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STARS & PLANETS Unit Title: Stars & Planets Name: Amanda Marlatt &Whitney Elliott-Learie Number of Lessons:

Subject(s): 11 Time: (in weeks) ra!e(s): 5

Science (with Art, Music, LA)

Rationale: !ur "lanet is only a small "art o# a $ery %i& uni$erse' (n order to &ras" this conce"t, students need to e)"lore and ha$e a %asic understandin& o# the solar system*includin& the stars, "lanets, and constellations in our system' +his unit will introduce and de$elo" the students, understandin& o# the other stars and "lanets around Earth how they #orm our solar system' "#er#iew: +his inte&rated unit will use art, music, and lan&ua&e arts to #acilitate the %asic conce"ts o# s"ace in this science unit' +he unit includes a colla%orati$e &rou" "ro-ect in which students will %uild a solar system model so that they may %e&in to understand the core structure o# our solar system' (n connection with their models, students will research and de$elo" a short "resentation on $arious "lanetary com"onents*includin& weather, sur#ace #eatures, or%it. rotation, etc' Additionally, students will use music to e)"lore and connect to the sym%olic as"ects o# the di##erent "lanets, com"are and contrast constellations in the ni&ht s/y, and disco$er the si&ni#icance o# celestial o%-ects in relation to A%ori&inal culture' Prescribe! Learnin$ "utcomes from %RPs: Science: Processes and Skills of Science S10 as/ 1uestions that #oster in$esti&ations and e)"lorations rele$ant to the content measure o%-ects and e$ents Earth and Space Science: Stars and Planets S20 descri%e characteristics and mo$ements o# o%-ects in our solar system S 0 com"are #amiliar constellations in seasonal s/ies S30 demonstrate awareness o# the s"ecial si&ni#icance o# celestial o%-ects #or A%ori&inal "eo"les Language Arts:
A2 use s"ea/in& to e)"lore, e)"ress, and "resent ideas, in#ormation, and #eelin&s #or di##erent "ur"oses, %y stayin& on to"ic in a #ocused discussion "resentin& a central idea with su""ortin& details usin& s"eci#ic and descri"ti$e $oca%ulary A5 use a $ariety o# strate&ies when e)"ressin& and "resentin& ideas, in#ormation, and #eelin&s, includin& settin& a "ur"ose or&ani4in& in#ormation "racticin& deli$ery sel#-monitorin& and sel#-correctin& in res"onse to #eed%ac/
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9 create a $ariety o# ima&inati$e writin& and re"resentations #ollowin& "atterns modeled #rom literature, #eaturin& an or&ani4ation that de$elo"s lo&ically #rom an en&a&in& o"enin& throu&h to a satis#yin& endin& 95 use a $ariety o# strate&ies durin& writin& and re"resentin& to e)"ress thou&hts, includin& re#errin& to word %an/s usin& in#ormation #rom multi"le sources consultin& re#erence materials re$isin& and editin& 96 use a $ariety o# strate&ies a#ter writin& and re"resentin& to im"ro$e their wor/, includin& chec/in& their wor/ a&ainst esta%lished criteria

Art:
A1 use a $ariety o# ima&e sources to create ima&es #rom o%ser$ation ima&ination A create ima&es that show the use o# the #ollowin& $isual elements and "rinci"les o# desi&n, alone and in com%ination, to "roduce a $ariety o# e##ects0 colour te)ture

Music:
A2 re"resent "ersonal thou&hts, ima&es, and #eelin&s e)"erienced in classroom re"ertoire :2 identi#y as"ects o# a music "resentation that e$o/e a res"onse

Prere(uisite )once*ts an! Skills: Students should ha$e some %asic research s/ills and some e)"erience wor/in& in &rou"s' Students should also ha$e some #amiliarity with art su""lies in the classroom' Teac+er Pre*aration Re(uire!: 9ollect all necessary materials (see unit &rid) 9ollect all literature needed0 A Solar Expedition %y Amanda Marlatt, Coyote Places the Stars, research. re#erence %oo/s' 9ollect all internet resources0 Planet Son&, ;istory 9hannel,s +he <ni$erse0 +he 9onstellations, /idsastronomy'com0 "lanetary or%it e)am"le, The Planets %y =usta$ ;olst se&mented (music)' Ma/e e)am"les0 solar system model, constellation wheel, "resentation0 the sun (all "lanetary com"onents)' Wor/sheet.;andouts0 "lanet "hysical characteristics, &ood co"y "resentation sheet, sun teacher re"ort, ;olst music wor/sheet, constellation wheel tem"lates, tic/et out sli"s, comic stri" handout, <nit word %an/ handout' Assessment0 sel#-assessment sheet (%uildin& model, "ro-ect "re" & research), ru%ric.criteria sheets (model, re"ort."resentation)
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>eo"ardy &ame 1uestions ("lanetary #eatures)

