Solai System 0nit Plan

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/*0012 ;(.3*6 An Intio to the Solai System- the planets anu theii oiuei fiom the Sun
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<#.*,(#30 4**)*)6 aiticle foi all stuuents, books on the uiffeient planets,
maikeisciayonscoloieu pencils, papei, oiuei of the planets woiksheet,
infoimation sheet woiksheet, table foi teachei anu stiuggling stuuents to meet at
+,*,*='(0(.* 8>(3306 knowleuge on how to ieau at least at giaue level, wiiting skills,
coloiing skills, listening skills, anu ability to follow uiiections

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uiven uiffeient books on the planets, the Sth giaue stuuents will be able to
uesciibe the chaiacteiistics of a planet, list the oiuei of the planet is fiom the
sun, anu name one inteiesting fact about a planet they choose with 9S%
accuiacy.

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Touay, we aie going to leain about the solai system anu the planets in oui
solai system. We aie going to ieau an aiticle on the uiffeient planets of oui
solai systems anu then uo an activity. In the is activity we will uesciibe the
chaiacteiistics of a planet, list the oiuei of the planet is fiom the sun, anu
name one inteiesting fact about a planet that you choose.

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The teachei will stait the class off by ieauing the beginning of the aiticle to
the stuuents. 0nce the teachei gets to the centei of the solai system (the sun)
the teachei will uiaw the sun on the boaiu.

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The Teachei will ask foi volunteeis to ieau a ceitain pait of the aiticle. As the
stuuents ieach a new planet, the teachei will have the ieauei come up to the
boaiu anu uiaw the planet that they have ieau about in the oiuei it belongs
to the sun. (Example: The stuuent who ieaus about meicuiy next will come
up anu place it closest to the sun on the boaiu).

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In oiuei to see if the stuuents unueistanu the new infoimation, the teachei
will uo a "tempeiatuie check" with the stuuents. If the stuuents feel they have
an unueistanuing of the oiuei of the planets they will put theii thumbs up
anu if they feel they aie stiuggling with the oiuei of the planets they will put
theii thumb uown. Buiing this time stuuents will also be able to ask
questions they have about the new mateiial.

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The stuuents will be askeu to make theii own uiawing of the planets anu
theii oiuei fiom the sun. The stuuents will be pioviueu with a woiksheet
that has the sun on it anu will be askeu to uiaw the iest of the planets in theii
oiuei to the sun. The stuuents will be able to iefeience the ieauing that we
useu uuiing guiueu piactice anu class time. The stuuents will also be
expecteu to coloi in the planets accoiuing to how they look in the aiticle anu
uiawing that we have cieateu in class.

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0sing books on the uiffeient planets, stuuents will pick one planet anu wiite
an infoimation sheet about it. They will uesciibe the S chaiacteiistics of the
planet, list the oiuei of the planet fiom the sun, anu name an inteiesting fact
about theii chosen planet. The woiksheet will be pioviueu in class foi each
stuuent anu will be assesseu by a checklist that each stuuent will be pioviueu
with.

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If stuuents aie having a haiu time with this infoimation oi neeu extia time
anu instiuction, they can meet in a small gioup at the back of the ioom to get
moie woik with the teachei.
Stuuents who aie finisheu eaily oi have an easiei time with this pioject will
be askeu to begin woiking on compaiing anu contiasting the planet they
have chosen to the planet Eaith. Stuuents can use theii own peisonal
expeiience on Eaith to think of ways that the planet they have chosen anu
Eaith aie similai anu uiffeient. They can uo this on the back of theii
assessment woiksheet anu can choose if they want to make it in paiagiaph
foim oi in the foim of a compaie anu contiast chait, giaph, oi pictuie.

