Science: Feb 6-10, 2022

 Science

Feb 6-10, 2022

WEEKLY EXPLORATIONS...

What is Earth's place in the universe?

How are stars similar? How are stars different?

In-Class:

 Monday

QUESTION:
What is Earth's place in the universe?
1. Launch New Unit...
2. Vocabulary terms - define galaxy, universe and solar system on green cards
3. Brainstorm, Share, Establish our Driving Questions for this lesson...

4. Give "End of Lesson" Writing Assignment.... share that the "lesson" purpose is to collect EVIDENCE for the CER that we can use to support our answer to the lesson's driving question.  This evidence will come from a video & a research assignment that we will do tomorrow.
5. Video: Where is Earth?

Assignment(s): No assignment

Tuesday

QUESTION:

What is Earth's place in the universe?

1. Finish Video from yesterday

2. Research Assignment (see email or Google classroom for links you should use) & take Notes (handout)  As you read EACH sentence, ask yourself "does this sentence HELP me answer the question "Where is Earth located?"  If so,write it down, it is your evidence.  If not, keep reading....  Students had 26 minutes for their research, which gave them 5-6 minutes for each website/diagram, which should have been about enough.

Assignment(s): FINISH READING and collecting your Evidence

Wednesday.

QUESTION:

What is Earth's place in the universe?

1. Discuss/Review... researching for a purpose.... How did you do?  

2. Writing... Fact Based Argument... (use the CER format) Do this on the provided yellow slip - Now, use the evidence you have collected from our video and our research assignment to answer our lesson question, What is Earth's place in the universe?

Assignment(s): Finish Fact Based Argument writing assignment - you will turn it in at the start of tomorrow's class

Thursday

From Yesterday:

1. Student Share:  What is Earth's place in the universe? Fact Based Argument

QUESTION: How are stars similar and how are stars different?

1. Define 3 Vocab Words:  define star, celestial body and light year on your green cards

2. Prepare Envelopes

3. Model "Research with a Purpose"....

NO Assignment

Friday

QUESTION: How are stars similar and how are stars different?

1. Students Research & take Notes: Stars (Link in Google Classroom (or email)

       and using Science Textbook pg.240-241 

5. Lesson EXIT SLIP: Writing Assignment... Fact Based Argument... 

    Writing... Fact Based Argument... (use the CER format) Do this on the provided yellow slip -     Now, use the evidence you have collected from our video and our research assignment to         answer our lesson question, How are stars similar and how are stars different?

6. Peer Review / Practice using our CER Rubric (if time permits) 

7. Share OUT (if time permits) 

Assignment(s): Finish Fact Based Argument writing assignment - you will turn it in at the start of Monday's class

Planning Ahead:

Several writing assignments in the coming weeks.

No major tests/projects this week