)ross,)urricular )onnections: +hou&h this unit is "redominantly %ased in Science, there are se$eral cross-curricular connections' +hese include0 Lan&ua&e Arts, Music and ?isual Art' (n addition to these connections, :rama, Social Studies, and PE can %e included when usin& the e)tension acti$ities' E-tensions to Unit: Write a letter (as a class or indi$idually) to @ASA with 1uestions re&ardin& the solar system S/y"e with Astronaut. 9hris ;ad#ield 9reate your own constellation with le&end (su"erhero, cultural0 A%ori&inal, =ree/, "ersonal, etc') =oo&le Earth. S/y dee"er e)"loration o# the constellations' Write your own A%ori&inal constellation story' A%ori&inal Star :ance (learn. create) Aecreate solar system or%it /inesthetically' S"ace suit desi&n (%rainstorm, draw.la%el essential com"onents needed) @ASA sur$i$al acti$ity &i$e students a "ro%lem in s"ace and an e1ui"ment list to "rioriti4e' ;istory o# s"ace (landin&s, "ast theories, &ods, the 4odiac, etc')' Uni#ersal .esi$n for Learnin$ (U.L) an! .ifferentiate! %nstruction (.%):
Learning Difficulties: Written Project: As this unit is hea$ily research %ased, those students with learnin& di##iculties will %e "ro$ide with word %an/s, sentence starters, and.or wor/sheets that &i$e ideas and narrow research #ocus' Bor those students with writin& challen&es, research could %e com"leted on the com"uter' (# needed."ossi%le the student will %e assisted %y the teacher or a Student Su""ort Wor/er' Mar/in& can %e ada"ted %ased on s/ill le$el' Work Period Music/ Music Lesson: Micro"hone worn #or student with hearin& im"airment will %e "laced near music "lay so he can hear the music while wor/in&' Presentation: (# students ha$e an)iety a%out "resentin& in #ront o# the class, teacher will $ideo that student "rior to "resentation day and will show it in "lace o# a li$e "er#ormance' roup Work: Students with di##iculties will %e "laced with an enrichment %uddy to hel" them' A!ori"inal Connection Lesson: Students will %e "ro$ided with sentence starters #or their comic stri"s' Mar/in& can %e ada"ted %ased on s/ill le$el' Enrichment: Written Project: (# a student re1uires enrichment, they will %e &i$en the choice o# also com"letin& a more in de"th analysis, a short story a%out their chosen "lanet, write a ra" (see story%ot ra"s). s/it, or they may %e&in researchin& and creatin& a second "ro-ect on the sun, and.or moons' Pa$e / of '

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Solar Syste# Mo!ile: (n connection with enriched written assi&nment, students can choose to create the sun #or their solar system and.or any moons they would li/e' Additionally, students will %e encoura&ed to add more intricate detail to their "lanets' Presentation: Students can share their additional wor/ at the end o# their &rou",s "resentation' A!ori"inal Connection Lesson: Students will %e encoura&ed to create a moral #or their story' +hey may also desi&n e)tra #rames and. or create more detail and more dialo&ue' Abori$inal: +his unit #ocuses directly on the im"ortance o# celestial o%-ects in a%ori&inal history and culture' Birst @ations, connections to constellations, the stars, and the s/y will %e discussed in detail within s"eci#ic lessons, as well as intermittently throu&hout the unit'

