learning Lesson Plan (10 pts)
Lesson Background:Your Name: Megan Glass and Jacob Schmudlach Grade Level: 4th
Subject: Science
Lesson Title: Planets of our Solar System
Materials Needed:
Text Books
ComputerPaper/Poster Board for visual aid
Any drawing materials, colored pencils, markers, etc.
GlueScissors
Prerequisite Skills: The students will have already learned the order of the planets and basic facts about oursolar system. Students will have the skills to be able to research information using their text books and
computer. They will already have the knowledge on how to create a visual aid.
Lesson Objective(s):
a. After the fourth grade students are presented information on how to research their planet as a group,
they will successfully present all of the required information to the class using a visual aid within
90% accuracy per rubric guidelines.b. Social Goals for your lesson
After fourth students have completed their research project they will be able to successfully take turns
with each other, be able to stay on task throughout the entire project, and consistently share ideas
with each other.
Cooperative Learning Grouping Structure: Students will work in a co-op environment. Cooperative groupswill be formed, and students will explore and investigate their assigned planet. After the students have
researched and created a visual with the information on their planets we will then come together as a class
and the groups will share out what they have learned.
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Interaction with Students:
1. Present objectives: (Tell students what they are going to learn?) Time: 5 min
Today we are going to learn more about each planet in our solar system. I am going to assign each of you
into groups of four, and together you will be gathering information on a specific planet. Once you have
researched your planet, as a group you will be creating a visual aid and presenting this information to the
class. When I put you into your groups I really want you to focus on taking turns, keeping focused and on
task within our groups, and contributing ideas to the project.
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2. Present information for the academic goal: (What are procedures for the academic goal?) Time:15
minutes
As I said we will be forming into groups of four. Each group will research a particular planet and you will
need to find certain facts about your planet. Once you have researched your planet you will need to come
up with a way to present this to the class. Some ideas that students have done in the past have included
power point presentations, posters, brochures or handouts which I can make copies of, or any other idea you
choose. The only expectation for the visual aid is that you have a visual to share with the class to present
the information on your planet.
We have both our textbooks and a list of websites I will provide you in order for you to find information
about your planet. I am going to give you all a handout here on what information is required for you to
share with us about your planet. Some of the things I want you to research are, what is the size of your
planet and how does this compare with earth, does you planet have any rings, any moons, what is its
rotation, what is the atmosphere like and why do you think life would or would not be able to live on your
planet. Each group will have a list of what is required to research for your planet. I have also listed some
good websites that you could use to find out the information on your planet. Remember you want to make
your presentation informative and interesting to the class so it always good to find some interesting facts on
your planet. There are other things you will need to teach the class about your planet, and again those are
all listed on the handout. I will also be passing out a copy of the rubric to each group so you all know whatyou will be graded on.
I have made a poster her with some facts on planet earth. Please notice that I used a lot of colors and words
to make my poster interesting and fun to look at! Earth is 92,956,050 miles around. To put that in
perspective for you that would be over 163 million football fields! That is a long way to run. We all know
that Earth does not have any rings. It has one moon and is made up of Oxygen and Nitrogen. Because of
the atmosphere here on earth it makes it easy for us all to live here. Many other planets have atmospheres
that do not allow sustainable living, or their temperature makes it too hot or too cold for anything to be able
to live there. Next I am going to talk about what expectations I have for what I want your cooperative group
learning to look like.
3. Organize students into learning teams: Time: 10 min
a. Explain how theyll practice the social goal?
Students as we get into groups I really want you to focus on taking turns, keeping focused and on task within
our groups, and contributing ideas to the project. Can some of you give me ideas of what that would look
like? As we are working on the projects I want you to keep focused on the task at hand. I know it easy
sometimes for us people to get distracted and off task. We are really going to work on staying focused on our
research and working on our visual aids. I also want to remind you that we need to stay in the groups
assigned to you. I dont want to see students wandering around the classroom outside of their groups and
distracting other students. When we work together on projects like this it is also important that we all do
our role and share our ideas. I know all of you have tons of great ideas in those brains of yours so dont be
afraid to share those with your group. You guys do need to come to a decision on how you will present the
information and what information you share but remember to listen to everyone!
b. How will you organize the groups?I will assign four students to a group. The groups will be based on their differentiation level. This will allow
students to that may have a higher learning ability to create a more challenging visual to present to the class.
Students at a lower academic level will still be able to complete the task within the parameters of thespecified criteria and work on having a great project to present.
