Lauren Levesque

EDUC 204.02
Gleasman
November 13, 2016
Module XXX
Title: Fun with the Sun and Moon!
Relevant SC Standards:
1.E.3A.1 Use, analyze, and interpret data from observations to describe and predict
seasonal patterns of sunrise and sunset
1.E.3A.2 Use data from personal observations to describe, predict, and develop models
to exemplify how the appearance of the moon changes over time in a predictable
pattern.
Description: This app lesson will develop first grade students understanding of the
sun and moon and how they work. They will learn each concept through different apps,
and then discuss how the rotations of the sun, Earth, and moon are connected to these
concepts. Finally, they will take a quiz at the end of the lesson.
Instructional Objective: Students will
Step 1: Students will use the NASA app to watch the Earth rotate around the sun and
the moon rotate around the Earth.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nasa/id334325516?mt=8
Step 2: Students will us The Sun app to see when the sun rises and sets, and how it is
different all around the world.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-sun-rise-and-fall/id463577395?mt=8
Step 3: Students will use The Moon app to look at the moons phases and learn how it
changes over time.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/moon-calendar-phase-moon-free/id1077455978?
mt=8
Step 4: Students will use the Kahoot app to take a quiz show on the Smartboard in the
front of the classroom, after a class discussion on what they have learned.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kahoot!/id1131203560?mt=8