Resources:
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!$er$iew o# Lessons0
Lesson A an! Title (time in minutes) L&1 %ntro to S*ace (;3 mins) PL"s in lesson Science: S1 S2 %nstructiona l "bjecti#es (b) Teac+in$ Strate$ies (a) SC<AT: - ?er%ally descri%e some characteristics and.or mo$ements o# o%-ects in the solar system' -As/ 1uestions that #oster in$esti&ation and e)"loration' (b) -G-W-L -Whole class wor/ -Aead aloud -9horal readin& -(nternet
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Lesson Acti#ities Dook,ECL )+art: Bill out HG H "art o# chart on s"ace and the solar systemI #ind out how much students /now a%out s"ace' <o!6, Fi!eo (Stor6bot): Watch HWe Are +he PlanetsJ Solar System Aa" ECL )+art: A#ter $ideo, %rie#ly discuss conce"ts and interestin& #acts' What do you wonder a%out s"aceC Bill in HWJ section o# the chart' %nteracti#e Rea! Alou!: Aead in#ormational story (A Solar Expedition %y Amanda Marlatt) to class' Sto""in& at a""ro"riate "a&es #or class discussion' )+oral Rea!in$: G+he Planet Son&J- (ntroduce Planet Son&, to %e tau&ht as a "oem #irst' 9horal read with class usin& a word chart. SmartKoard' )losure,ECL )+art: ;a$e a class discussion

Assessment Strate$ies -Students are assessed on what they,$e learned throu&hout the lesson usin& Anecdotal Notes on their a%ility to $er%ally descri%e some characteristics and.or mo$ements o# o%-ects in the solar system' -+ic/et outs will %e assessed usin& a Checklist to ensure that students are as/in& 1uestions that #oster in$esti&ation and e)"loration'

Baterials (S*ecific to T+is Lesson) -?ideo0 htt"0..www'youtu%e'com. watchC $DE;A1+3hFnMw -9hart "a"er -Mar/ers -A Solar Expedition %y Amanda Marlatt -Planet Son& lyrics -SmartKoard

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L'1 S*ace Project (;3 mins)

Science: S2 L$A: 95 96

(a) SC<AT: ,E)"ress in writin& the "hysical characteristics o# o%-ects in the solar system' -:emonstrate the use o# research strate&ies and materials when writin&' -Proacti$ely re#er to &i$en criteria to im"ro$e and #ocus their research s/ills' (b) -9horal readin& -Aesearch. in1uiry -(ndi$idual wor/ -Whi" around -Pro-ect wor/

and #ill in the HLJ "art o# the chart' +ic/et out0 ;a$e students write down 1-2 1uestions a%out the solar system (i'e' what are they "ersonally wonderin&C) +o %e learned a%out in their reseach' Dook, )+oral Rea!in$: G+he Planet Son&JAemind students a%out the "oem we read last class' 9horal read with class usin& a word chart. SmartKoard (E)tension0 (# students are learnin& the words 1uic/ly, %e&in usin& the melody to turn it into a son&)' <o!6, Solar S6stem Bobile %ntro: (ntroduce Solar System Pro-ect' Show an e)am"le o# solar system mo%ile students will create in &rou"s' ;and out and &o o$er the criteria #or the mo%ile' Dow to Researc+ Bini Lesson: :iscuss with class how to research, model.use e)am"les0 "re"are (/now what you are loo/in& #or %e#ore you start), where to loo/ (credi%le %oo/s and internet sources), use /eywords' ;and out characteristics research sheet and &o o$er with class' A#ter discussion, %rea/ students into "redetermined &rou"s (2 &rou"s o# L, one &rou" o# 7) @ote0 the &rou" o# 7 will need one student to com"lete 2 "lanets, ha$e a &i#t. ad$ance students com"lete 2' ;a$e "lanets num%ered on the %oard, students will &o to their &rou"s and teacher will num%er them o##' Students will re#er to %oard to #ind out their "lanet' Researc+ time: Students will use "ro$ided research material indi$idually to learn a%out the "hysical characteristics (What does your "lanet loo/ li/eC) o# their "lanet in order to recreate it #or their mo%iles' Loo/in& #or0 si4e, colours, uni1ue characteristics (rin&s, craters, etc')' +eacher will circulate to hel" students and o%ser$e their research "ro&ress' At the end o# the "eriod, students will hand in their research sheet to %e chec/ed %y the teacher'

