Rationale

The sun is the center of the solar system and the sun sustains life on Earth. I believe the students will be interested in learning about something that is relevant to their lives. The students will learn how the energy from the sun is important to them. Unit Objectives

Students should be able to describe ways energy from the sun is used. State and National Standards

Science Grade 3 3.) Describe ways energy from the sun is used. Daily Lesson Plans

Monday Earth. The teacher will give the students the information and provide examples for the students. The foldable will contain the food chain starting with the sun giving off light and heat, Energy from the sun pretest Teacher will pass out a foldable The students and teacher will fill out the foldable about how the sun sustains life on

plants using the light to make food, animals eating the plants for food. Tuesday The teacher and students will discuss renewable and nonrenewable resources Students will provide examples of renewable and nonrenewable resources Students will make an entry in their interactive notebooks Teachers will provide examples of renewable and nonrenewable resources in a discussion

(sun, wind, water, coal, wood, petroleum)

Students and teacher will sort resources into renewable and nonrenewable on a T charts

in the students interactive notebooks Wednesday Teacher will write electromagnetic radiation on the board Teacher will ask what word parts students see in the word electromagnetic Students and teacher will discuss the different rays that reached the Earth from the Sun Teacher and students will discuss how the heat of the sun affects the earth Students will define ultraviolet rays and infrared rays in their interactive notebooks

Thursday Friday Students and teacher will discuss how the Earth sustains life Students will talk about the sun as a renewable resource Students and teacher will discuss the rays emitted from the Sun Energy from the Sun posttest Pre- and Post-Assessment Documents and Data (formative, monitoring, and summative) Date _____________ Students and teacher will review how the energy from the sun is used Students and teacher will discuss the Earths distance from the sun The teacher will compare Earth to Venus and Mars The students and teacher will discuss how the conditions on Earth sustain life

Name _________________________ Energy From the Sun Pretest/Postest 1.

The suns energy reaches Earth as ____________ and ____________ energy. c. electric and mechanical

a. light and dark

b. light and heat 2.

d. heat and electric

The sun provides the energy for plants to provide _______________. c. food d. water

a. shelter b. protection 3.

The sun produces energy using ______________________. c. batteries d. electricity

a. nuclear fusion b. nuclear fission 4. a. b. 5. a. b. 6. 7.

____________ energy is energy from the sun. sonar solar c. polar d. electrical

The sun is a __________________ resource. nonrenewable limited c. polluting d. renewable

Animals get energy by _____________________________________. Fossil fuels were produced by the sun because _________________________

__________________________________________________________________. 8. 9. 10. 11. _____________ is the original source of energy. Sunlight is given off by the Sun in ______________ and __________________ rays. The sun affects the ________________ around the earth. How would the seasons be different if the Earth wasnt tilted? ____________________

_________________________________________________________________________ 12. How would the Earths atmosphere be different if the Earth was closer to the sun?

______________________________________________________________________

13.

If the Sun was smaller how would it affect the Earth?

__________________________________________________________________________ 14. How can energy from the sun be used?

__________________________________________________________________________ Bibliography of student and teacher resources

How Does the Sun Produce Energy http://www.universetoday.com/75803/how-does-the-sunproduce-energy/ Ryback, Carol. In the Sky: The Sun (2006). Weekly Reader Early Learning Library: Milwaukee, WI Solar Energy Facts http://www.softschools.com/facts/energy/solar_energy_facts/400/ Ultraviolet Radiation http://uv.biospherical.com/student/page3.html Appendix including handouts, bulletin boards websites, student work samples, etc.

Food Chain https://www.teachervision.com/food-web/printable/39696.html Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources https://www.teachervision.com/energyresources/printable/63451.html Reflections