NB 27 2nd Grade Astronomy Unit

2nd Grade Astronomy: Observing the Sky
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Unit Overview The Unit Overview contains a summary description of the unit and individual lessons. It features essential/unit questions that align with the unit benchmarks.	Unit Blueprint The Unit Blueprint is a comprehensive table that aligns individual lessons, essential/unit questions, benchmarks, and assessments. This interactive tool contains links to teacher-generated sheets, student work samples, helpful teacher tips, and video clips (if applicable). Lesson 1: Sky Wilderness Lesson 2: Moon Watching Lesson 3: Changes in Shadows Lesson 4: Star Gazing Lesson 5: Star Guides Lesson 6: Moon Movies Lesson 7: Patterns in the Sky Post-Unit Assessment Moonrise and Moonset Times Download an Adobe^® Acrobat^® (PDF) version of the entire blueprint. 2nd Grade Curriculum Calendar
Unit Benchmarks The Unit Benchmarks provides a list of benchmarks (learning goals) for the unit. Project 2061 by the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences was used for selecting enduring, developmentally appropriate benchmarks. The benchmarks are organized by chapters from Benchmarks for Science Literacy.
Research on Student Misconceptions Research on Student Misconceptions contains research about common student misconceptions related to the unit of study. Research from the Research Base (Chapter 15) of Benchmarks for Science Literacy is primarily used. Additional research is used to supplement areas not addressed by Project 2061.
Resources The Resources web page provides an annotated bibliography of web sites, videos, and books related to the unit of study. It contains hotlinks to relevant sites. Library Resources Report Card Descriptors/Benchmarks

2nd Grade Astronomy: Observing the Sky