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c. What group roles will you have?Each group will be assigned these four roles for the students:
Computer Guru
Recorder
Task MasterContribution Captain
Once we get into groups I want you as group to decide who will be assigned each of the following roles. Thefirst one is the Computer Guru. This person will be in charge of navigating the computer in search of the
information you will need for your project. There will also need to be a Recorder who is taking down notes
on the information you want to present to the class. Remember we are really working on staying on task in
our groups and that we are all equally sharing our ideas. The Task Master will make sure that the group
stays on task and if someone starts to get distracted or is going outside of the group the Task Master will
remind them on what they need to do. The last role will be the Contribution Captain. This person will be in
charge of making sure everyone in the group is taking part and sharing their ideas. I want everyone to be
collaborating on this project and to have their input and ideas shared. Those of you that are the
Contribution Captains if you see someone is not sharing their ideas just ask if they have anything they want
to add or if they can think of anything else to put into the project. Remember that some of your peers may be
shyer than others and need a little help sharing their ideas.
After you all have completed the research on your planet I want you to work together to come up with your
visual aid and how you are going to present this to the class. After lunch we will have a little bit of time to
finish your projects and then will be sharing them with the class. When we have finished our group work
each of you will be evaluating not only your peers but yourself on how well you think the group work went.
This is another reason to make sure you are contributing your ideas to the group and staying on task.
4. Assist team work and study: Time: 1 hour (as students are working on project)
a. How will you monitor academic progress?As I walk around, I will listen to student conversation and observe their work and progress. I will make sure
students are finding the needed information on their planet and are on the right track with creating theirvisual. I will be open to students with any questions they may have on the project.
b. How will you monitor the social goals?
Again I will be constantly be walking around, making sure they are staying within their assigned and nottalking to other students outside of their groups. I will make sure students are taking turns and are all equally
contributing their ideas to the project. I will also remind the Contribution Captains and Task Masters of their
roles if I do not see them helping the other students with what they are supposed to be doing.
5. Provide recognition: Time: 1 hour (as students are working on project)
(How will students know they have met both academic and social goals?).
I will be providing verbal feedback to the students as they are doing the research and working in theirgroups. I will let them know when they are on the right track and provide them with prompts for their visual
aids if I see suggestions that can be made of if they are missing certain content that is required. I will also let
the students know if I see them working well together as a group and make sure they are all taking turns andassisting with the project.
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6. Assessment / Closure: (How do you evaluate student progress or end this lesson?) Time: 10 min
Wow! You guys did a great job presenting all of that information and I know I learned a lot! All of your
visuals look really great!
Students as I mentioned earlier I want each of you to evaluate not only your peers but also yourself on how
you think the group work went. Please be honest with me and just to let you know your other group
members will not see this evaluation.
7. DIFFERENTIATION of Content, Process or Product:
a. Adaptation for students who need extra help, time, or attention?
I can provide extra assistance to the students to make sure they understand what exactly should be included
on the visual and provide them with some ideas of where to go with their project.
b. Extension for students of high ability? (Remember, gifted students need challenge).
By grouping the students in ability groups the gifted students can get more in depth with the information
presented but still using the required criteria. They may also be able to use their artistic skills in creating a
more intriguing visual.
TOTAL LESSON TIME:__1 hour 30 minutes____
8. References Consulted:
We used the se websites that the students could use to find facts about the planets.
http://www.planetfacts.net/
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/index.cfm
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/planets/
The social goal rubric came from the information you had put on blackboard and the other rubric was createdusing http://rubistar.4teachers.org/.
For the lesson we used prior knowledge of what cooperative group learning should look like and how has
been implemented in our practicum experiences.
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TEAM, SELF, and GROUP Member EvaluationSuccess comes before work, only in the dictionary. Anonymous
Students I want you to evaluate yourself, as well as the other members of your group, on how well you
worked on this project. Remember to be honest and fair with your other group members and that they will
not see what you have written to me.
My name:____________________ Course Name:______________________ Date:__________
(To completedprivatelybe each group member).
I. TEAM Evaluation: Usually Sometimes Never
1. Members of our group shared the work equally __________ __________ __________2. Everyone in our group did his or her best job __________ __________ __________
3. Group members helped one another with tasks __________ __________ __________
4. Group members shared materials and resources __________ __________ __________
5. Together, we made decisions as a group __________ __________ __________
6. Our group used time wisely most of the time __________ __________ __________
The GRADE I would give our group work a grade of _______ A, B, C, D, F You may use + and
-
II. SELF Evaluation and INDIVIDUAL GROUP MEMBER Evaluation:1-5 (with 5 as best)
All Team
Membe
rsInclude your
own name on
this list.
