Focused Instructional Lesson
Audience:
The intended audience for
this lesson are third grade students involved in a Solar System Unit of Study.
Instructional objective (Science
TEK 3.11C):
Students will be able to name and describe the nine planets
of the solar system. Students will identify the nine planets and their relation
to the sun.
Instructional objective
(technology):
Students will acquire information from the Internet and
answer pre-determined questions. Based on the research, the student will then
create a power point presentation with images to describe their findings.
Assessment:
Students will present their
presentation to the class and the class will be asked to write a paragraph
describing their favorite planet. The student will also be assessed using a
rubric.
Directions:
Click on each bookmark and answer the questions in your journal.
At the end of your research, you will use Microsoft PowerPoint to create a
presentation that contains images and text. Your presentation will be saved.
Go Visit the “Out of this World” Newsletter HERE
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/welcome.htm
http://www.astronomy.com/content/static/astroforkids/neptune.asp
Explore the nine planets in this cool
website. Draw and write some interesting
facts about each planet in your journal and then illustrate.
For example, it’s position, size, color, and
composition. You can use this
information to create your PowerPoint.
http://artyastro.com/artyastro.htm
Explore the nine planets in this interactive
website to learn more about the solar system.
http://www.spacekids.com/solarsystem/
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