-A Teacher Mark will %e used to assess accuracy o# collected in#ormation a%out the "hysical characteristics o# their &i$en "lanet' -Students are assessed %y Teacher Observation on their a%ility to use research materials and strate&ies to learn a%out their &i$en "lanet' -Anecdotal Notes will %e used to record student a%ility to re#er to and a""ly the &i$en criteria while wor/in& on their assi&nment'

-SmartKoard -Planet Son& lyrics -Mo%ile e)am"le -Aesearch materials -Aesearch wor/sheet

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L/: <uil!in$ "ur Solar S6stem ('-;3 mins)

Science: S2 Art: A1 A

(a) SC<AT: -<se o%ser$ation o# in#ormation and ima&es, and the "rinci"les o# desi&n (colour, te)ture) to create a model o# their assi&ned "lanet ,:escri%e "lanetary characteristics throu&h artistic recreation' (b) -(nternet -;ands on -Art -Music -Sel# assessment -Modelin& -(ndi$idual wor/

L;1 Presentation Researc+ (;3 mins)

Science: S2 S1

(a)SC<AT: ,E)"ress in writin& the characteristics

)losure,C+i* Aroun!: ;a$e students come to the car"et and sit in a circle' Whi" around the circle and ha$e each student say one thin& they learned a%out their "lanet' Dook,Ei!sastronom61com: !n the SmartKoard, e)"lore solar system or%its on the we%site as a class' =uide the discussion and ha$e students come u" and interact with the we%site' <o!6, Bobile )onstruction: Show e)am"le o# solar system mo%ile' E)"lain to class how each "lanet is a di##erent si4e, colour, and has uni1ue characteristics' ;a$e students loo/ o$er their research wor/sheet #rom the last class' E)"lain to students that they will %e creatin& their assi&ned "lanet #or the mo%ile' ;and out a criteria sheet and discuss with class, remind the students to #ocus on the uni1ue attri%utes o# their "lanets (rin&s, craters, te)ture, etc')I model #or students how to create these #eatures' :iscuss the art conce"ts o# colour and te)ture and encoura&e students to use these techni1ues when creatin& their "lanet' Cork time -' *erio!s: (Teac+er will *la6 DolstHs GT+e PlanetsI w+ile stu!ents work) Students will %e &i$en a selection o# Styro#oam %alls to create their "lanet with, they must con#irm si4in& with teacher "rior to startin& their "lanets' Students will re#er to their research sheets while com"letin& their "lanets and then &et into their &rou"s to assem%le their mo%ile' Note: at the %e&innin& o# "eriod 2, teacher will model how to %uild model and circulate as needed' )losure, Self Assessment: At the end o# each "eriod, students will %e &i$en a sel#-assessment sheet with smiley #aces and written answers0 ;ow do you #eel a%out the "ro-ectC WhyC :id you do your %est wor/C Were you on tas/C Dook, )+oral Rea!in$: G+he Planet Son&JAemind students a%out the "oem we read a%out the "lanets' 9horal read with class usin& a word

-Students will %e observed usin& the in#ormation they,$e collected to create their assi&ned "lanet' -Students, "lanets will %e assessed usin& a !"oint rubric %ased on criteria "ro$ided0 -Model "lanet accurately resem%les its real counter"art o$erall0 colour, te)ture (craters, $alleys, mountains, clouds, other "hysical #eatures)

-SmartKoard -htt"0..www'/ids astronomy'com. -Mo%ile e)am"le -Styro#oam %alls ($arious si4es) -Paint -Paint%rushes -S"on&es -Paint shirts (o"tional) -=lue &un (o"tional) -White &lue -Pi"e cleaners -@ews "a"er -Scissors -Pencils -;olst,s H+he PlanetsJ -Sel# Assessment sheets

,Students are assessed usin& a teacher mark #or accuracy and rele$ance o#

-SmartKoard -Planet Son& lyrics (o"tional) Pa$e J of '

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L$A: 95 96

and.or mo$ement o# o%-ects in the solar system' -=enerate 1uestions that #oster their research' -:emonstrate the use o# research strate&ies and materials when writin&' -Proacti$ely re#er to &i$en criteria to im"ro$e and #ocus their research s/ills' (b) -9horal Aeadin& -Aesearch. in1uiry -Music -+-P-S

L31 =inal )o*6 (;3 mins)

