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TENNESSEE LESSON PLAN BUILDER |
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Lesson Title:
Getting the Seasons (How does the Earth rotate and
revolve?) |
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Students will learn how we get our seasons by viewing Internet links and a United Streaming video. They will learn the differences between revolution and rotation and how they affect our seasons and weather. Students will view web sites that demonstrate the rotation and revolution of the earth and how we get seasons. They will take a quiz from the Internet Students will visit sites that demonstrate rotation, revolution, and the orbit of planets and moons in our solar system. This includes information about day/night cycles, rotational periods, constellations, moon phases, and telling time. |
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INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS |
Students will learn the difference between rotation and revolutions of the earth and where we get the seasons. |
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Objectives are from the Tennessee Blueprint for Learning” Demonstrate how the earth rotates and revolves. |
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FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT |
Students will write a summary explaining how the earth rotates around the sun. They should include details about the seasons. Students will also be able to pass the Science Unit Test with a 75% or better.
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LESSON ORGANIZATION |
Opening the Lesson:
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Discuss with the students what they know about how we get days and nights and seasons of the year. |
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Developing the Lesson:
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Discuss with students the terms “rotation” and “revolution Mini Lesson – Rotation http://vortex.plymouth.edu/sun/sun3a.html Introduce Years and Seasons -
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Closing the Lesson:
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Students will view the web site: What Causes the Seasons?
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TEACHING RESOURCES |
Explore a model of Earth's yearly revolution around the sun. Explore a model of Earth's daily rotation. Learning About Seasons for Kids has a great collection of activities and resources for all seasons. Show United Streaming Video http://www.unitedstreaming.com/search/assetDetail.cfm?guidAssetID=48E066E2-9007-4ABD-96D8-C5149B2E69AC The Reasons for the Seasons (26 min. 3-5th Grade) |
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LAB SAFETY |
No safety concerns. |
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ACCOMMODATIONS FOR SPECIAL LEARNERS |
Group students with less computer experience and ability with students of more knowledge of the computer and the internet. Story about day and night that is read orally with pictures:
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ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES |
Fun and Games on the Solar System and Space
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LEARNING GOALS |
The student should be able to explain the difference in rotation and revolution. They should understand why a day is 24 hours long and how we get the four seasons. They should be able to list the seasons in order and understand what months they include. |
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LEARNING ACTIVITY |
Worksheet on the seasons: Sensational Seasonal Patterns
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