Time Frame: Mid Oct.

to Mid-December (Christmas Break) (Approx 56 periods)

Start Date: October 17th
End Date:

Unit#2:SkyScience

UnitOutline
Outcomes

GeneralLearnerExpectations
6-7Observe,describeandinterpretthemovementofobjectsinthesky;andidentifypatternandorderin
thesemovements.

SpecificLearnerExpectations
1. RecognizethattheSunandstarsemitthelightbywhichtheyareseenandthatmostotherbodiesin
space,includingEarthsMoon,planetsandtheirmoons,comets,andasteroids,areseenbyreflected
light.
2. Describethelocationandmovementofindividualstarsandgroupsofstars(constellations)asthey
movethroughthenightsky.
3. Recognizethattheapparentmovementofobjectsinthenightskyisregularandpredictable,and
explainhowthisapparentmovementisrelatedtoEarthsrotation.
4. UnderstandthattheSunshouldneverbevieweddirectly,norbyuseofsimpletelescopesorfilters,
andthatsafeviewingrequiresappropriatemethodsandsafetyprecautions.
5. ConstructanduseadeviceforplottingtheapparentmovementoftheSunoverthecourseofaday;
e.g.,constructanduseasundialorshadowstick.
6. DescribeseasonalchangesinthelengthofthedayandnightandintheangleoftheSunabovethe
horizon.
7. RecognizethattheMoonsphasesareregularandpredictable,anddescribethecycleofitsphases.
8. IllustratethephasesoftheMoonindrawingsandbyusingimprovisedmodels.Animprovisedmodel
mightinvolvesuchthingsasatablelampandaspongeball.
9. Recognizethattheothereightknownplanets,whichrevolvearoundtheSun,havecharacteristicsand
surfaceconditionsthataredifferentfromEarth;andidentifyexamplesofthosedifferences.
10. RecognizethatnotonlyEarth,butotherplanets,havemoons;andidentifyexamplesofsimilaritiesand
differencesinthecharacteristicsofthosemoons.
11. Identifytechnologiesandproceduresbywhichknowledge,aboutplanetsandotherobjectsinthe
nightsky,hasbeengathered.
12. UnderstandthatEarth,theSunandtheMoonarepartofasolarsystemthatoccupiesonlyatinypart
oftheknownuniverse.
Resources

EdmontonPublicSchoolsCurriculumGuide
YouTube
ChristHatfieldWebsite?Doublecheck
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Lesson#
Outcome
Activities Reflection
Title
#ofperiods

1stBillNyevideo(YouTube)OuterSpace
o Correspondingfactsandquestions
Lesson1 nd
2 Blankwhitepage(titlepageforunit)
3rdVeryImportantSciencetermssheet(bright
Intro
color)(key+template)
2 4thKWLchart
5thEarlyfinisherspacewordsearch

Starlight,Moonlight(pg.9)
Lesson2 o Manilatag,magazinescreatechart
o Definitions:emit,reflect
Emitvs.
Reflect

SLE#1

1. Starry,StarryNight(pg.11,12,13)
Lesson3 a. TopicTrailervideo
b. Definitions:constellation,star
Constellations c. ConstellationStartoStarhandout
andstars d. TheStoryofConstellationsclip
e. EPSMaster#2a,c,ande
SLE#2
i. FollowpromptsonP.12ofGuide
Describethe (Beginw/theBigDipper.)
locationand 1. Circumpolar(3
movementof constellations)
individualstars
2. 2Pointers
andgroupsof
stars ii. Onlyneedtodoprocedure#1
(constellations)as (clusters)
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theymove iii. ScannedcopyofMaster#2a,c,e

throughthenight (teachercopyof#2b,d,andf)
sky.
2. StarFinders(pg.16,17)
a. Followstep-by-stepwithclass
b. Startwiththesimpletemplate,thengoto
themoredifficulthighlighttheBigDipper
3 usethisasamainreference
c. Masters#5-#8,manilatagand/oroldfile
folders
3. ResearchBlitz

1. ConnectEmittonewtopicSun
Lesson4 2. Gaugewhatstudentsknowaboutthesunby
drawingamindmapontheboard
SLE3: 3. Showthemagnifyingglassvideo
Recognizethat
a. alternatively,dotheexperimentbythe
theapparent
movementof windowifitissunny
objectsinthe 4. DiscussTheSunsAwesomePower(pg.19/20)
nightskyis (onlyuseteachersnoteshandout)
regularand 5. YouTube:BillNyetheScienceGuy:TheSun
predictable,and a. L5:BillNyeQuestions
explainhowthis
6. YouTube:TheSurfaceoftheSunasyouvenever
apparent
movementis seenit+questions/definitions
relatedtoEarths a. Handoutjotnotes
rotation. b. StudentsaddtoFactsabouttheSun
SLE4: Section
Understandthat 7. Activity:CastingShadows(p.22)
theSunshould
a. Useguidingquestion
neverbeviewed
directly,norby
8. Definitions:sun,star
useofsimple
telescopesor
filters,andthat Extensions:
safeviewing
requires HereComestheSun(Youtubevid)
appropriate
methodsand GuidingQsforSLE#3:
safety 1. Doobjectsinthenightskymove?
precautions.
a. DoCastingShadowsa ctivity
TheSun
2. Isthisapparentmovementpredictable?
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4 GuidingQsforSLE#4:
3. Whatisthesun?!
a. StanfordSOLARCentrereading(p.28)
4. Whathappenswhenyoulookatthesunfortoo
long?
5. Howcanyoulookatthesun?
6. Whyshouldyounotlookatthesun?!
a. Videow/pigeye

