Astronomy+and+Forces

Click HERE to return to Science Lesson Plans
=Astronomy and Forces - Hour 9 = ===Please be advised that what is listed below is a working, FLEXIBLE schedule. Class work and due dates may change, depending on schedule changes and how fast or slow the students grasp concepts. Please check with your student for the accurate day-to-day agenda and homework assignment.===

[|Newton Website]

=Lessons:=

Day 1 - Seasons Pre-Assessment

 * ===Brainstorm characteristics of the seasons===
 * ===In groups, draw picture to explain what causes the seasons===
 * ===Present group drawing to class===

Day 2- Seasons Video Introduction

 * ==="Reason for the Seasons" United Streaming video===
 * ===Complete "Reasons for the Seasons" viewer's quiz===
 * ===Add SEASONS, ROTATION, and REVOLUTION to note cards===

Day 3 - Determine the Season

 * ===Seasons activity: Demonstrate the seasons using a lamp and globe===
 * ===Discuss the season difference between the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere===
 * ===Discuss the difference in intensity of the Sun during different seasons===
 * ===Add AXIS and TILT to note cards===

Day 4 - Direct and Indirect Sunlight

 * ===Complete "The Angle of Sunlight" and "The Angle of Light" labs===
 * ===Class demonstration of "To Every Season" Discovery Education Exploration===

Day 5 - Create a Model of the Seasons

 * ===Read "Land of the Midnight Sun" Discovery Education article and Talk-to-the-Text===
 * ===Create model of how the seasons occur===
 * ===Science Journal entry: "Why do we have seasons?"===

Day 6 - Years on Other Planets

 * ===Analyze chart of years on other planets - determine the pattern===
 * ===Discuss the reason for a leap year===
 * ===Review for quiz over seasons===

Day 7 - Seasons Quiz

 * ===Seasons Quiz===
 * ===Begin "Relatively Speaking" activity using Cheerios to compare the diameter of the planets===

 Day 8 - Diameter of the Planets

 * ===Continue working on "Relatively Speaking" project===

Day 9 - Diameter between planets

 * ===Finish "Relatively Speaking" project===
 * ===Start "To Mercury and Beyond" project===

 Day 10 - Distance Between the Planets (Part II)

 * ===Continue working on "To Mercury and Beyond" project===

 Day 11- Astro Adventure

 * ===Start [|Astro Adventure] online activity===


 * === Continue Astro Adventure online activity===


 * ===Complete Astro Adventure online activity===
 * ===**Review Astro Adventure in class**===

 Day 14 - The Distance Between the Planets

 * ===Complete "To Mercury and Beyond" project===

Day 15 - Solar System Vocabulary

 * ===Create vocabulary cards using Discovery Education Science glossary with images and video clips===


 * ===**Discuss where gravity comes from. Where is it found in the solar system?**===
 * ===**Watch "Examining Gravity and Its Pull" video and create note cards on __gravity__ and __gravitational pull__**===


 * ===**Complete Discovery Science Connection Exploration "Gravity and Orbits" - fill in student sheet**===

** Day 18 - Motion of Planets **

 * ===**View chart of the length of the planets' days and years as compared to the Earth**===
 * ===**Students select a planet and write a short story about how life would be different on a planet with a different year and day length**===

**<span style="color: rgb(23, 166, 37);">Day 19 - Moon Phases **

 * ===**Think-Pair-Share what students know about the moon phases**===
 * ===**Use the** [|**moon website**] **to observe the moon phases each night**===
 * ===**Complete DESC Elementary Exploration "Moon Phases"**===

**<span style="color: rgb(16, 177, 56);">Day 20 - Cycle of the Moon **

 * ===**<span style="color: rgb(41, 26, 26);">Use stryofoam model of the moon to demonstrate the phases **===
 * ===**<span style="color: rgb(41, 26, 26);">View the **[|**moon phases**]<span style="color: rgb(42, 17, 197);"> ===
 * ===**<span style="color: rgb(41, 26, 26);">Add PHASES to vocabulary cards **<span style="color: rgb(9, 6, 6);"> ===
 * ===<span style="color: rgb(9, 6, 6);">Groups read articles about the moon and share their findings with the class ===
 * ===<span style="color: rgb(9, 6, 6);">Watch "Our Revolving Earth and Moon" video ===