1. Carried
his/her
share of
the work
load
2. Did
his/her best
job in
group tasks
3. Helped
others
with work
or tasks
4. Shared
materials
or
resources
5. Made
decisions
together
6. Used
time
wisely
TOTAL
range of 5-30 pts
1. (self)
2.
3.
4.
5.
Assign individual SCORES of 1-5 (with 5 as best) to yourself AND each group member above.
5= Excellent work; Went above and beyond expectations to complete work with quality and expediency.
4= Above average work; Participated in a highly beneficial manner to get the work done successfully.
3= Average; Nothing spectacular, but kept a steady pace with work and participation within the group.
2= Below average; Less than helpful contributions to group tasks, compromised quality work of group.
1= Didnt contribute; Didnt do much at all, let others do the work, distracted from the group efforts.
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Planet Presentation Rubric
Student Name: ________________________________________
CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Content -Accuracy
All facts in the visualaid are accurate
!!"!#$ of the factsin the visual aid areaccurate
%!"%#$ of the factsin the visual aid areaccurate
&e'er than %#$ ofthe facts in the visualaid are accurate
Attractiveness &Organization
The visual aid hase(ce)tionall*attractive formattin+and 'ell"or+ani,edinformation
The visual aid hasattractive formattin+and 'ell"or+ani,edinformation
The visual aid has'ell"or+ani,edinformation
The visual aidformattin+ andor+ani,ation ofmaterial areconfusin+ to thereader
RequiredElements
The visual aidincludes all re-uiredelements as 'ell asadditionalinformation
All re-uired elementsare included on thevisual aid
All but . of there-uired elementsare included on thevisual aid
Several re-uiredelements 'eremissin+
Gra!ics"#ictures Gra)hics +o 'ell'ith the te(t andthere is a +ood mi(of te(t and +ra)hics
Gra)hics +o 'ell'ith the te(t/ butthere are so man*that the* distractfrom the te(t
Gra)hics +o 'ell'ith the te(t/ butthere are too fe'and the brochureseems 01te(t"heav*01
Gra)hics do not +o'ith theaccom)an*in+ te(t ora))ear to berandoml* chosen
#resentationContent
Sho's a fullunderstandin+ of theto)ic
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Sho's a +oodunderstandin+ of)arts of the to)ic
2oes not seem tounderstand the to)icver* 'ell
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Direct Instruction Presentation w/ Adv Organizer Concept Attnment Cooperative Learning Inquiry Teaching
Presentation with Advance Organizer Lesson Plan (10 pts)
Your Name: Megan Glass and Jacob Schmudlach Grade Level: 4th
Subject: Science
Lesson Title: The Stages of a Star
Materials Needed:
Chart of stages of the stars compared with human life
Blank FlipbooksPencils
Science Notebooks
Colored Pencils/MarkersPictures of the stars at each stage
Prerequisite Skills: The students should have solid background knowledge on the life cycle of humans andhow we transform the older we get. This will allow them to understand the lifecycle of a star better. They
should also already have an idea of what gravity is and they will be able to discuss it a little bit.
Lesson Objective: After the fourth grade students are presented information on the lifecycle of a star they
will be able to correctly identify the order of the stages of a stars life and a characteristic for each stage
within 90% accuracy.
1. Present objectives: (What are students going to learn?) Time: 5
Today students will be learning about the lifecycle of a star. They will first learn about general
characteristics of a star. Next they will learn about each specific stage in the lifecycle of a star and
characteristics of the star at each stage.
2. Present advance organizer: (A metaphor or logical connection?) Time: 5
Today we are going to learn about the lifecycle of a star. We can use what we know about our own human
lifecycle to help us remember the different stages a star goes through in its life. We all know that we start
out inside our mothers stomachs before we are born. Eventually we are born as babies and then grow into
children, like all of you. You will continue to grow and turn into teenagers and adults. Once we all become
adults were not done growing. All adults still keep getting older and changing. Eventually we all grow
older into old men and women. Just like as we grow and change through our lives so does a star. However
unlike a human life which may last at the most a little over a hundred years, the lifecycle of a star can take
millions and even billions of years.
3. Demonstrate knowledge or skill: (Input/Modeling by the teacher) Time: 15
Today we are going to learn about the lifecycle of a star. We can use what we know about our own human
lifecycle to help us remember the different stages a star goes through in its life. Now lets start by everyone
getting out their science journals. As I am talking about the stages of the star please write down the names
of the stages and something to help you remember each stage.
