5th Grade Astronomy Unit: Lesson 19

5^th Grade Astronomy Unit Blueprint

Stars

Lesson 19: DSM Astronomy Activity 4 (Stars Throughtout the Year)

Pacing Suggestions:
Day 1—Steps1–3 on pages 37 & 38
Day 2—Steps 5–6 on pages 38–41

Teacher Resources:
Tips	Starry Night Settings Lesson 19	Stars Throughout the Year Think Sheet (Optional) Adobe® Reader® (PDF) Stars Throughout the Year 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 year?

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.

4A(3-5)#3: Planets change their positions against the background of stars.

Stars Throughout the Year worksheet, Questions 2, 3, 4 and 6

Questions 2-4:
Do students know that patterns of stars can be seen in different locations within the sky during different months?
Question 6:
As students work through this question, are they observing/understanding how the earth orbits around the sun?
Do they observe different star patterns being visible in different months/seasons?

* 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