L$A: 95 C% Art: A1

(a) SC<AT: ,Accurately draw their assi&ned "lanet usin& o%ser$ation s/ills' -Proacti$ely re#er to &i$en criteria to create their "resentation &ood

chart. SmartKoard (E)tension0 (# students are learnin& the words 1uic/ly, %e&in usin& the melody to turn it into a son&+ry to ha$e them recite the "oem.son& without the words)' <o!6, Presentation Researc+: Aemind students o# the "resentation "art o# the "ro-ect' Show Sun e)am"le and e)"lain how the "ro-ect will wor/0 Each solar system &rou" will &et a di##erent to"ic to research weather #eatures sur#ace #eatures or%it and rotation, len&th o# day(C) What are theyC What are the di##erent "ossi%ilitiesC Why are they im"ortantC Students will need to ha$e at least three "ieces o# in#ormation' =o o$er criteria sheet with the class' +eacher will assi&n a to"ic to each &rou" and handout rou&h dra#t research sheets' ;a$e students record a 1uestion they ha$e %e#ore they %e&in to research' Cork time: (Teac+er will *la6 DolstHs GT+e PlanetsI w+ile stu!ents work) Students will research their "lanet in relation to the to"ic &i$en and #ill out their research sheet (re#ereein& to criteria sheet)' When com"leted, sheet will %e handed in #or teacher chec/. editin&' )losure, T+ink,Pair,S+are: Students will share their #indin&s a%out their "lanet with someone in their &rou"' 9om"are and contrast their in#ormation a%out each "lanet' +eacher will circulate and o%ser$e discussions' Dook, Planet Race: +he teacher will stand in the middle o# the room as the sun' (n their &rou"s, "retendin& to %e their assi&ned "lanet, students will race to line-u" away #rom the sun in order o# the "lanet,s or%its' @o tal/in& aloudM When the &rou" is done they raise their hand' <o!6, oo! )o*6 Crite: (Teac+er will *la6 DolstHs GT+e PlanetsI w+ile stu!ents work) +eacher will hand %ac/ corrected co"y o# student research and a &ood co"y "resentation sheet'

researched and collected data a%out the s"eci#ied characteristics and.or mo$ement o# their &i$en "lanet' -Students are assessed usin& a checklist #or their a%ility to as/ a 1uestion (written) that #osters in$esti&ation in relation to their research' Teac+er "bser#ation & Anec!otal Notes: ,Students are observed usin& a $ariety o# &i$en research materials to e##ecti$ely learn a%out and e)"ress in#ormation a%out their "lanet and re#errin& to and a""lyin& the criteria &i$en while wor/in& on their assi&nment'

-Aesearch e)am"le (the sun) -Presentation criteria sheet -;olst,s H+he PlanetsJ -Aou&h dra#t research sheets

-Students are assessed usin& a checklist #or their a%ility to use o%ser$ation to draw an accurate re"resentation o# their assi&ned "lanet' -Students are observed re#errin& to their criteria sheet to create their &ood

-SmartKoard -Presentation sheets -;olst,s H+he PlanetsJ -Sel# assessment sheets -"encil crayons

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co"y' -Sel#-edit and use teacher corrections to re$ise their wor/' (b) ,Ginesthetic -S/ill :e$elo"ment -Art -Music -Sel#-Assessment

+eacher will discuss with class what a &ood co"y needs and how it should loo/, &ettin& student in"ut' 9lass will re$iew criteria sheet' Aemind students to do their %est wor/ and re#er to their criteria sheet while wor/in&0 content (minimum #acts) structure (s"ellin&, neatness, con$entions) "icture (accurate, #ully coloured) Students will #ill out their &ood co"ies and draw a "icture o# their "lanet' +his sheet will %e used as their "resentation sheet' (# not yet #inished their research, students will #inish u" and chec/ their wor/ with the teacher %e#ore startin& their &ood co"y' )losure, Self Assessment: Students will %e &i$en a sel#-assessment sheet with smiley #aces and written answers0 :id you do your %est wor/C Were you on tas/C

co"y' -Students are assessed usin& a checklist to see that they re$ised and edited their wor/ a""ro"riately usin& teacher corrections and sel#-editin&'

LJ1 Presentation %ntro!uction (;3mins)