Stars are a really hot ball of gas that gives off heat and light. Can anyone name a star that is very important
to all of our existence? How about the Sun? The Sun is the largest object in the Solar System and contains
99.8% of all the mass in the Solar System. Most scientists believe that the Sun has been around for
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approximately 4.6 billion years and has enough fuel in it to last another 5 billion years. The Sun is very
important to us here on Earth and within our Milky Way Galaxy, but compared to many of the other stars
out there it is actually average. Here is picture showing the cycles of our stars and how they line up with the
cycle of human life.
A Star is Born! Protostar
Stars begin out of a nebula. A nebula is a cloud of dust composed of 97% hydrogen and 3% helium. Within
the nebula gravity causes the gas and dust to clump together. What can anyone tell me about what theyknow about gravity and why it is important to us here on earth? Gravity is what keeps us all on the ground
and from floating into space like the astronauts floating on the moons! Once a star is created it is initially
known as a protostar. In the protostar stage the star is being born and just developing much like when we
are all born as babies. Here is a picture of what a nebula cloud and protostar look like.
The Main Sequence
In the next stage of the star we are going to see it start to grow up and become an adult star.
We discussed how within a star is hydrogen and helium which are both types of gases. When these gases are
burned they push outward while the forces of gravity push inward. When both of these are equal a star is
stable. The most important thing to remember at this stage is that the star is a state stability.
I am going to show you an example of what it means to be stable. Everyone stand up and face the person
seated next to you. One of you will be partner A and one will be partner B. Now clasp the hands of the
other person and push against each other. Did everyone notice that it kept both of your bodies stable while
doing this? This is how hydrogen and helium work within a star at this stage. They emit equal force on
each other just like you and your partner were doing.
In the main sequence stage the star is starting to get really hot. At the main sequence of a stars life it has
grown from a little kid to an adult. We can think of this stage that the star is growing up from a child to a
teenager and into early adulthood. Our sun is in the main sequence of its life and here is a picture of our
sun.
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Red Giant
The next stage of the life of a star is a Red Giant. Here the star is going to get really hot and big. The star
has begun to run out of fuel and as it begins to cool it contracts and gets bigger. The core or middle of the
star begins to get really hot because the gravity is pushing on the star.
Everyone stand up again and find your same partner. This time I want you both to clasp hands. Only this
time I want student A to relax and Student B push towards Student A. Now each of you switches roles. Thistime you should notice that the forces are unbalanced and unstable. This is how the forces of gravity and the
forces of the gas are at the Red Giant stage of a star.
At the Red Giant stage of a stars life is much like the middle age of a persons life. For those people with
children this may be the stage where their kids are adults and have grown out of the house. They still have a
lot of energy and are doing many of the fun things they want to in life. This is similar to the Red Giant stage
of a star and would what we call a middle aged star. Next is where the star starts to grow old and become a
dwarf star. Now lets take a look at what a star looks like at the Red Giant Stage.
White Dwarf
Can anyone remember how much hydrogen and helium I said a star is made of? That is right a star is 3%Helium and 97% Hydrogen. At this stage the star is still using up all of its helium and creating carbon.
When it runs out of helium it is no longer hot enough to be able to burn the carbon it has created. This is
where it turns into a white dwarf. At this point the star gets a lot smaller and becomes about e size of the
earth. Can we all remember back to when we were learning about the planets last week and how much
bigger the sun was than the earth? So now imagine how much smaller the star must get to be the size of
Earth. A star is getting old and starting to die at this stage and will get dense and compact. It gets really
hot, even hotter than a red giant, and stays that way for a long time. Here we can see a photo of a star at the
White Dwarf stage and how much smaller it is compared to this picture of the Red Giant.
Has anyone ever seen a picture of your grandparents and noticed that they were shorter than when they
were young. I remember once seeing a picture of my Grandfather when he was a young man and thinkinghow tall he was compared to what I knew of him. Well much like how people may shrink when they get older
so do the stars. We can think of the white dwarf stage as being our grandparents that they are getting older
and smaller.
Black Dwarf
Finally stars turn into Black Dwarf. This is when a star cools and has no more fuel. We cannot see the stars
at this point so I brought in a blank picture of space. This would be equal to death in the human world.
4. Check for understanding and provide student feedback: (How will you know students understand the
skill or concept? How will they know they get it??) Time: 10
Ok, so we have talked about all of the different stages of a star and related them with the ages of humans in
our life cycle. What are the stages we have talked about so far? (Protostar, Main Sequence, Red Giant,
White Dwarf and Black Dwarf) I want everyone to take out a piece of paper and right each one of these
down. Now find one partner and together you will right the age the humans would be in comparison to the
stages of stars. Along with that you will right one fact about each stage that we have talked about in class.
