Unit Plan Schedule:

Day 1: Day 2: Day 3: Day 4: Day 5: Day 6:

Author: Kiley Author: Meghan Author: Alexandra Author: Paige Author: Sami Author: Kiley
Reagan McMurtrie Kouma Morgan McAleer Reagan
Name of Activity Name of Activity Name of Activity Name of Activity Name of Activity Name of Activity
and Description: and Description: and Description: and Description: and Description: and Description:
Measuring Into Planets; In this How the Space Satellites; Students Orbiting the Earth The Moon
Space; This lesson lesson, students Race Began; In will be rotating and Kennedy’s Landing; Students
begins by having will be introduced this lesson the around to four Goal. Students will be sorting five
the students watch to all of the students will read different stations. will learn what it historical events
a short video on the planets in our an article about Each of the stations means to orbit. on the moon
concept of space. solar system. how the space focus on something Students will then landing in
While watching, the Students will be race began and different such as, participate in a chronological
students will be put in groups to answer questions Sputnik, Explorer 1, jigsaw activity. order after
filling out a research and about the text in Yuri Gagarin, and Starting in groups watching a short
comprehension make a poster of a pairs. Valentina of four, two film. Then, they
worksheet. Then, planet given to Duration: 45 Tereshkova. students from will write a brief
the students will them and then minutes Duration: 50 each group will entry on what
work with a partner share them with minutes be assigned to makes these
to conduct research the class. The research John events important
on the distance students will also Glenn and the and explain it to
between earth, the physically simulate other pair will the class.
moon, and the sun. the orbiting research Alan Duration: 45-60
They will then have planets in the Shepard. They minutes
to scale the actual solar system by will then come
number down to getting up in the back together as
scale and mark the front of the room a group to
location using a and orbiting discuss findings.
ruler. around the "sun." Duration: 45
Duration: 45-60 Duration: 45 minutes
minutes minutes

*Math Connection

Day 7: Day 8: Day 9: Day 10: Day 11: Day 12:

Author: Jessica Author: Jessica Author: Meghan Author: Paige Author: Sami Author: Alexandra
Holub Holub McMurtrie Morgan McAleer Kouma
Name of Activity Name of Activity Name of Activity Name of Activity Name of Activity Name of Activity
and Description: and Description: and Description: In and Description: and Description: and Description:
International Space Biography Day; In this lesson, Living in Space; Buzz Aldrin - Culminating
Station Scavenger this lesson, the students will work Students will be Guest Speaker. lesson; The
Hunt; In this lesson, students will be in partners to learning about living After finding a students will play
the students will be presenting their research how in space, current event, a review activity
working individually biography in a rockets and specifically the students will hear for their
and in partners to museum airplanes are international space about space summative
complete an online presentation style. similar and station. They will be exploration assessment. The
scavenger hunt that Half the class will different. The learning about how through the first- students will play
introduces the listen to their students will be they live, eat, sleep hand account of jeopardy to review
students to different peer’s writing their and more. Buzz Aldrin. They for the exam.
aspects of the presentation as information into a Duration: 45 will ask pre- Duration: 45
International Space they fill out a Venn Diagram. minutes formulated minutes
Station such as worksheet, then After that, they will questions and will
when it was after fifteen be answering 3 also create a
created, how it was minutes, roles will essential questions group thank you
built, and what it switch. based on what note.
does. Duration: This they have learned. Duration: 45
Duration: This lesson will take up Students will learn minutes
lesson will take up an entire class about rockets and
an entire class period, around 45 also practice
period, around 45 minutes organizing *Current Event
minutes information into a and Guest
*Biography Venn diagram. Speaker
Connection and Duration: 45
Primary Sources minutes

*Science
Connection