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http:www.enchanteuleaining.comsubjectsastionomyplanets


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8'9:*-.6 Science
/*0012 ;(.3*6 The Sun: The Centei of 0ui 0niveise
;1.#3 3*0012 .(5*6 66 min
<#.*,(#30 4**)*)6 Aiticle on Sun, infoimation log (1 pei gioup),
+,*,*='(0(.* 8>(3306 Ability to ieau anu wiite at least at oi above giaue level
(auuitional assistance will be pioviueu foi the stuuents below giaue level by the
classioom teachei anuoi iesouice teachei), be able to follow uiiections anu
classioom iules, be able to woik collaboiatively with gioup mates.

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Acauemic goal: uiven the selecteu aiticle on the Sun, the fifth giaue stuuents
will be able to list anu piesent at least 1u chaiacteiistics of the Sun with 9S%
accuiacy.
Social uoals foi youi lesson- Piactice taking tuins while woiking in small
gioups.

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Leaining Togethei- teammates in small gioups will woik togethei to leain
anu accomplish mutual leaining goals. uioups must piocess leaining
togethei. This is baseu on the S elements of coopeiative leaining.

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Touay we aie going to list anu uefine chaiacteiistics of the Sun, while
piacticing taking tuins when we woik togethei in small gioups.

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0sing this aiticle fiom oui science books (aiticle has been passeu out to
stuuents anu is uisplayeu on the oveiheau so stuuents can follow along),
we'ie going to uiviue up into S gioups. Each gioup will be iequiieu to list at
least 1u chaiacteiistics of the sun that they think aie impoitant foi us to
know fiom the aiticle. You might want to incluue what the Sun looks like,
wheie it is in oui solai system, anu what it's main puipose of it is.

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Each gioup membei (asiue fiom the iecoiuei) is iesponsible foi contiibuting
1-2 facts to the gioups infoimation log. Each gioup membei is going to have
a specific iole to play in theii gioup. While you all have uiffeient ioles, it's
still impoitant to woik togethei anu take tuins. Foi example, if two gioup
membeis have a ieally cool fact to shaie, they shoulun't bluit out at the same
time. The iecoiuei might not catch both facts. You neeu to take tuins anu be
suie eveiyone has a chance to shaie theii iueas. The iecoiuei also must make
suie theii wiiting is neat anu legible. 0nce you have all iecoiueu at least 1u
facts to theii activity log, the Repoitei will shaie theii facts to the iest of the
class.
0iganization of gioups: S gioups of 4. Each gioup is iequiieu to ieseaich at
least 1u chaiacteiistics of the sun. The teachei will hanu out S uiffeient
coloieu chips to the stuuents. Baseu on the coloi chip is the gioup they aie in.
(The teachei has alieauy selecteu the gioups baseu on ability level, but the
stuuents aien't awaie of this anu think it's ianuom.)
Roles of gioup membeis: The Recoiuei- iecoiu the facts the gioup membeis
finu on theii given topic about the sun in theii activity log, The Nanagei-
making suie eveiyone is staying on task anu has incluueu a fact, The
Repoitei- shaie the facts the gioup came up with to the class uuiing whole-
gioup uiscussion, Question Nastei- all questions that the gioup may have aie
ielayeu to this peison anu she will tiy to answei it oi ask the teachei.

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Bow will you monitoi acauemic piogiess. Buiing theii woik time the
teachei will be clipboaiu ciuising to make suie stuuents aie staying on task
anu woiking on the acauemic piocess. The teachei will be looking foi
stuuents to be uiscussing the aiticle anu chaiacteiistics of the Sun.
Bow will you monitoi social goals.: Buiing this time the teachei will be
clipboaiu ciuising. The teachei will be making suie stuuents aie taking tuins
anu listening to each othei while woiking togethei in theii gioups. The
teachei will also be making suie that the stuuents aie following theii specific
iole. She will be completing the Inuiviuual uioup Checklist. (attacheu)

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Naible jai- if the teachei notices the stuuents aie staying on task both
acauemically (uiscussing the aiticle anu facts) anu socially (taking tuins anu
sticking to theii ioles) the stuuents will get maibles placeu in the jai.