Example: The Protostar would be known as a newborn baby in the human life cycle. I will walk around to
help any of you that have questions and after this we will all discuss what we got for our answers and why.
5. Assessment / Closure: (How do you evaluate student progress or provide closure to this lesson?)
Time: 15
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You will be making a flipbook showing the lifecycle of the star. I have provided you each with a blank
flipbook for this project. On each page I want each of you to write the name of each of the five stages of a
star. Under each name of the stage I want your draw a picture of what a star would look like at this stage
and write a sentence with one characteristic of each stage. You can use your science journals, where you
were all hopefully taking notes while I was talking, to help you with this project. Here is a copy of the
flipbook I made. On the first page I put a picture of a cloud in space which is the nebula the protostar is
made from. Underneath I wrote that a star is made from a cloud called a nebula. A nebula cloud is made of
hydrogen and helium. Again notice I labeled my page with the name of the stage the star is in, drew apicture on my page and wrote a sentence to describe a characteristic. I will be walking around to assist you
if you need help.
CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
RequiredElements
The flipbookincludes llrequiredelements s !ells dditionlinformtion"
All requiredelements reincluded on theflipbook"
All but 1 of therequiredelements isincluded on theflipbook"
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flipbook reccurte"
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fcts in theflipbook reccurte"
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-echnics Cpitli.tionnd punctutionre correctthrou%hout theposter"
There is 1 error incpitli.tion orpunctution"
There re 2errors incpitli.tion orpunctution"
There re morethn 2 errors incpitli.tion orpunctution"
/se of Clss
Time
/sed time !ell
durin% ech clssperiod" ,ocusedon %ettin% thepro0ect done"e$er distrctedothers"
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durin% ech clssperiod" /sull&focused on%ettin% thepro0ect done ndne$er distrctedothers"
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This project will be worth a total of 12 points.
6. Adaptation for students who need extra help, time, or attention?
For students that need more help, time or attention, I will personally give them printed out pictures of each
star sequence and each stage of the life cycle humans go through. I will guide them through this activity and
help them match the stages of the stars to the similar stages of the human life cycle. This will help them seethe correlation between the two better.
Extension for students of high ability?
As an extension for students of high ability, I will have these students do the assigned work but along with
that these students will have an opportunity to draw the exact stages of the stars to what they look like in
each sequence. They will draw the stars correctly and also label them with their most important fact aboutthem that we learned in class. This will allow a greater understanding by actually seeing the correlation
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rather than just writing things down on a piece of paper. If this isnt enough for them, I will have books ongravity and our solar system they can read when finished.
TOTAL LESSON TIME: __50 minutes____
7. References Consulted:(Curriculum books in Drake SOE curriculum lab, teacher resources, websites,etc):
We used our prior knowledge of what the stages of life our. To create the curriculum we needed to learn
about the stages of the star and what each stage was constituted of. Most of the information came from thesetwo websites.
http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/labs/star_life/starlife_proto.htmlhttptechers"netlessonsposts3+51"html
We also used knowledge that we had seen in my practicum classrooms on helpful teaching techniques. We
thought it would be helpful to do a demonstration with the students to help show them what stability was.
This is also a way to get students moving and out of their seats and be interactive with the lesson.
Human Star Chart
http://science89.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/star_human.jpg
Rubric
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
Beisser, 2000
http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/labs/star_life/starlife_proto.htmlhttp://teachers.net/lessons/posts/3861.htmlhttp://science89.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/star_human.jpghttp://rubistar.4teachers.org/http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/labs/star_life/starlife_proto.htmlhttp://teachers.net/lessons/posts/3861.htmlhttp://science89.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/star_human.jpghttp://rubistar.4teachers.org/8/12/2019 Solar System Unit Plan Merged
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Direct Instruction Presentation w/ Adv Organizer Concept Attnment Cooperative Learning Inquiry Teaching
Concept Attainment Lesson Plan (10 pts)
Lesson Background:Your Name: Megan Glass and Jacob Schmudlach Grade Level: (circle one) 4th
Subject: (circle one) Science
Lesson Title: The Life of an Astronaut
Materials Needed:
Pencils
Paper
Marker board
Markers
TV to show the video
Handout for the video
Prerequisite Skills: The students will have a basic understanding of our solar system and will have learnedabout the planets. This will allow them to understand the life of an astronaut better. Most students will have
a general idea of what an astronaut is. Students should know how to write a letter from a previous unit we
did on this.
Lesson Objective: After watching a video and discussing about the life of an astronaut the students will be
able to write a letter identifying 5 characteristics about being an astronaut within 90% accuracy.
