TPACK Template

Subject Science
Content

Grade Level 4th

Learning 4.7 The student will investigate and understand the

Objective organization of the solar system. Key concepts
The objective of the lesson is
include
what students will be able to
do as they finish the activity. 1. a) the planets in the solar system;
For this objective, use the
Standards of Learning (SOL) 2. b) the order of the planets in the solar
to say what you want to
system; and
focus on.
You can find the SOLs at 3. c) the relative sizes of the planets.
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/t
esting/ look on the right of
the screen for the subjects
and go from there.

Online Activity For this lesson, the teacher will go over the solar
Pedagogy

Describe what the learning

activity will be as the
system and show the students models of the solar
students meet with the system to help them visualize. The teacher will show
teacher online. What will the
students and the teacher be
the students Sizing Up The Universe and explain to
doing? (This includes what them the size of each planet and various parts of the
they are doing with the
technology). solar system in relation to each other.

After the students, the students will be given the

chance to play the game in class and the link will
Technology Smithsonian Sizing Up The Universe Game
logy Techno

Name of the device and/or

programs being used. (The
description of what the
students will be doing with
Before you submit, delete the explanatory text
http://smithsonianeducation.org/students/idealabs/u
niverse.html
(the text in small italics).