Yesica Diaz

EDU 201
4/22/2016

Portfolio Project # 10

1. Name of lesson: Our Incredible Solar System!

2. Grade level: This lesson is intended for an elementary 5th grade class

3. Suggested group size: Whole class instruction

4. Subject: Science, Social Studies, and English Language Arts

5. Standard(s):

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information

clearly. (W.4.2/W.5.2)

Add multimedia components (e.g., graphics, sound) to presentations when appropriate to

enhance the development of main ideas or themes. (SL.4.5/SL.5.5)

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases

based on grade 4/5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies

(L.4.4/L.5.4)

6. Objective(s):

Conduct reading and research about the solar system (Group Research)

Describe the solar system, including the sun and eight planets( Group Poster) (class

measuring section)

Write a short informational report about the solar system ( Individual work, except for

peer review)
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7. Materials needed to facilitate the lesson:

8 Toilet paper rolls

Poster Paper

Markers

Computers or tablets

8 beach balls

Clear Tape

8. Procedures:

Day 1 10minutes: Ask students what they know and want to know about the solar system.

With the student responses, create a class chart to capture the information (tell students these

thoughts can be used in their essay for the end of this unit)

o Pass out student grading rubrics so that each student knows what they will be

graded on

5 minutes: Explain to the students that there are eight planets and today you will be

measuring the relative distance between them to get a visual and learn more about them.

5 minutes: Next divide the kids into groups of eight and give each of them a bouncy ball

(to be used as there planet). The newly formed group will be even depending on class

size and will collaborate.

Day 2 30 minutes: Each group will be assigned a planet and will as a whole create a short

poster with 8 fun facts to inform the rest of the class about their planet. Fact number one

should be the distance of their planet from the sun. This research is to be done on
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https://astrosociety.org . These posters should be put on display in an area of the

classroom accessible to all students.

10 minutes: Each group will be given a toilet paper roll for measuring distance. The class

as a whole will adopt a distance to use per toilet paper squares. For example 20 toilet

paper squares will represent 1000 miles each so you would have 20,000 miles.

o Allowing students to be able to develop measuring criteria will

help them be as involved as possible.

Day 3 45 minutes: In an open area such as a hallway have each group measure the

distance with the toilet paper squares representing the miles the class decided on. At the

end of each toilet paper trail the bouncy balls they were given at the beginning of class

will represent each groups planet; they should tape down the toilet paper trail. This

visual will allow the entire class to as a whole visualize the distance of the planets from

each other and the Sun.

10 minutes: After this has been have all groups clean up any toilet paper and materials.

Day 4 40 minutes: Lastly have the entire class return to their seats and work individually

for this part of the project. Each student is to write a 3 paragraph essay about what they

learned from, Our Wonderful Solar System Unit. This day will allow time for each

student to start their rough draft of their essay. Allow each student to look at the class and

group posters from earlier to regather information and to jog their memory.

Day 5 40 minutes: Have students finish up their rough draft and peer check with each

other. The students should start their final draft and if they dont finish it becomes

homework.
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9. Assessment:

Grading Rubric for Group Poster, Class Collaboration Portion and the Individual Essays:

All students must have participated effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with in

their group, building on others ideas and expressing their own clearly.

A. Come to discussions B. Follow agreed-upon C. Pose and respond to D. Review the key ideas
prepared, having read or rules for discussions and specific questions by expressed and draw
studied required material; carry out assigned roles. making comments that conclusions in light of
explicitly draw on that contribute to the information and
preparation and other discussion and elaborate knowledge gained from
information known about
the topic to explore ideas
on the remarks of others. the discussions.
under discussion.

Point out of 25: Point out of 25: Point out of 25: Point out of 25:

Teacher Comments: Teacher Comments: Teacher Comments: Teacher Comments:

TOTAL POINTS OUT OF 100: