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First Name
Mia
Semester
3

Last Name
Murray

Email

Date

mbrandon@hawaii.edu

10/22/15

Year

Grade Level/Subject
3

Lesson Duration

2015

Day1:50min,day2:60min

Title
Day and Night

Central Focus (Enduring Understandings)

Adescriptionoftheimportantunderstandings(s)andconcept(s)

Theearthisconstantlyrevolvingaroundthesun.Theearthisconstantlyrotating,orspinningincircles.
Whatcausesdaytimeandnighttime?

Content Standard(s)
TheCommonCoreStateStandards(CCSS)orHawaiiContent&PerformanceStandardsIII(HCPSIII)thatalignwiththecentralfocusandaddress
essentialunderstandings,concepts,andskills

Thislessonisrelatedtoallthreeofthesestandards:

BenchmarkSC.3.8.3Safelyobserveanddescribethebasicmovementsofthesunandmoon

BenchmarkSC.4.8.3DescribetherelationshipbetweenthesunandtheEarth'sdailyrotationand
annualrevolution
1ESS11.Useobservationsofthesun,moon,andstarstodescribepatternsthatcanbepredicted.

Student Learning Objectives

Outcomestobeachievedbythestudentsbytheendofthelessonorbytheendofthemultilessonlearningsegment

Studentswillbeabletodescribethemovementsoftheeartharoundthesun.
Studentswillbeabletodescribewhywehavedayandnight.

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Assessments
Theprocedurestogatherevidenceofstudentslearningoflearningobjective(s)toincludeformative(informal)assessmentsappliedthroughoutthe
lessonandasummativeassessment(formal)ofwhatstudentslearnedbytheendofthelesson(includeanyassessmenttools)

Formativeassessmentswillincludethepostitnotesstatingwhatstudentsknowandwonderatthe
beginningofthelesson.Thestudentsobservationsastheyexplorewiththeirmodelwillalsobea
formativeassessment.Anotherformativeassessmentwillbehowthestudentsareabletoactout
themovementsofsun,earth,andmoonusingtheirbodies.
Thesummativeassessmentwillbethefinalpostitnoteonwhichtheywritewhattheylearned.I
willusetherubricbelowtoassessthatevidence.

Notthereyet
Ontarget
Aboveandbeyond
Candescribethattheearth
revolvesaroundthesun.
Candescribethattheearth
spinsorrotates.
Doesnotunderstandwhy
thatrotationcausesdayand
night.

Candescribetheearths
revolutionaroundthesun.
Canexplainthattheearthis
constantlyspinningor
rotating.
Canexplainthatdayand
nightarecausedbythat
rotation.

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Candescribetheearths
revolutionaroundthesun.
Canexplainthattheearthis
constantlyspinningor
rotating.
Canexplainthatdayand
nightarecausedbythat
rotation.
Candescribethemoons
revolutionaroundtheearth
Usesacademiclanguage
demands

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Students Prior Academic Knowledge and Assets

Thestudentscontentknowledge,skills,prioracademicexperiences,andpersonal/cultural/communityassetstodrawupontosupportlearning

Imnotsureifthestudentshaveeverstudiedthisconceptbefore.Iamassumingthattheyhavelimitedunderstandingof
themovementsoftheearthandmoonandtheirrelationshipwiththesun.However,theyarefamiliarwiththefactthatwe
havedayandnight.Theyhaveseenthesunandmoonseeminglymoveacrossthesky.Theyareawarethatthesunis
earthssourceoflight.

Academic Language and Language Supports

Oralandwrittenlanguagethatthestudentsneedtolearnandusetoparticipateandengageinthecontent.Theplannedinstructionalsupportsto
helpstudentsunderstand,develop,anduseacademiclanguage.

Rotate,orbitandrevolvemaybenewwordsforthestudents.Iwilldemonstratewhatthesewordsmeanbyusinga
physicalmodelandavideo.Studentscanpracticeusingthevocabularyastheysharetheirmodelsandwriteonthepost
itnotes.

Instructional Strategies and Learning Tasks

Adescriptionofwhattheteacherwilldoandsayandwhatthestudentswilldoduringthelessonthat1)usesclearstepsthatconveytheuseof
multiplestrategies,supports,andresourcesand2)listopportunitiesofferedformultiplemodesofparticipation

