EDT+674+Lesson+Plan


 * Unit of Study: **** Space **


 * ** Title of Lesson: ****Planets ** ||  |||| ** Lesson Duration: ****4 days/45 min.each day ** ||


 * Developed by: Marsha Primeau ||


 * ** Subject Area(s): ****Science ** ||  |||| ** Grade Level(s): ****4th Grade ** ||

Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students: a. create original works as a means of personal or group expression b. use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.  ** Communication and Collaboration ** Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students: a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media. b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats. c.. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems. Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students: a. plan strategies to guide inquiry. b. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media. c. evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks. d. process data and report results. ||  || ** Content Specific Standards: ** E.4.4 Identify celestial objects (stars, sun, moon, planets) in the sky, noting changes in patterns of those objects over time ||
 * ** Information Literacy Standards: **
 * Creativity and Innovation **
 * Research and Information Fluency **

The students will use nonlinguistic representation to make and observe models of our solar system along with multimedia sources to gain information about each of the planets.
 * ** Stated Objective(s): **

The students will identify similarities and differences between the 8 planets of the solar system.

Students will use cooperative learning to gather information about a specific planet to share with classmates. ||

Online sources: [|www.Brainpop.com-Science/space,www.brainpop.com-Science/planets], [], [], [], [], []. Various books about the planets, poster board, glue, scissors, computers in lab, Smart Board.
 * ** Materials: **

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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;">Day One: Introduce planets through brain pop and teachertube sites. Discuss videos and applications. Generate questions about planets based on information presented. List questions on Smart Board to be discussed on day four.
 * ** Explanation of Lesson: **

Day Two: Review planets- have students take quizzes on brain pop. On Smart Board, list similarities and differences of 8 planets. Draw a model of planets in the solar system.

Day Three: Cooperative Learning: Students work in groups of three to find 10 facts about a specific planet so that each of 8 planets is covered. Sources can include books and/or online searches. Students work on presentation of facts on poster board. Students will work in computer lab as groups.

Day Four: Students present presentations to class on their planet. Review questions generated on day one to make sure all questions have been addressed. ||

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 * ** Student Assessment: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;">Student assessment will be based on individual quiz results on BrainPop, model of solar system, discussion, and presentation of facts from cooperative learning groups. Students will also be assessed on ability to identify similarities and differences between 8 planets of the solar system.



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