Focused Instructional Lesson
Audience:
The
intended audience for this lesson is 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.
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.
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