Concept Label: Astronaut
Critical Attributes: [yes] Non-critical Attributes [no]
NASA NFLNeil Armstrong Obama
Moon EarthSpacecraft Minivan
Oxygen Tank Gravity
Space Travel Airplane
Definition of Concept: A person who is trained to travel into space
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Interaction with Students:
1. Provide examples and non-examples to the class: (Distinguish yes/no attributes) Time: 15 minToday class we are going to learn about a new concept within our space unit. I have put two columns on the
board a Yes column and a No column. As a class we are going to guess the concept based on the
patterns of clues I am going to give you. I am going to start by putting clues that relate to the concept in the
Yes column and clues that dont relate to it in the No column. As I am putting these on the board try
and think quietly to yourself what the concept is we are going to be talking about. Once you think you know
what it is I want you to SILENTLY put your finger on your nose.
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Once I see that students are starting to recognize the concept I can call on the students with their finger on
their noses to help me with the remaining clues and putting them in the correct columns.
2. Test for attainment: (Do the students understand the concept?) Time: 5 min
I will look around the room and make sure that students all have their fingers on their noses indicating they
understand what the concept is. If there are more than 3 students that dont understand the concept I can
verbally go over some more clues.
Students now that we have had a chance to look at all the clues please turn to your partner and tell them
what you think the concept is.
3. Analyze student thinking processes and integration of learning: Time: 5 min
(Are they able to provide additional examples and non-examples?)
Students, now that we have had a chance to share out with our partners can anyone tell me what we are
going to talk about today. Great! That is right we are going to talk about astronauts. Now as we think
about astronauts does anyone else have some ideas of word we can put in the Yes column? As I write
some of these ideas on the board can anyone else think of things that would go in the No column or words
that would not describe an astronaut.
I can guide the students as we do this to help them come up with additional clues to put in each column.
4. Clarify lesson objectives: (What are students going to DO with these?) Time: 5 min
Now that we know we are going to talk about astronauts today we are specifically going to learn about the
life of an astronaut. We are first going to start by watching this video all about astronauts. I have given you
a handout with some things to look for as we are watching the video.
There are four categories on the handout I just gave you. The first one is What steps does someone take to
become an astronaut? This can include what schooling they had to go through or what steps do they do to
prepare themselves before they go into space. The next section is what do the astronauts look like? What do
they wear, how their clothing is different than ours and what do they need to protect themselves. Look at
they need to breath. We will see the astronauts actually go into space so pay attention to what they wouldsee, how is that different than what we see here on earth? Lastly look at the general life of an astronaut, so
some of these can be what kind food are they eating, how do they sleep, what is their environment like, what
is their mission. Once we are done watching the video and have talked about it as a class everyone is going
to pretend they are an astronaut and write a letter to a friend back at home and tell them all about their
space adventures. In this letter I want you to have at least 5 things on what life as an astronaut is like.
5. Procedures for Using the Conceptin a meaningful way? Time: 45 minStudents will watch the video.
Now that we have all watched the video together lets share in our pods what we have learned and what it is
like to be an astronaut. I want each of you to have at least two things to contribute to your group aboutwhat life as an astronaut would be like. As your group members are sharing their ideas remember you can
add these to your worksheet if you dont already have them.
Now that we have talked about it in our groups lets go over as a class what we have learned.
I will write a list out on the board as we discuss it as a class. As we discuss the concept as a class it will help
the students prepare to write their independent letter and think of ideas on their own.
6. Assessment / Closure (How do you evaluate student progress or provide closure for this lesson?)
Include rubric, checklist, assessment documents. Time: 20 min
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This could be done as part of our Language Arts Unit for the Day
Class now that we have discussed what life is life for an astronaut I want you all to take out a piece a paper
and we are going to write a letter as if we were all astronauts. We all know how to write letters because we
have been practicing that in our unit. I want everyone to write a letter to a friend or family member back
home and tell them all about what it is like to be an astronaut. You need to include at least 5 things on what
your life is like. Remember this can be what preparation you need, what things you see in space, what your
life is like, what clothing you wear. All of the things we talked about this morning.
Also as we are writing these letters we need to have an opening and closing. We need to make sure we are
using complete sentences with proper punctuation and grammar. Also remember to use complete ideas
when writing these letters. We have been practicing this a lot so it shouldnt be too hard for you!
7. DIFFERENTIATION of Content, Process or Product:
a. Adaptation for students who need extra help, time, or attention?