MakeaSundial(pg.27)
Lesson5 o Masters#11aandb,manilatag
o Note:needtogooutsideandtestit
SLE#5: weatherpermitting
Constructand o Definitions:sundial
useadevicefor
plottingthe
apparent
movementofthe
Sunoverthe
courseofaday;
e.g.,construct
anduseasundial
orshadowstick.
Sundials
2

SLE#6TheReasonsfortheSeasons
Lesson6 o 1stDiscussquestions(pg.31stickynote)
o 2ndCreatefoldableforseasons/definitions
SLE#6 foldableppt-USB
Rotation,Revolution,andTiltppt-
Reasonsfor
USB
theSeasons rd
o 3 YouTube:30secondclipthatshows
Describe theEarth
seasonalchanges Continuallyshowclipgoodwayto
inthelengthof solidifyconcept
thedayandnight
o Definitions:rotation,axis,revolution,orbit,
andintheangle
oftheSunabove tilt,hemisphere
thehorizon.
2
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1stYouTubeBillNyeTheMoon
Lesson7 2ndOreoactivityPhasesoftheMoonlesson
inbook
SLE#7&#8 o NeedOreosandmilk,plasticknives,cups
o Master#14goodreviewand
ThePhasesof
explanation/visual
theMoon
Handout:TheMoondiscuss*fixquestion#2
Recognizethat and#5repeats*
theMoons Definitions:moon,newmoon,waxingcrescent,
phasesare firstquarter,waxinggibbous,fullmoon,waning
regularand
gibbous,lastquarter,waningcrescent
predictable,and
describethe Approx.halfwayQuiztime!
cycleofits
phases.

Illustratethe
phasesofthe
Moonindrawings
andbyusing
improvised
models.An
improvisedmodel
mightinvolve
suchthingsasa
tablelampanda
spongeball.
2

1. Reviewgamepart1
Lesson8 2. ResearchBlitz

1. Quiz
Lesson9 2. ResearchBlitz

1stYouTubeIntroductiontoourSolarSystem
Lesson10 2ndIndependentscaleofsolarsystem(magazine
clipping)refertoyellowsticky
SLE#9 o Needlongrollofpaper
o Usemeterstickswemadeinmath
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ThePlanets o Bringinfruittocomparescaleattachedto
3rdsheetORshowscale
Recognizethat
3rdresearchonplanets
theothereight
knownplanets, o Master#19(redo;takeoutpicture
whichrevolve section)
aroundtheSun, o Chartpaper(scale),colortheplanetbased
have onyourresearch
characteristics o Dontcopyovernotestimeconsuming
andsurface
o ******Easilytakes2weekstocomplete******
conditionsthat
aredifferentfrom 4thEarlyfinishers:Lifeonotherplanets(pg.53
Earth;and and54)
identifyexamples o Createyourownplanetand/orlifeform
ofthose (alien)refertobluesticky
differences.
Createtemplateforthis
o Definitions:asteroids,planets,comets,
4 moons,Mercury,Venus,Earth,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus,Neptune,Pluto

1stYouTube:TheBirthoftheMoonandEarth
o Notes(whitepage)
Lesson11 2ndDefinitionofsatellite
3rd-Differentcoloredcards(11perpacket)withall
SLE#10 thedifferentmoons(foundinsciencebin)
4th-Master#22(tocompare)doubledsided
Moonsand o Studentexemplarforallaspects
Satellites Definitions:satellites
4

1stBrainstormdifferenttypes
Lesson12 2nd-YouTube:GalileosTelescopeUSB
o YouTube:HubbleTelescopeUSB
SLE#11 o YouTube:TheVoyagerProbeUSB
o YouTube:HowDoSatellitesStayin
Space
Orbit?USB
Technologies
Definitions:spaceshuttles,rovers,telescopes,
4 HubbleTelescope,probes
o Studentexemplarforallaspects
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IsAnybodyOutThere?(pg.65and66)
Lesson13 1stHandout:WhereareWe?
2ndYouTube:WhatsintheMilkyWay?USB
SLE#12 o YouTube:GuidetoOurGalaxyUSB
rd
3 Spiralpicturerepresentationofgalaxy
TheUniverse
(exemplar)
4 Definitions:galaxy,MilkyWay,universe,
o Studentexemplarforallaspects

1stGobacktoKWLchartaddnotestotheL
Lesson14 section
2ndReviewasaclass(classstudysheet);takes
EndofUnit noteshome
3rdJeopardyReviewGame(orreviewgameof
1
choice)
4thUnitTest

Lesson15

Summative
Assessment
2

38periods

Assessments

Quiz(coves)
Emit/Reflectactivity
PlanetResearchproject
UnitTest
AdditionalActivities

Constellationmatchcards
o Foundinbinmastersinbinder