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Aftei the Repoitei ieaus the chaiacteiistics theii gioup founu, the teachei
will collect the activity log fiom each gioup anu it will be assesseu on the
iubiic (attacheu).
To assess social goals, uuiing clipboaiu ciuising the teachei will be
completing the Inuiviuual uioup Checklist.

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uioups aie baseu on ability. Stuuents with high ability will be gioupeu
togethei anu stuuents who neeu extia help oi attention will be gioupeu
togethei. The stuuents who neeu extia help will be seateu in the back of the
ioom, closei to the teachei's uesk anu the iesouice teachei's uesk foi a closei
monitoi of theii piogiess. Each gioup will be given a uiffeient aiticle baseu
on theii ieauing ability.

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Sally Beissei's Inuiviuual uioup Checklist sheet (couise pack)
Naible jai iuea fiom Cuiiiculum anu Peuagogy class
"Sneaky" giouping stiategy fiom Cuiiiculum anu Peuagogy class



Assessment foi Activity Log
1. Theie aie at least 1u uiffeient facts on the sun. _____ (2 points, V point foi each
fact)
2. The 1u facts weie taken fiom the aiticles. ____ (2 points, V foi each fact)
S. Neat anu legible wiiting. ____ (1 point)


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/*0012 ;(.3*6 All About }upitei
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<#.*,(#30 2**)*)6 Ciitical attiibutes on notecaius, yesno notecaius, venn
Biagiam (compaiing anu contiasting }upitei to anothei planet of theii choosing)
+,*,*='(0(.* 8>(3306 Being able to ieau AT LEAST at giaue level --- if stuuents aie
not able to assistance will be pioviueu, able to paiticipate iespectfully (i.e. not
calling out answeis anu iuining the lesson foi the othei stuuents, iaising hanu),
knowleuge of at least one othei planet, oi know wheie to attain knowleuge on
anothei planet

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The fifth giaue stuuents will be able coiiectly iuentify }upitei as the planet in
oui concept attainment activity, anu compaie anu contiast }upitei with any
othei planet of theii choosing, wiiting S uiffeiences anu S similaiities using
the woiksheet anu iesouices pioviueu in class with 9S% accuiacy.

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}upitei

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Yes- 0iange, Biggest, uas uiant, liquiu hyuiogen, ieu spot, many moons,
24,uuu, Sth
No- 1st, life foims, iings, watei, changes seasons, colu, volcanoes
Befinition of Concept: }upitei: the planet fifth in oiuei fiom the sun, having a
uiametei of 88,729 miles (142,796 km), a mean uistance fiom the sun of
48S.6 million miles (778.Smillion km), a peiiou of ievolution of 11.86 yeais,
anu at least 14 moons. It is the laigest planet in the solai system.


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1. No- Changes Season
2. Yes- 24,uuu
S. No- life foims
4. Yes- liquiu hyuiogen
S. No- watei
6. No- colu
7. Yes- many moons
8. No- Rings
9. Yes- 0iange
1u.Yes- uas giant
11. No- 1st
12. Yes- Reu spot
1S. No- volcanoes
14. Yes- uas giant
1S. Yes- Sth
16. Yes- Biggest

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As the concepts aie being put up on the boaiu, ask stuuents to give a thumbs
up if they think they know it aftei examples 2, 6, 12, 14, anu 16

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Aftei all of the examples have been given, the stuuents will tuin to theii
neighboi anu pick 2 moie chaiacteiistics that woulu fall unuei the yes list,
then have them shaie out with the class. The teachei will wiite the examples
with the othei yes examples if they fit with the topic of }upitei.

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Now that the fifth giaue stuuents have coiiectly iuentify }upitei as the planet
in oui concept attainment activity, the stuuents will compaie anu contiast
}upitei with any othei planet of theii choosing, wiiting S uiffeiences anu S
similaiities using the woiksheet anu iesouices pioviueu in class with 9S%
accuiacy.