<span style="color: rgb(17, 120, 27);">Day 21 - Stars and Constellations Introduction

 * ===Discuss previous knowledge of stars and constellations===
 * ===Read article "Our Very Own Star"===
 * ===Complete "Constellations" Discovery education exploration===
 * ===Watch "The Night Sky" video segment===

<span style="color: rgb(21, 132, 28);">Day 22 - Expert Group Readings - Constellations

 * ===Expert reading groups on 5 articles about stars and constellations===
 * ===Expert groups report back to their home group and share information===

<span style="color: rgb(18, 125, 19);">Day 23 - Online Planetarium and Comparison Chart

 * ===Add "Constellation" to vocabulary cards===
 * ===Start T-chart to compare apparent movement and actual movement of the solar system===
 * ===View online <span class="wiki_link_ext">[|Planetarium] ===

<span style="color: rgb(17, 105, 21);">Day 24 - Movement of the Solar System Paragraphs

 * ===Watch "The Greatest Discoveries in Astronomy" Bill Nye video===
 * ===Answer questions on video quiz while viewing===

<span style="color: rgb(25, 128, 34);">Day 25 - Eclipses Introduction

 * ===Complete DESC exploration on Solar and Lunar Eclipses===
 * ===Watch DESC video "All About Eclipses" (6:19) and "Viewing a Total Eclipse" (2:57)===

<span style="color: rgb(22, 112, 21);">Day 26 - Eclipse Activity - Tides Introduction

 * ===Demonstrate a solar and lunar eclipse activity===
 * ===Add ECLIPSE, LUNAR, and SOLAR to vocabulary cards===
 * ===Start discussion on tides and why they occur===
 * ===Exploration on Discovery Education on Tides===
 * ===Watch "Oceans Alive - Tides" video (5 minutes)===

<span style="color: rgb(15, 97, 21);">Day 27 - Tides and Review for Test

 * ===Review for Astronomy Test - Weakest Link Game===

<span style="color: rgb(28, 141, 38);">Day 28 - Astronomy Test

 * ===Astronomy Test===

<span style="color: rgb(19, 149, 25);"> Day 29 - "Park World" Forces Online Activity

 * ===Explore forces and motion at [|Park World] - Complete handout===

<span style="color: rgb(24, 134, 35);">Day 30 - "Park World" Forces Online Activity

 * ===Continue forces and motion at [|Park World] - Handout due at end of hour===

<span style="color: rgb(27, 152, 30);">Day 31 - Introduce Contact and Non-contact Forces

 * ===Observe several scenarios where forces are involved - determine if the force has contact with the object or not===
 * ===Create a T-chart of contact and non-contact forces===
 * ===Discuss how contact and non-contact forces can change the motion of an object===

<span style="color: rgb(30, 123, 38);">Day 32 - Newton's First Law

 * ===Read pages 48-49 in Forces and Motion book===
 * ===View video segments on inertia, Newton's first law, and friction from "Laws of Motion" video on Discovery Science===
 * ===Use motion track to observe Newton's first law===

<span style="color: rgb(24, 123, 31);">Day 33 - Introduce Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

 * ===Read section 2.1 in book and complete handout===
 * ===Review picture on pages 56 and 59 in book===
 * ===Start graphic organizer web===

<span style="color: rgb(25, 113, 32);">Day 34 - Constant Motion

 * ===Introduce the spring scale and how it measures force===
 * ===Skateboard activity showing how a balanced force allows for constant motion===
 * ===Continue to fill in graphic organizer web===

<span style="color: rgb(17, 116, 22);">Day 35 - Changes in Motion - Acceleration and Deceleration

 * ===Discuss acceleration and deceleration===
 * ===Skateboard activity showing how an unbalanced force causes a change in motion===
 * ===Discuss how the size of a object is a factor in the change in motion===

=<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255);">Astronomy Interactive Modules = =[]=

<span style="color: rgb(9, 6, 6);">