2nd Grade Astronomy Unit Blueprint
Day 1—Teaching Strategies Steps 1 & 2 on pages 67 & 68 in Teacher's Edition
Day 2—Teaching Strategies Steps 3-5 on pages 68-71 in Teacher's Edition
Days 3, 4, & 5— Focus on Moon observations
Ongoing—Student Moon Journals (See Steps 6 & 7 on pages 71 & 72 in Teacher's Edition.)
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 Tips |
 What Do You Know about the Moon (Adobe® Reader® PDF)Moon/Sky Notes (Adobe Reader PDF) Moon/Sky Notes (Microsoft® Word®) Parent Moon Letter (Adobe Reader PDF) Parent Moon Letter (Microsoft® Word®) |
When can the moon be seen in the sky?
11C(K-2)#1: Things change in some ways and stay the same in some ways.
4A(K-2)#2: The sun can be seen only in the daytime, but the moon can be seen sometimes at night and sometimes during the day. The sun, moon, and stars all appear to move slowly across the sky.
Student Moon Journals & class discussion of moon observations
(can be incorporated into daily calendar routine)
- Questions 1 & 2: Do students know that the moon is sometimes visible in the day and sometimes at night?
- Question 3: Do students know the different shapes of the moon?
Moon Journals/Class Discussion of Observations
- Do students see a pattern to the shape of the moon?
- Do students recognize that the moon is sometimes visible during the day and sometimes at night?
2. Bolded sections indicate portion of benchmark addressed
3. Unless noted as a Summative Assessment, the assessments are formative and should be used to guide teaching and learning.