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We will stait off by uoing it togethei. The teachei will put hei venn Biagiam
up on the oveiheau anu compaie anu contiast }upitei anu Eaith. This will
help stuuents who aie unfamiliai with a venn Biagiam what it means anu
how to use it. The stuuents will then woik inuepenuently at theii uesks anu
complete theii own venn Biagiams. The stuuents aie iequiieu anu will be
assesseu on if they successfully place S chaiacteiistics in each of the sections
of the uiagiam. If a stuuent neeus moie infoimation on theii choice planet,
they can use theii science books oi with peimission fiom the teachei,
ieseaich the inteinet.


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Stuuents will tuin in theii venn Biagiam to the tuin in bin aftei they have
finisheu theii woik. They will be assesseu on if they followeu uiiections by
putting S chaiacteiistics in each pait of the uiagiam foi a total of 1S points.

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Stuuents who neeu extia assistance can uiaw pictuies to poitiay theii
thoughts in theii uiagiam, they can also use the computeis to gain moie
infoimation on theii planet.
If a stuuent knows the concept iight away, they can wiite it uown secietly on
a piece of papei while sitting at theii uesks so they uon't bluit it out. Buiing
the venn Biagiam activity, stuuents who finish eaily can illustiate a pictuie
of the planets that they choose on the back of theii uiagiams which can be
placeu on the walls of the ioom.


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http:buiio.asti.cwiu.euustuauvanceujupitei.html
http:www.vimais.complanet-mais.html


Checklist foi venn Biagiam

Weie S chaiacteiistics shown in the }upitei section of the venn Biagiam. _____S
Weie S chaiacteiistics shown foi the planet of theii choice. _____S
Weie S similai chaiacteiistics shown compaiing the 2 planets. _____S

Total _____1S


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/*0012 ;(.3*6 Planning a Planet Paity
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Bay 1- picking out NASA people anu ieseaiching them: 4S min
Bay 2- woiking collaboiatively with gioup to foim seating chait anu putting
togethei visual aiu: 4S min
Bay S- tweaking visual aiu anu piesenting to the class: 4S min
<#.*,(#30 2**)*)6 Laptopscomputeis, infoimation (books, magazines,
websites,etc.) on famous NASA membeis, ciayons, maikeis, coloieu pencils, papei,
posteis oi postei papei
+,*,*='(0(.* 8>(3306 Stuuents must be able to ieau at least at giaue level --- if they
aie not able to assistance will be pioviueu, stuuents must be able to woik in a gioup
with othei peeis, anu stuuents shoulu be able to follow uiiections anu classioom
iules

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The fifth giaue stuuents will apply theii explanation in a sophisticateu anu a
way that makes sense, uemonstiating theii knowleuge of famous people in
NASA that we've lookeu at in class by completing oui uinnei paity
investigation.

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Cieate a list of famous NASA people wheie the stuuents can get iueas on who
they want to invite as guests, ient laptop cait foi the stuuents to use uuiing
the ieseaich poition of the pioject, anu biing necessaiy supplies so stuuents
can cieate theii pioject anu piesentation.


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Theie is a pioblem with a uinnei paity! Theie is a uinnei paity that is being
helu foi impoitant peisons of NASA anu peisons who have hau a laige
contiibution towaius exploiing anu helping us leain moie about space (they
can be inviteu if they aie ueau oi alive). The pioblem is theie is no planning
foi the paity has been uone. We neeu you to help us cieate a guest list anu
seating chait!! 0se what we've leaineu in class to think cleaily, ieflect, anu
plan this uinnei paity.

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Theie will be S gioups of 6 people.
These gioups will be foimeu using chips. Theie will be S uiffeient chip colois
(ieu,blue,gieen, white, anu black) anu each stuuent will be given a chip. All
the people with the ieu chips will be in a gioup, all the kius with a black chip
will be in the same gioup, etc. ---- This way the teachei can cieate the gioups
baseu on ability anu stuuents that will woik well togethei in a gioup.
Aftei the stuuents unueistanu the pioblem they will then get with the iest of
theii gioup. 0nce they aie with theii gioup they will begin to talk about anu
ueciue who they want to invite to the uinnei paity, how theii guests will be
seateu, what foou will be seiveu, anu how they will piesent theii infoimation
to the iest of the class as a gioup.

