ESSENTIAL

LEARNING

OUTCOMES

What will the students know or be able to do at the end of the lesson?

ASSESSMENT

How will the students demonstrate that they have accomplished the desired outcome?

STRATEGIES

In what activities will the students be engaged to accomplish the desired outcome?

3 HOTS QUESTIONS

e.g. one should be on knowledge, one on application, and one on synthesis or evaluation.

Mon

3/12

Page 

141

Identify and describe characteristics of an asteroid 

The class will watch The Story of the Solar System to learn more about the Milky Way galaxy and our solar system and answer the questions

Discussion about the night sky. What kinds of objects do we see in the night sky? What kinds of things exist in our galaxy? In our solar system?

1.  What is the celestial object researched?oes  2.  Analyze how  celestial object look like?

3.  How big or small can this celestial object be?

Tues

 3/13

Page 

141

Identify and describe characteristics of a meteoroid 

Students will talk about some of the facts or information they know or have learned from the program about asteroids, comets, and meteoroids (and/or meteors and meteorites

After watching the program, students will  review the information they learned about the objects in our galaxy and solar system 

1.  Discuss what was learned about our solar system?

2.  Propose what kinds of objects orbit the Sun or the planets.

3.  What are the smaller celestial bodies found in space?

Wed

 3/14

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141

 Identify and describe characteristics of a comet

Review what students now know about the smaller celestial bodies in our solar system. What were some interesting facts they discovered while researching their reports? What are some interesting things they learned from other group presentations?

Each group orally present their posters and reports to the rest of the class

1.  When and how did we discover this celestial object's presence in our solar system?

2.  Where in the galaxy is this celestial object typically found and/or how can we detect this object in the night sky?

3.  How does this celestial object affect life on Earth

Thurs

 3/15

Page

COMPUTER CLASS

HOMEWORK ON BLOG 

Fri

3/16 

Page

SCHOOL CLOSED

Bloom’s Taxonomy

 (HOTS Questions)

-Knowledge

-Comprehension

-Application

-Analysis

-Synthesis

-Evaluation

School Grade Weighting Scale:

Tests and Quizzes (50%):

Classwork/ Participation (20%):

Homework (15%):

Projects/ Portfolios (15%):

Multiple Intelligences/ Differentiated Instruction:

Use of Technology:

   ____ Smartboard

   ____ Student Response System