Standards

Science Lesson: Week One. Planets SCI. ES 5.3 Identify the four planets in our solar system closest to the sun.

Objectives

Describe the position of the planets in relation to the sun o B Identify the four planets in our solar system closest to the sun o H Compare distances of the sun and moon to Earth o S and B Interact with a model of the solar system o L Students should be able to identify and name all of the planets. Students should be able to describe the position of the planets in relation to the sun. SSBAT identify the four planets in our solar system closest to the sun SSBAT distinguish the size difference between the sun and the moon.

Materials

Grade 3

Planet Booklets Pencil Crayons Promethean Board YouTube Video Planet PowerPoint Monday Review a Planet PowerPoint o Look at the pictures of all of the planets and have the students describe what they see. o Read the Mercury and Venus PowerPoint slides. o Students will receive a planet booklet and work on the title page as well as draw a picture of what the planets look like and write one interesting fact that we read about on the planet. Wednesday

Watch a Planet Video Review the Planet PowerPoint Earth, Mars, and Jupiter slides. o Students will receive a planet booklet and work on the title page as well as draw a picture of what the planets look like and write one interesting fact that we read about on the planet. Thursday Watch a Planet Video Review the Planet PowerPoint Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune slides. o Students will receive a planet booklet and work on the title page as well as draw a picture of what the planets look like and write one interesting fact that we read about on the planet. Friday No lesson, testing for other subjects Logan File Folder activities based on planets Matching Name of planet matching Additional time for activities Teacher assistance Copy down interesting facts Teacher Model

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