For students that need extra help I can have these students first write out what five characteristics they want
to put in their letter and this will help them in creating their letter. They can do this while students are
creating their letter.
b. Extension for students of high ability? (Remember, assigning gifted students to be the tutor for others is
For students of high ability they can add visuals or draw pictures with their letters and can include a more
detailed letter. Some examples could be if a student is writing about a spacecraft, how fast does it go? How
many gallons of gas does it use? The video will have listed out many facts that maybe only a more gifted
student would have caught onto and written down.
TOTAL LESSON TIME:__90 min____
8. References Consulted (Curriculum books in Drake SOE curriculum lab, previous teachers as resources,online websites, your past experiences, or your own initiatives, etc):
We made our rubric from Rubristar.com
We also used ideas from your handouts and from what we had seen in our practicum to come up with the
ideas of doing the astronauts and then having the students write letters.
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Letter-Writing : Astronaut Letter Rubric
Teacher Name: Mrs. Glassand Mr. Schmudlach
Student Name: ________________________________________
CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
ontentAccurac!
The letter contains atleast 5 accurate factsabout the topic
The letter contains !"# accurate factsabout the topic
The letter contains $"% accurate factsabout the topic
The letter contains noaccurate facts aboutthe topic
Grammar "s#elling$con%entions&
&riter ma'es noerrors in (rammar orspellin(
&riter ma'es $"%errors in (rammarand)or spellin(
&riter ma'es !"#errors in (rammarand)or spellin(
&riter ma'es morethan # errors in(rammar and)orspellin(
a#itali'ationand (unctuation
&riter ma'es noerrors incapitali*ation andpunctuation
&riter ma'es $"%errors incapitali*ation andpunctuation
&riter ma'es !"#errors incapitali*ation andpunctuation
&riter ma'es morethan # errors incapitali*ation andpunctuation
)deas +deas ,eree-pressed in a clearand or(ani*edfashion +t ,as eas.to fi(ure out ,hat theletter ,as about
+deas ,eree-pressed in a prett.clear manner/ but theor(ani*ation couldha0e been better
+deas ,eresome,hat or(ani*ed/but ,ere not 0er.clear +t too' morethan one readin( tofi(ure out ,hat theletter ,as about
The letter seemed tobe a collection ofunrelated sentences+t ,as 0er. difficult tofi(ure out ,hat theletter ,as about
Astronaut Handout for VIDEO
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Students Name_______________________
What steps does someone take to become an astronaut?
What does the astronaut look like?
What does an astronaut see in space?
What is life like for an astronaut in space?
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Direct Instruction Presentation w/ Adv Organizer Concept Attnment Cooperative Learning Inquiry Teaching
Problem-Based / Inquiry Instruction Lesson Plan (10 pts)
Lesson Background:Your Name: Megan Glass and Jacob Schmudlach Grade Level: (circle one) 4th
Subject: Science
Lesson Title: A Trip in Space
Materials Needed:
Computer
Poster board
Markers
Scissors
Colored Pencils
Glue
Pencils
Paper
Prerequisite Skills: Prior to this lesson we will have watched a video on astronauts and also read a book on
the topic. Students will understand how to research on the internet and work cooperatively in groups. They
have the skills to make and present a poster.
Logistics: (Are special arrangements necessary?) The classroom will be set up to have the students in
groups. I will also have checked out multiple books from the library on space and astronauts that the
students can use.
Lesson Goal (not ABCD objectives): Students will create a poster and present to the class what an astronaut
would need to take to a trip into space. Students will work together and verbally explain to the class theirreasoning of what they chose to put on their boards.
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Interaction with Students:
1. Orient students to the problem or dilemma? (Must first get their attention to SOLVE a problem!)
Students recently we have been studying about space and astronauts. Today I have a special mission
for you. We have an astronaut George that just graduated from NASA and is getting ready for his
first mission in Space. He needs your help! George wants to make sure he has everything he needs
for his big trip. We are going to get into groups and you will research the necessities he needs to go
into space successfully. As a group you will make a poster showing what George needs for his big
trip. We are going to use our computers and books from the library to help us with this project. Also
please remember when presenting I want you to not only tell me what George needs to take with him
to space but why he needs it.
2. Organize students for study:
We are now going to get into our groups. I have assigned each of you a group of 4 students, so as I
call your name please go to the area I have designated for the group. (I will decide on the groups
ahead of time and will choose these based on ability grouping). Please remember in your groups to
work cooperatively and brainstorm your ideas together. You will be making and presenting the
poster together so make sure everyone is involved and has a part.
