Investigating+the+Solar+System

"Investigating the Solar System" 5th Grade
Rachele Woodman, Sierra Vista Unified School District

Essential Question -
Thinking interdependently Science Strand 2: History of Natural Science Concept 1: History of Science as a Human Endeavor Concept 2: Nature of Scientific Knowledge PO1. Provide examples that support the premise that science is an ongoing process that changes in response to new information and discoveries (e.g., space exploration, medical advances). PO4. Compare collaborative approaches that scientists use for investigations (e.g., teams, individual with peer review). PO5. Describe the qualities of the scientists/ habits of mind (e.g., openness, skepticism, integrity, tolerance). > > ** Student Activities: ** **  Click on the Thinking Tool student log-in link below. Sign in as a student and read the activity description. Click on the title to open the interactive tool and work through the activity. Intel ** ® **  Teach Student Log-in Link: Teacher ID is - vquarto ** mega01, mega02, mega03, mega 04....mega25 **
 * == Why does the human race explore? ==
 * Habits of Learning Taxonomy:**
 * Listening to others
 * Applying past knowledge
 * Thinking and communicating with clarity and precision
 * Thinking flexibly
 * Standards:**
 * Identify individual, cultural, and technological contributions to scientific knowledge.
 * Understand how science is a process for generating knowledge
 * Objectives:**
 * 1) Identify the known planets of the solar system.
 * 2) Describe the distinguishing characteristics of the known planets in the solar system.
 * 3) Describe various objects in the sky (e.g., asteroids, comets, stars, meteors/shooting stars).
 * 4) Describe the change in position and motion of the following objects in the sky over time: real motion (moon and planets) apparent motion (sun, moon, and stars).
 * 5) Explain the apparent motion of the Sun and stars.
 * 6) Describe the efforts to explore space.
 * 7)  Discriminate relevance of web resources and appropriately cite them.
 * 1)  Plan, design, create, and publish a multimedia presentation.
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