L$A: A&

(a)SC<AT0 -or&ani4e their in#ormation and "ractice their deli$ery, sel#correctin& in res"onse to teacher #eed%ac/ (b) -Anchor 9hart -Modelin& -:iscussion -Multi-media

Dook0#i!eo: Play $ideo0 So 'ot %y Story%ots Bo!el Sun Presentation: +eacher demonstrates what a H&oodJ "resentation loo/s li/e (com"leted re"ort, introduction, clear $oice, eye contact, #acin& audience, "a"er down) usin& the Sun' C+ole,)lass .iscussion0Anc+or )+art0 :iscuss with the class what they noticed a%out the "resentation that made it e##ecti$e' Aecord ideas #or what ma/es a &ood "resentation on an Anchor 9hart #or H=ood PresentationsJ' Krin& attention to the section on the ru%ric #or "resentations' +ell students that they should stand in a line in order o# the "lanets' +al/ to one student in each &rou" indi$idually to see who will introduce their to"ic (E'&'0 H!ur &rou" will "resent on the weather on di##erent "lanets, startin& with @AME #or Mercury'J)

-Students will %e observed %y the teacher, "racticin& the deli$ery o# their "resentations and acce"tin& &uidance #rom the teacher and "eers'

-Nou+u%e ?ideo0 So 'ot %y Story%ots -+eacher model o# com"leted re"ort on the Sun' -Smart Koard0 Anchor 9hart

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L41 Presentation .a6 (;3 mins)

L$A: A(

(a) SC<AT: -Present in#ormation and stay on to"ic usin& s"eci#ic rele$ant $oca%ulary (b) -Aecitation -Presentations

L>1 Dolst Busic )om*arison (;3mins)

Music: A( )(

(a) SC<AT: -re"resent "ersonal thou&hts, ima&es, and #eelin&s they e)"erience, %y writin&, s"ea/in& and.or drawin&, while listenin& to =usta$ ;olst,s musical

Cork Time0Practice: Students ha$e time to #inish u" their re"orts, re#errin& to the criteria on their ru%rics' When they are #inished, they will use their time to "ractice their "resentation s/ills' )losure0& =ull Re+earsal: ;a$e students &et into their &rou"s and "resent to the wall' Ma/e sure they line u" in the correct order o# the "lanets and demonstrate their %est "resentation s/ills' Krin& students %ac/ to des/s to %rie#ly remind them o# how to act while other "eo"le (in their &rou" and in other &rou"s) are "resentin&' Dook0Presentation Pre*: Pro$ide students with time to &et or&ani4ed with their &rou"' Krin& students to&ether in their des/s and reiterate e)"ectations #or "resentations and #or the audience' Presentations: Students "resent in their &rou"s in #ront o# the class' A#ter each "resentation in$ite students to &i$e "ositi$e #eed%ac/ to the "resenters' )losure0/ c+eers: As a class name all o# the "lanets in order' Ac/nowled&e the hard wor/ that the students ha$e com"leted and ha$e them "at themsel$es on the %ac/' Per#orm cheers #or a -o% well done' Dook0Keo*ar!6 Re#iew: Students are %ro/en into 2 teams' 1 student answers a 1uestion at a time, choosin& a cate&ory and di##iculty le$el #rom the %oard' Students ha$e one try to answer the 1uestion without hel" #rom their team mem%ers' A correct answer scores them the res"ecti$e "ointsI an incorrect answer allows the #irst "erson on the other team to steal' OOAny ne&ati$e comments will result in a 1PP "oint

-Students will %e assessed usin& a ! "oint rubric that addresses rele$ance o# in#ormationI accurate, descri"ti$e $oca%ularyI and other %asic "resentation s/ills'

-Au%rics #or "resentations.re"orts

-Students wor/ (+he Planets Q ;olst handout) will %e assessed, usin& a checklist, #or a%ility to re"resent "ersonal thou&hts, ima&es, and #eelin&s they e)"erience while listenin& to =usta$ ;olst,s musical