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3. Assist independent and group investigation: (Input/Modeling so kids know what to do)Students now that you are in your groups I want to show you an example of a poster I created. On this
poster I was trying to help someone who didnt know what they needed for a hike in the mountains. Can
anyone tell me what they see on the poster and why the hiker would need this? That is correct; here is a
picture of climbing boots. And why would the hiker need that? He wants good shoes to protect his feet
when he is climbing the mountain. Can anyone see anything else the hiker needs? Good Job, he would also
need a canteen. And why would he nee d that? Correct, so he can have water with him as he will get thirstyas he is sweating on his hike.
As you can see from my poster I have all of the things a hiker would need for a successful trip up a
mountain. As we were talking about this though we didnt just talk about what he needed, but also why he
needed it. Remember when you are presenting I want to know why George the astronaut would need his
items to go into space.
4. Develop and present artifacts and exhibits (How do students share what they have learned?)
Now that you have seen my example I want you to create your own poster as a group. You can use what we
learned in the video we watched yesterday and the book we read earlier today. I want you to have at least 8items on your poster. Again, you can also use your computers and the books I brought up from the library to
do additional research. I want you to draw on your posters the items that George the astronaut needs for his
mission. Under each item you have it labeled of what it is and a short explanation for why he needs this. So
for example on my poster I had the canteen labeled and under that I had written In case he gets thirsty.
Once we have all finished our posters we will be presenting to the class what we have all created.
5. Analyze and evaluate the problem-solving process:Analysis and Evaluation of Questions
Great job class! We all made great posters to share with each other. During this lesson we all used our
problem solving and investigative skills to decide what George the Astronaut would need for his first mission
into space. I think with all of your great ideas he will definitely have a successful mission. Class now that
we have all finished our posters and presented them to the class I have a worksheet I want you to fill outabout how you used your problem solving skills and worked with your group. Everyone will be filling these
out individually.
6. Assessment / Closure: (How do you evaluate student progress or provide closure to this lesson?)
Now that everyone has completed their worksheets I want us all to think back to all of the posters we saw
today. Can anyone tell me some of the items that were similar among all the groups? Now did your group
come up with something the other groups didnt? How did your group decide what they wanted on the
poster? As you can see we all have different techniques and strategies to problem solving and there is more
than one way to get the same answer. I saw a lot of groups using their computers but I also saw one group
that mainly used the books to come up with their answers. There are many ways to solve a problem!
7. DIFFERENTIATION of Content, Process or Product:
a. Adaptation for students who need extra help, time, or attention?
For students that need more time I can help these groups individually and assisting them on what an
astronaut would need to take into space. Some of these students may also have trouble with the writing
portion of the project so I could have them just verbalize this instead. If a certain group does not feel
comfortable presenting to the whole class I could always have them present just to me instead. This may
make them feel more comfortable in their abilities by only having to explain their project to me.
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b. Extension for students of high ability? (Remember, gifted students need challenge).
These students could also do research on what only an astronaut needs to take into space, but why do
astronauts go on missions. They could have to come up with a fake scenario for our astronaut George for
what kind of mission he was going on into space and why. This would give the gifted students an extra
challenge and they could do more in depth research with this.
TOTAL LESSON TIME:______
8. References Consulted (Curriculum books in Drake SOE curriculum lab, previous teachers as resources,
online websites, your past experiences, or your own initiatives, etc):
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/for Rubric
We also used the example lesson plans you gave us and our prior knowledge from practicums and classroom
experiences.
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Name_________________
A Trip Into Space
What did you learn or already know about space that helped you with this project?
How did your group decide on what should go on the poster? What was your role in this?
When working in your group what was the biggest struggle you had while putting your poster together?
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Name_____________________
A Trip Into Space Rubric
CATEGORY 3- Excellent 2- Good1- Needs Improvement
Graphics Graphics go wellwith the text andthere is a good mixof text and graphics.
Graphics go well withthe text, but there areso man that thedistract from the text.
Graphics do not go with theaccompaning text orappear to be randomlchosen.
KnowledgeGained
!tudent accuratelpresented the factson the poster andwas able to explainwh all the itemswould be needed inspace.
!tudent accuratelpresented most thefacts on the poster andwas able to explain whsome of the itemswould be needed inspace.
!tudent appears to ha"einsufficient #nowledge aboutthe facts on the poster.
Content -Accurac
At least $ accurategraphics and textare displaed on theposter.
%&' accurate graphicsand text are displaedon the poster.
(ess than ) accurategraphics and text aredisplaed on the poster.
!se o" Class#ime
*sed time wellduring each classperiod. +ocused ongetting the proectdone. -e"erdistracted others.
*sed some of the timewell during each classperiod. There was somefocus on getting theproect done butoccasionall distractedothers.
id not use class time tofocus on the proect ORoften distracted others.
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