2nd Grade Astronomy Unit

2^nd Grade Astronomy Unit Blueprint

Lesson

(Optional Lesson—See "Teacher Tips" for criteria in determining whether lesson needs to be taught.)

Teacher Resources:

Tips

Essential & Unit Questions ¹

Benchmarks ²

Formative and Summative Assessments ³

Using Assessments to Monitor Student Learning

How do the sun, moon, and stars appear to move in the sky?

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.

Questions 1-3 on page 115 in Student Edition (See pages 136-137 in Teacher's Edition.)

For each question, do students identify a change in position of the sun, moon, and stars?
For Question 2, bullet #2, do students state that the moon can be seen at different times?

1. For conceptual benchmarks.
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.

2nd Grade Astronomy Unit Blueprint

2^nd Grade Astronomy Unit Blueprint