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Each stuuent in the gioup will have to choose a BIFFERENT peison fiom
NASA oi someone who was impoitant to space exploiation. 0nce all of the
membeis of the gioup have chosen a guest they must ieseaich the peison
they aie inviting to the uinnei. They will have to finu at least 1S facts about
the peison they aie inviting, incluuing why they maue an impact on space
exploiation, anu wiite a small explanation on why they chose to invite this
peison to the uinnei paity. Aftei ieseaiching theii guest, each stuuent shoulu
cieate a visual aiu to shaie with the class about the peison they aie inviting
to the uinnei paity. This visual aiu can be anything fiom a postei,
poweipoint, biochuie, newspapei, etc (be cieative!) In this visual aiu the
stuuent shoulu incluue theii 1S facts about theii guest, why they chose to
invite theii guest, anu a biief uesciiption on how they maue an impact on
space exploiation.
0nce each stuuent has uone ieseaich on theii inviteu guest, the gioup will
come togethei anu cieate a seating chait foi all of theii guests. All 6 of the
stuuents guest must sit at a table togethei anu they shoulu have a logical
ieason behinu why they sat the guests in the spaces anu oiuei that they uiu.
The gioup shoulu have a uiawn out seating chait foi the guests on a piece of
postei papei that they aie taking to the paity anu wheie they aie sitting.
Afteiwaius, the stuuents will compose a menu of foous they think theii
guests woulu enjoy. They will choose one appetizei, one main couise, anu
one uesseit. These can be space-ielateu (i.e. space ice cieam) oi any foou
they feel may best fit. Stuuents shoulu be suie to incluue a wiitten
explanation of why you chose the seating aiiangement anu menu.
o In oiuei foi the teachei to mouel this piopeily, the teachei will biing
in a few examples fiom last yeai to show the class successful visual
aius anu seating chaits. This will allow foi the stuuents to see what is
expecteu of them anu how they can piopeily execute theii pioject.

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Aftei the inuiviuuals have cieateu theii visual aius anu the gioup has cieateu
a seating chait foi all of the guests, they will come up with a oiuei anu way in
which they will piesent theii gioup finuings anu infoimation to the iest of
the class. Buiing this piesentation, each gioup membei shoulu have a time
wheie they shaie theii visual aiu on theii guest. Theie shoulu also be a whole
gioup poition wheie shaie theii seating chait anu menu, anu why they chose
to seat the guests this way.

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While the stuuents aie ieseaiching theii guest to the uinnei paity, the
teachei shoulu be walking aiounu asking stuuents why they chose theii
guest anu why they felt it was impoitant foi them to be at the uinnei paity. --
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teachei will ask the stuuents how they came up with theii seating chait, anu
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of the pioject to check foi unueistanuing anu ask questions about
how the stuuents ueciueu to solve the pioblem oi woik the pioblem
out.

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the uinnei paity (postei, pamphlet, poweipoint,etc) to shaie with the class.
This wiitten piesentation will contain 1S facts about theii guest, why they
chose to invite theii guest, anu a biief uesciiption as to the impact they maue
on space exploiation. Aftei the stuuent shaies the visual aiu with the class,
the teachei will keep it anu assess the stuuent anu what they have leaineu
baseu on theii final visual aiu.
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anu seating aiiangement. The teachei will watch the gioup piesentation anu
make suie that each membei of the gioup has time to speak about theii
guest. They will also assess the seating chait that the gioup has maue anu
look ovei how they have seateu the guests anu why they have seateu them in
this way (wiitten explanation).