DAY 1
Engage: (6min) Watchvideo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIQbJFuGfk
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(15min)Iwillaskthestudents, Whydowehavedayandnight?Isitdaytimeeverywhereonearthatthesametime?
Whatistherelationshipbetweentheearthandthesun?Studentswilldoathinkpairshareonthesequestions.Then
wewillfilloutaKWLchartwiththeinformationtheyknowandwonderaboutwhywehavedayandnightandwhatthe
relationshipisbetweentheearthandsun.(Studentswillwritetheirresponseonpostitnoteswiththeirnameandthefact
orquestiononitandwillstickittothechart).Iwillthenreadaloudsomeofthepostitnotes.
NOTE:Thestudentswillbegivendifferentcolorpostitnotesforeachcategoryknow,wonder,learn.
Explore: (30min) Studentswillbuildapapermodeloftheearthandsunandmoon.Studentswillusetheirmodelsto
explorehowtheearthmovesaroundthesunandwilldiscusswithapartner.
Studentswhofinishearlywillbegivenasolarsystemwordsearchtoworkon.
DAY 2
Explain: (20min) Studentswillwatchaninteractivevideoabouttheearthsmovementaroundthesun:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/earth_sun_moon.shtml
Elaborate:(15min)Studentswillbedividedintogroupsofthree.Theywillthenactoutwiththeirbodiesthemovements
oftheearthandmoonaroundthesun.
Evaluate: (15min) Studentswillwritewhattheylearnedabouttherelationshipbetweentheearthandsunorwhywe
havedayandnightonapostitwiththeirnameonitandstickittotheKWLchart.
Next Lesson Ideas:
TofurtherstudentlearningthenextstepsIwouldtakeareasfollowing:
Lesson2
Moonphases
InthislessonIwouldhavestudentscreateaconceptmaponeverythingtheyknowaboutthemoon.Thentheywould
observethemoonanduseagraphicorganizertorecordtheirdataoverthecourseofafewweeks.Wewouldthenwatch
avideoonmoonphases(brainpop).Asawholeclasswewouldformacircleonthefloorandeachstudentwouldbe
givenaspecificmoonphaseandwouldtrytocurltheirbodyintothatshape.Studentswouldeachcreateachartofthe
moonphasesusingOreocookies.
Lesson3
Solarsystem
InthislessonstudentswouldcreateaKWLchartwithwhattheyknowandwonderabouttheplanetsinoursolarsystem.
Thestudentswouldthenbeshownsomeimagesoftheplanetsanddiscusswhattheyseeandmakepredictionsabout
whatthatplanetislike.Wewouldthendoajigsawactivity:Iwouldwritealistoftheeightplanetsontheboard.The
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studentswouldthenchooseaplanettostudy.Therewillbethreestudentstoeachplanet.Iwilldrawstickstoensure
fairness.Eachplanetgroupwouldthengettogetheranddosomeresearchontheirplanet(internet,librarybooks,journal
article).Theywillbegivengraphicorganizerstohelpguidetheirresearch.Then,eachstudentwouldmakeasmall
posterwithapictureoftheirplanetandafewfactsaboutit.Thegroupswoulddisperseandjoinnewgroupsinwhich
everyoneinthegrouphasadifferentplanetandtheywillshareabouttheirplanets.Wewouldcontinuetheserotations
untileveryonehasachancetolearnaboutallofthedifferentplanets.Finally,wewillcreateaphysicalmodelofoursolar
system.

Differentiation
Adaptationstoinstructionalstrategies,thelearningenvironment,content,and/orassessmentstomeettheneedsofstudentswhorequirefurther
support(e.g.,ELL/MLL,struggling,accelerated,50/IEP,etc.)

OnewaythatIhavedifferentiatedisbygivingthestudentstheopportunitytosharewithapartnerbeforewritingtheir
knowandwondersonpostitnotes.Iwillalsogroupthemheterogeneouslywhentheyworkinsmallgroupstoactout
themovementsoftheearthandmoon.Ihavealsoofferedmultiplesmeansofrepresentationwithvideos(visualand
audio),handmademodels,kinestheticactivities,anddiscussion.InadditiontotheseIwillalsoprovideanactivityforthe
acceleratedstudentstoworkonwhileotherstudentsarestillworkingoncreatingtheirmodels.
AdditionalsupportforstudentJ:IwillfrequentlycheckinwithJtohelphimstayontaskasneeded.Iwillalsoassisthim
inconstructinghismodelifneeded.Iwillalsoofferthissupporttostrugglingstudents.Iwillalsogivethemthe
opportunitytospeakthroughtheirthoughtsbeforewritingthemonthepostitnotes.Myhopeisthatthisverbalizationwill
helpthemtoorganizetheirthoughts.

Instructional Resources and Materials

Books,texts,andothermaterialsneededforthelesson

Youtubevideo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIQbJFuGfk

Interactivevideo: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/earth_sun_moon.shtml
Modeltemplate:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B50Gu_V7yTFSSlVac1h2eGNydUk/view?usp=sharing
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ChartpaperforKWLchart
Postitnotes
50brassfasteners(brads)for25students
Scissors
Crayons/coloredpencils/markers
Solarsystemwordsearch(seebelow)

Science- Grades 3 - 5
Earth and Space Science - 1

Solar System Word Search

AIRLIGHTROCK
AXISMONTHROTATE
CYCLEMOONSHADOW
DAYORBITSTAR
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Lesson Plan Reflection (if lesson is carried out)

Ananalysisofwhatworked,whatcouldbechanged,andthenextstepsforteaching

Whatchangeswouldyoumaketoyourinstructionforthewholeclassand/orforstudentswhoneededgreatersupportorchallengeto
bettersupportstudentlearning?
o Whydoyouthinkthesechangeswouldimprovestudentlearning?Supportyourexplanationwithevidenceofstudentlearning
ANDprinciplesfromtheory,recommendedpractices,and/orresearch.
Basedonyourreflectionandyouranalysisofstudentlearning,describethenextstepsforinstructiontosupportstudentslearning.

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