-Pre"ared Smart Koard.other method #or >eo"ardy -Pre"ared 1uestions #or >eo"ardy -9om"uter.9: Player -9li"s #rom each "iece o# =usta$ ;olst,s The Planets -H+he Planets Q ;olstJ
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inter"retations o# each "lanet -identi#y as"ects o# =usta$ ;olst,s The Planets that e$o/e a "ersonal res"onse (b) -=ame -Music -Krain Krea/ -:iscussion -+ic/et !ut -?isuali4ation

"enalty' +eams alternate turns, cyclin& throu&h each student' Listen an! .raw Acti#it6: Students will listen to each "iece o# =usta$ ;olst,s The Planets drawin& and.or writin& on the handout anythin& that comes to mind while listenin&' +here are no wron$ answers' Students are a%le to #ind a com#orta%le s"ot to draw (or write) while listenin& to music' Sto" a#ter 2- minutes o# each "iece and in$ite students to share what they thou&ht a%out the "iece' (t is o/ay #or students to add to their drawin&s i# someone says an idea that they a&ree with' <rain <reak0Stretc+: -A#ter a%out 3 "lanets, ha$e the class stand u" and do a #ew stretches #or a %rain %rea/ and allow them to tal/ to their classmates #or a minute' Pre!ictions: Students will ma/e "redictions a%out which "iece sym%oli4ed each "lanet, writin& this in each section on their "a"er' .iscussion: At the car"et, in$ite students to share their &uesses on some o# the "lanets and why they mi&ht thin/ so, %ased on what they,$e learned a%out the "lanets already' Ae$eal the "lanets that each "iece sym%oli4es' :iscuss thou&hts on this' )losure0Ticket,"ut: Students write down 1 thin& that they thou&ht was interestin& a%out the son&s and the "lanets and why, and one 1uestion the music ins"ired a%out a "lanet' (n$ite students to tal/ to you indi$idually i# they would "re#er to share their thou&hts $er%ally rather than on "a"er'

inter"retations o# each handout (25) "lanet' Students will also ha$e the o""ortunity to $er%ally re"resent (with the class or with the teacher indi$idually) their thou&hts i# they wish to do so' -Ticket!Outs will %e asses sed #or com"letion and a%ility to identi#y as"ects o# =usta$ ;olst,s The Planets that e$o/e a "ersonal res"onse'

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L:1 E-*lorin$ )onstellations (;3mins)

Science: S* Art: A+

(a) SC<AT: -identi#y constellations in s"eci#ied months o# the year -draw a constellation %ased on o%ser$ation %y loo/in& at the constellation and co"yin& it onto another "a"er' (b) -Multi-media -Krainstorm -;ands-on

L&21 )om*arin$ Seasonal )onstellations (;3mins)

Science: S* Art: A+

(a) SC<AT: -identi#y di##erences and similarities %etween constellations that

Dook0Fi!eo: Play The ,ni-erse: The Constellations %y the ;istory 9hannel (until 20P5) <rainstorm: Krainstorm with the class what constellations they /now and see, and anythin& they mi&ht /now a%out them' )onstellation C+eel Acti#it6: Assemble: Students will %e "ro$ided with the tem"lates #or ma/in& a 9onstellation Wheel that shows constellations at di##erent times o# the year' Birst, students assem%le their wheels' #se: (n "redetermined "artners, assi&n each "air a month o# the year to #ocus on' Students will o%ser$e the s/y on their Wheel #or their &i$en month and "ic/ a constellation to draw and la%el' Students will also write the names o# other constellations that can %e #ound in the s/y durin& their month on the %ac/ o# the "a&e' )losure0C+i* Aroun!: Whi" around the classroom month %y month and ha$e each "air show.tell the class which constellation they drew and other constellations that can %e #ound in the s/y durin& their month' GDomeworkI: Encoura&e students to loo/ at the s/y at ni&ht while they,re at home and use their constellation wheels to identi#y some constellations' Dook0.iscuss: ;a$e students share any constellations that they noticed in the ni&ht s/y since the "re$ious lesson' Were they also on their 9onstellation WheelsC G"ur Sk6I Seasonal )onstellations

-Student wor/ will %e assessed usin& a ! "oint scale on i# they are a%le to identi#y constellations in their &i$en month (1 "oint #or each constellation they identi#y on their "a"er, includin& the drawn one, #or a ma)imum o# 3 "oints) -Student wor/ will %e assessed usin& a checklist #or their a%ility to draw a constellation %y o%ser$in& that constellation on another "a&e'

