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Day and Night Sky: To observe and recognize patterns in the day and night sky and the daily, monthly, and yearly patterns associated with the earth, moon, and sun:

                                  

1. Understand how the sun provides earth with heat and light                                                            

 

2. Understand the spin, orbit and tilt of the earth in relation to the sun, including the concepts of day, night, season, and year (characteristics of seasons)                                 

 

3. Know the basic components of the solar system                

 

4. Understand the shape changes of moon over the course of month                                     

 

5. Become Knowledgeable of space exploration and the discoveries made

 1.Observe and communicate observations of the day and night skies                                                

2. Distinguish between objects in the earth's atmosphere and in space                                                3. Recognize and identify the         moon's apparent changes over time                                                4. Describe the apparent change in position of the sun throughout the day                                                    5. Describe that the side of earth facing the sun experiences daylight                                          6. Indicate the location of the sun on a drawing that show an object and its shadow                                

7. Explain how changes in a shadow can be used to understand the apparent motion of the sun             

8.  Compare the length of daylight in summer and winter                           9. Describe the solar system as consisting of the sun, earth, and its moon, and other planets                                 10. Know that the planets, including earth, orbit the sun         

11.Describe space exploration events including manned and unmanned events.        

*Nonfiction Reading Strategies                   

 

*Oral Listening Skills             

 

*Notetaking                           

 

*Use of Internet sources, Encyclopedias, Nonfiction books, Thinkquests, and United Streaming Video to collect information                 

 

*Relay knowledge gained orally, in writing, and through technology projects that can be shared within the classroom and school, and beyond                     

 

*Following oral and written directions

1. Classroom solar system model                                

 

2. Diagram Moon Phases                                   

 

3. Diagram or model movement of earth                   

 

4. Space Exploration Project or other student directed inquiry based research

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