1. Topic-
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2. Content-
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| Understanding the Solar System. Key Vocabulary: Space, Orbit, Sun,
Planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and
Neptune. |
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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The students will gain an understanding of the planets and the Solar
System.
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4. Objectives-
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1.Students will demonstrate an understanding that there are objects
other than the Sun in Solar System.
2.Students will identify two planets and a characteristic of each
planet.
3.Students will identify the Earth as the planet they live on.
4.Students will identify the Sun as the mass that all the planets
orbit around. |
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5. Materials and Aids-
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Pre-made paper mache planets and solar system scene.
Pre-made planet cutouts and informative information.
Flashlights. |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
1.Students will attend during lecture and "journey into space".
2.Students will point to and/or otherwise indicate planet names and
characteristics of the planets.
3.Students will participate in active "orbit" activity. |
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Practice-
| Students will be a part of future class presentations on the Solar
System. |
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Independent Practice-
| Students will complete solar system homework assignment. |
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Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-
| Angel will use an augmentative communication device to participate
throughout lesson and assessments. |
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Checking for understanding-
Students will partake in short assessment to monitor their understanding
of lesson objectives.
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Closure-
| Students will review assessment answers as a group and be given
an opportunity to correctly answer any missed questions. |
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