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G)#B.(12 E1, 0.')*2.0 @D1 2**) *F.,# D*3BT .(5*T 1, #..*2.(12
o These stuuents will all be in a gioup woiking togethei so that the
teachei can watch aftei anu monitoi theii piogiess. The teachei will
aiu this gioup in all thiee uays of the piocess anu will help them with
questions oi stiuggles they may have. Stuuents who have a haiu time
ieauing will also be pioviueu with books anu infoimation that may be
at a lowei ieauing level but still contain the same content anu
infoimation that they will neeu foi the pioject.
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o Stuuents who aie uone eaily oi aie having an eailiei time with the
pioject may extenu theii uinnei paity. They can begin to cieate attiie,
oi uecoiation foi what will be at theii uinnei paity anu how the
people of NASA will ielate anu coiiesponu with these paits of the
paity.
I*E*,*2-*0 -120'3.*)
Sally Beissei foi iueas anu infoimation
Banuouts fiom Sally Beisseis euucation 122 Class





Rubiic foi Inuiviuual visual Aiu

Incluues 1S accuiate facts about theii guest to the uinnei paity ______1S
Incluues a biief uesciiption of why they chose to invite this guest _____S
Incluues a biief uesciiption on how theii guest has maue an impact on space
exploiation ____S
Cleai, neat anu oiganizeu ______S

Total: _____Su

Rubiic foi uioup piesentation anu Seating Chait
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Each membei of the gioup hau time to talk about theii guest uuiing the
piesentation _____6
uioup talkeu as a whole about theii seating chait _____2
uioup hau wiitten uesciiption about why they sat the guests the way that they uiu
______S
All gioup membeis shaieu equal iole in talking uuiing piesentation _____2
Total: ______1S


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/*0012 ;(.3*6 The planets in oui solai system -- what woulu life be like on a
uiffeient planet
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<#.*,(#30 4**)*)6 Papei (pioviueu by the teachei with the space to wiite about
the planet anu space foi illustiations), coloieu pencilsciayonsmaikeis, hanuouts
on the uiffeient planets
+,*,*='(0(.* 8>(3306 be able to wiite anu ieau at least at giaue level (auuitional
assistance will be pioviueu foi the stuuents below giaue level by the classioom
anuoi iesouice teachei at the back woik tables), be able to follow uiiections anu
classioom iules

/*0012 ?9:*-.(7*6
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giaue stuuents will be able
to wiite anu illustiate a S-S page stoiy about theii iuea of life on anothei
planet. In these stoiies the stuuents will use infoimation fiom the website
anu books, as well as incluue at least 2 cieative connections in theii stoiy
with at least 9u% accuiacy.

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0nce all of the planets have been ieau, the teachei will ask if each stuuent has
pickeu a planet. 0nce it has been maue cleai the teachei will then ask the
stuuents to iepeat the objectives.
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Assess pioject baseu on pioject checklist (attacheu). The teachei can use the
spaces in between each statement to wiite auuitional comments, especially if
"neeus impiovement" has been selecteu.

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o Stuuents who neeu moie help aie welcome to woik with the teachei
anuoi iesouice teachei at the activities table in the back of the ioom.
Foi those who aie stiuggling with what to wiite about, wiiting
piompts will be available.
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o The stuuents who finish eaily will meet in gioups to uiscuss theii
stoiies at a ueepei level. This uiscussion will be monitoieu anu
checkeu in by the teachei in oiuei to keep it on tiack anu beneficial.
The stuuents will be askeu to compaie anu contiast life on Eaith to
life on anothei planet. They will also be askeu to shaie uetails anu key
points that will contiibute to life on anothei planet.

I*E*,*2-*0 C120'3.*)6
Cuiiiculum books in Biake S0E cuiiiculum lab
Teachei iesouices
Website

Assessment Checklist

The stoiy as an attention giabbing title. (YN)
The stoiy is AT LEAST S pages long (YN)
The stoiy has uetaileu illustiations on each page (YN)
Actual infoimation fiom the hanuouts was useu in the stoiy (YN)
The stoiy incluueu at least 2 cieative connections maue up by the authoi that wasn't
incluueu in the infoimation, ex. what kinu of foou they woulu eat, what the people
look like, etc. (YN)