It is time to take a virtual tour of our solar system and learn about the different objects that make up our solar system what is your task Students will be put in groups of 3 Students will learn about the different objects in our solar system and their importance ID: 459890
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3… 2… 1… BLAST OFF!
It is time to take a virtual tour of our solar system and learn about the different objects that make up our solar systemSlide2Slide3
what is your task?Students will be put in groups of 3.Students will learn about the different objects in our solar system and their importance.Students will take note and will study on each different object, while being guided through the internet.Students are going to build a solar system diagram of their own.Slide4
Now it is time to explore our solar system! Don’t forget… Notes, notes, and more notes!https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/kids/#
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/
http://kids.nineplanets.org/jupiter.htm
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Sun
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/space/definitions.html
http://www.planetsforkids.org/Slide5
What if you were an astronaut?What would you see in our solar system and why?What is in the center of our solar system and why is it important?Describe the eight different planets in our solar system.
What is the Milky Way? Describe what it looks like.What are comets?What is considered a Dwarf Planet?Slide6
Now that your research is done it is time to make a solar system of your own!Supplies will be supplied in the classroom.Slide7
ProcessGet in groups of 3.Take notes on the solar system from the websites.Have 1 student from each group bring a shoe box to class.Have students make a diorama of the solar system by creating the objects in the solar system with the available supplies.(You can bring items from home)
Using sticky notes label the diorama and put facts in the diorama.Slide8
EXAMPLESSlide9
Evaluation
1 points2 points
3 points
4 points
5 points
Creativity
Diorama is not well put together.
Diorama is put together but little creativity is shown.
Diorama is complete but no color is added to the diorama.
The Diorama
shows effort but looks a little sloppy.
It is shown effort and creativity was put into the diorama.
Facts
There are no facts on the object’s in the diorama.
Facts are inaccurate.
Over half the facts are incorrect.
1-3 fact are in-accurate
All facts are correct
Effort
Little to no effort is shown. It looks sloppy.
Little effort is shown. It is
put together but could be done better.
Effort is shown but
it is obvious student could have tried harder.
Effort
is shown but it is incomplete.
A
lot of effort is shown.
Complettion
Notes
and diorama is 100% incomplete.
Diorama is complete but not turned
in on time.
Diorama is missing 1-3 of the 10
of the different objects in the solar system.
Diorama
is missing facts.
Diorama
is complete.Slide10
Congratulations you are now and expert on our solar system!You know different objects in our solar system along with different facts about those objects. You could be an astronaut for yourself!Slide11
Further StudiesHave student’s make a mini book of all the planets in the solar system.Create the moon phases.Take student’s to a field trip to the planetarium in the science center.A Study of the Size and Scale of the Sun and Planets.
Explore a telescope.Slide12
For further studiesSlide13
Standards3-6.2.A The apparent position of the Sun and other stars, as seen from Earth change in observable patterns.