5th Grade Astronomy Unit: Lesson 16

5^th Grade Astronomy Unit Blueprint

Stars

Lesson 17: DSM Astronomy Activity 1 (The Sky in Motion)

Pacing Suggestions: 2 days

Teacher Resources:
Tips	Sky in Motion Think Sheet (Optional) Adobe® Reader® (PDF) Sky in Motion Think Sheet (Optional) (Microsoft Word Format)

Essential & Unit Questions* ¹

Benchmarks ²

Formative and Summative Assessments ³

Using Assessments to Monitor Student Learning

How do the patterns of the stars change throughout the night?

4A(3-5)#1: The patterns of stars in the sky stay the same, although they appear to move across the sky nightly, and different stars can be seen in different seasons.

Questions 3, 6, and 7 on The Sky in Motion Activity Sheet and class discussion

Do students know that stars appear to move across the sky throughout the night? (See Teaching Suggestions Steps 2, 3, and 7 and Questions 3, 6, and 7 on The Sky in Motion Activity Sheet.)

* 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