-Nou+u%e ?ideo0 The ,ni-erse: The Constellations %y the ;istory 9hannel -Smart Koard.9hart Pa"er (#or %rainstormin&.acti$ity instructions) -9onstellation Wheel +em"lates (25) -Basteners ("ush "in thin&s) -White "a"er -Predetermined "artners

-Student $!%!& tickets will %e assessed #or identi#yin& similarities and di##erences (1 "oint #or each similarity and di##erence #or a

-Pre$iously "re"ared 9onstellation Wheels (students ha$e) -Klac/ "oster "a"ers -=low in the dar/ star stic/ers
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are $isi%le durin& di##erent months o# the year -coo"erati$ely recreate the ni&ht s/y in a &i$en season usin& 3 constellations that are "laced correctly relati$e to each other

L&&1 Abori$inal )onnections (;3mins)

Science: S. L$A: C* Art: A+

Acti#it6: Students &et to&ether in seasonal &rou"s %ased on which month they were assi&ned in the "re$ious lesson' Students "ic/ 3 ma-or constellations in their season' (n "airs, students will mar/ 1 o# the 3 constellations on "ro$ided %lac/ "oster %oard with chal/' Students should consult their &rou" #or "ro"er "ositionin&' A#ter &ettin& teacher a""ro$al, students will "lace &low in the dar/ stic/ers o$er to" o# each star location' +he end "roduct will show rou&h "ositions o# 3 (b) constellations (relati$e to each other) in each -:iscussion &rou",s seasonal s/y' - -2-1 )om*arison .iscussion: -9oo"erati$e Post all Rs/ies, at the #ront #or e$eryone to Learnin& see' :iscuss di##erences and similarities -?isuali4ation %etween the constellations in each season' )losure0/,',&: Students "ic/ 2 o# the seasons and write (or say to teacher) di##erences and 2 similarities %etween the constellations in those seasons, as well as 1 thin& they #ound interestin&' (a) SC<AT: Dook0%nteracti#e Rea!,Alou!: -demonstrate their Aead Coyote Places the Stars sto""in& in understandin& o# a""ro"riate "laces #or class discussion their awareness o# C+ole )lass .iscussion: cultural Show students di##erent A%ori&inal le&end si&ni#icance o# characters and %rie#ly discuss their celestial o%-ects %y "ersonalities (i'e'0 9oyote the +ric/ster)' :iscuss the im"ortance o# $arious celestial ?er%ali4in& #eatures to Birst @ations Peo"le' :iscuss with their class what ma/es a &ood story*%e&innin&, /nowled&e in middle, end, "ro%lem.solution, etc' class )reate 6our "wn Le$en! Acti#it6: discussion Students are "ro$ided with a wor/sheet with 9reatin& a #rame %o)es and te)t lines underneath each' culture-%ased le&end a%out a Students will "ic/ an A%ori&inal character celestial o%-ect and write.draw a s"ace-related story

ma)imum o# 5) -Student wor/ will %e assessed as a whole &rou" usin& a Teacher Mark out o# 1P %ased on i# the constellations they chose %elon& in their season (.5) and #or accuracy o# "lacement relati$e to other constellations (.5)

-9hal/ -+ic/et !ut Sli"s

-Student understandin& o# celestial im"ortance will %e assessed usin& Teacher Observation and checklist' -Student stories and drawin&s will %e assessed usin& Teacher Mark (E)ceedin&, meetin&, not meetin& w.a""lica%le notes)

-9o"y o# Coyote Places the Stars -Story Wor/sheets (25) -Pre"ared Smart Koard with a%ori&inal characters and celestial o%-ect im"ortance

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-create an ima&inati$e story that is lo&ically se1uenced and has a %e&innin&, middle, and end' -illustrate their story with ima&inati$e and relati$e drawin&s (b) -Art -Whole 9lass :iscussion -(ndi$idual Wor/ -Author,s 9hair -(nteracti$e AeadAloud

(constellations, stars, sun, moon, "lanets, etc') usin& their chosen character as the central #ocus' )losure0Aut+orHs )+air: Students will $olunteer to share their story with the class' A#ter each story, 2- students can $olunteer a com"liment a%out the story'

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