Process
Use this illustrated Astronomy Dictionary as needed throughout this unit.
Week #1 FEB 19-22
Day #1: What planets are floating in our solar system?
Listen to the song to find out their names.
Watch, listen, or read the powerpoint presentation.
Watch the movie.
Group B assignment: Make a solar system online then print it and send it in.
Group C assignment - make a solar system model - this is a two day assignment
Day #2: What other natural things are in our solar system?
Watch the movie
Read some space jokes
What are asteroids?
Group A: go to this site and then complete the worksheet.
Group B: Take the brainpop asteroids quiz, print the results and submit them.
Group C: finish your solar system model from day #1
Day #3: What manmade things are in our solar system
Watch the movie
All Groups: Use the venn diagram to compare lasers and asteroids
Day #4: The Moon
Watch the movie
Group A assignment
Group C assignment - this packet is a two day assignment
Week #2 Feb. 25-29
Day #1: The Sun
Use the information on this page to complete today's assignments.
Group A assignment - print several pictures from this site and make a collage.
Group C assignment - finish the packet from Friday
Day#2: Space Exploration History
Watch the movie
Group C assignment - use the information on this page to complete the timeline about space exploration.
Day #3 : People in Space
Watch the movie
Learn about spaceships
Drive a spaceship through the stars
Group C assignment - Choose one of the famous astronauts from this page or a book and complete the biography page.
Day #4: Deep Space
Watch the movie
Read this page for information.
All groups - make a glitter galaxy; you may use glitter and black paper from the center if you need to.
End with a brainpop
Day #5: Space Station?
Watch the BRAINPOP
Journal Entry - Would you like to live on the space station? Why or why not?
WEEK #3 March 3-7
Day #1: Black holes
Watch the brainpop movie
Group A - space analagies
Group B - complete the wordsearch
Group C - Use the information on this page to complete the graphic organizer explaining the life cycle of stars.
Step 2
Day #2: Choose a planet
First watch the powerpoint
What happened to Pluto?
Day #3-5: Gather Information - Make sure to find the answers to the following questions:
- What is the name of your planet?
- What is the distance from the sun to your planet?
- Period of revolution? (how long is one year on your planet in earth years)
- How many moons will your tourist see, what are some of the names of the moons?
- What gasses are on the planets?
- What is the temperature on you planet?
- Compositions (what is your planet made of?)
- Other interesting facts that you think will attract people to your planet.
- What adaptations will humans need to make.
The following are good links to websites that are easy to use.
Mercury movie Venus Brainpop Earth brainpop
Mars movie Jupiter Brainpop Saturn Brainpop
Uranus Brainpop Neptune Brainpop
Step 3 - Week #4 March 10-14
Days #1 Make a flag to represent the planet you have chosen
First, use this site to get some flag making ideas.
You can use this site to make and print a flag or you can make your own.
Day #2: Create a brochure about travel to your planet.
Days #3-4 Work on your presentation
- You will present your planet using a poster that contains several pictures of your planet, the flag you made representing your planet, data you collected & your brochure.
Day #5 Friday March 14: Present your planet to the class