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1. Research to identify the planets in
our solar system and explain their position in relation to the
Sun. |
1. Introduce Jason Project and Mysteries
of Earth & Mars with DVD
2. Complete spreadsheet about each of 9
planets
3. Record new vocabulary words
4. Act out orbits of Earth, Mars and Sun
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Psychomotor
Cognitive |
1. Students record thoughts from DVD in
Journal
2. Rubric for spreadsheet
3. Rubric for Space Dictionary
4. Participation grade |
Teacher observation, rubrics,
assignments, online journal |
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2. Explain science behind a spacecraft
launch and how Newton’s Laws of Motion apply to spacecraft
launches. |
1. View Physical Science segment of DVD
2. Perform Newton’s Laws demos and apply
to space launch
3. Record findings in online Journal |
Psychomotor
Cognitive |
1. Have students write about a rocket
launch they have seen on television describing why so much
force is needed to launch a rocket into space.
2. Participation grade
3. Record thoughts from demos in Journal |
Teacher daily observation, graded
assignments and daily journal |
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3. Work in diverse learning groups to
plan, form hypotheses, analyze data, draw conclusions.
*Special Needs Students will have equal
access by pairing with a student in the group. |
1. Collaborate with partner in Digital
Lab to design a spacecraft
2. Form groups to build two rockets of
differing mass
3. Record and analyze data to determine
how a rockets mass affects height of rockets launch
4. Group discussion relating Newton’s
Laws and design affects on spacecraft launch to form
hypothesis |
Psychomotor
Cognitive |
1. For assessment students will record
possible data in a table including all factors, mass of rocket
and height. Then create a graph labeling the x & y-axis of the
chart
2. Group participation grade
3. Rubric: Show What You Know: Seltzer
Rocket Challenge
4. Record thoughts from group discussion
and hypothesis in My Journal |
Teacher daily observations, checklists,
rubrics, assignments, journals |
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4. Observe and identify factors of launch
of rockets and draw final conclusions. |
1. Record height and factors of each
groups launch
2. Video each launch to review for
accuracy
3. Groups will identify factors of their
launch and write a concluding statement in Journal
4. Write a research paper to describe
their scientific findings include photos and post on-line in
virtual poster area |
Cognitive
Psychomotor
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1. Handout for record of group event
factors and recorded in Journal
2. Rubric for self-assessment and peer
assessment
3. Formal Assessment: Activity 1.1: Take
Off! Performance Challenge
4. Grade research papers |
Teacher daily observation, handouts,
rubrics, formal assessment, research paper |
