NB 27 5th Grade Astronomy Unit

5th Grade Astronomy Unit
Home \| Astronomy Home \| Lesson 1 \| Lesson 2 \| Lesson 3 \| Lesson 4 \| Lesson 5 \| Lesson 6 \| Lesson 7 \| Lesson 8 \| Lesson 9 \| Lesson 10 \| Lesson 11 \| Lesson 12 \| Lesson 13 \| Lesson 14 \| Lesson 15 \| Lesson 16 \| Lesson 17 \| Lesson 18 \| Lesson 19 \| Lesson 20 \| Lesson 21 \| Lesson 22 \| Lesson 23 \| End of Unit Assessment \| 5th Grade Curriculum Calendar
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). Frame of Reference Lesson 1: FOSS Investigation #1 (Where am I?) Shape of Earth Lesson 2: FOSS Investigation #2 (Round Earth/Flat Earth) Light Lesson 3: Light Travels in a Straight Line Lesson 4: DSM Lenses and Mirrors Activity 1 (Mirrors and Reflection) Lesson 5: Light Interaction Lesson 6: Reviewing the Behavior of Light Lesson 7: Light Assessment Day, Night, and Years Lesson 8: FOSS Investigation 3 (Day and Night) Lesson 9: DSM SS Activity 9 (Days and Years) Solar System and Scale Lesson 10: DSM SS Activity 1 (Meet Our Solar System) Lesson 11: DSM SS Activity 4 (Making Circles) Lesson 12: DSM SS Activity 5 (Scale and Relative Size) Lesson 13: DSM SS Activity 6 (Modeling Planet Sizes) Lesson 14: Project ASTRO D-2 (Clay Models of Earth and Moon) & Reading "The Moon Book" Lesson 15: DSM SS Activity 7 (Scale and Relative Distance) and Toilet Paper Model of Solar System Lesson 16: Models of Planets Assessment Stars Lesson 17: DSM Astronomy Activity 1 (The Sky in Motion) Lesson 18: DSM Astronomy Activity 2 (As the Earth Turns) & Reading "National Geographic—Stars" Lesson 19: DSM Astronomy Activity 4 (Stars throughout the Year) Lesson 20: Stars Throughout the Night and Year Assessment Lesson 21: DSM Astronomy Activity 6 (Planet Watch) Lesson 22: Stars and Planets Assessment Lesson 23: Star Lab & Review of "Big Ideas" in Astronomy Unit End of Unit Assessment Download a Adobe Acrobat version of the entire blueprint. 5th 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 Report Card: Teacher's Key for 1s, 2s, and 3s