Our normal routine is to do Math and Language Arts Monday through Thursday, Science on Mondays and Wednesdays,History/Social Studies on Tuesdays and Thursday. On Fridays we do electives. I just finished planning out our space weeks, I am really thankful to NASA for all of their wonderfully free teaching materials. I only had to create a couple worksheets and prompts.
Here is the unit in action!
June 4th-15th Out Space Lesson Plan
Day 1
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Math
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Workbook 1 Comparing size and distance
Virtual field trip homepage, software and workbook downloads: http://quest.nasa.gov/vft/
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Additional conversion examples
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Language Arts
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· Creative writing: My Trip to Outer Space
-What items would you need to take and why?
- What would you bring back?
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Science
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· Lesson on the effects of space travel on the human body http://education.jsc.nasa.gov/explorers/p3.html
· Leg Up work sheet/activity
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Day 2
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Math
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· Workbook pages 4-7
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LA
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· 4 panel comic about landing on another planet.
-Which planet?
- What do you see and what do you think about it?
-Dialogue between self and space creatures using complete and correct sentences.
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History/
Social Studies
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· Discuss previous knowledge of the first moon walk. Who, when, etc
· Discuss the purpose and significance of Apollo XI http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo11/index.html
· Study lunar map and discuss latitude and longitude.
-Locate landing sites on map http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/imagery/apollo/landsites.htm
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Day 3
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Math
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· Workbook pages 8-11
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LA
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· Root Words Worksheet and chart
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Science
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· Discuss the purpose of mining in outer space
· Moon mining activity
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Day 4
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Math
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· Workbook pages 12-15
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LA
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· Compose a puppet play from alien perspective landing on Earth.
Three to five characters
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History
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· Archeoastronomy- Discuss how people have studied space throughout time
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Day 5
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Art Project
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· Galex Galaxies
· Puppets to be used next week
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Movie
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· Carl Sagan- Cosmos Episode 9
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Day 6
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Math
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· Workbook pages 16-20
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LA
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· Creative writing: Newly Inhabitable Planet Discovered!
-Tell where it is
-Describe planetary features
-Describe life forms!
-Tell about its star(s) and other neighborhood planets/moons, if any.
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Science
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· Comets vs. Meteors worksheet and web activity
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Day 7
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Math
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· Workbook pages 21-26
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LA
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· Perform puppet play
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History
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· Medieval astronomy
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Day 8
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Math
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· Workbook pages 27-31
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LA
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· Diamante space poem
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Science
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· Tide worksheet
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Day 9
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Math
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· Workbook pages 32-39
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LA
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· Proofreading exercise
· Word play worksheet
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History
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Search for current space events and discuss
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Day 10
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Movie
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· Steven Hawking
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End party
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· Star gaze from our space ship (tent) using the SkyMap application.
· Themed food and drinks
· Astronaut ice cream and tang
· Black hole board game http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/black-hole-boardgame/
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