5th Grade Astronomy Unit: Lesson 11

5^th Grade Astronomy Unit Blueprint

Solar System & Scale

Lesson 11: DSM SS Activity 4 (Making Circles)

Pacing Suggestions:
1 day

Teacher Resources:
Tips	Making and Measuring Circles Adobe® Reader® (PDF) Making and Measuring Circles (Microsoft Word Format)

Essential & Unit Questions* ¹

Benchmarks ²

Formative and Summative Assessments ³

Using Assessments to Monitor Student Learning

Foundational to DSM SS Activity 6.

* Essential/Unit questions are major questions driving the unit. They are directly aligned with the benchmarks. No single lesson addresses each question in its entirety. By the end of the unit, students should be able to answer these core questions.

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.

5th Grade Astronomy Unit Blueprint

5^th Grade Astronomy Unit Blueprint