Earth in Space

Earth in Space

Seasons:

5/17 DAY 1:

• In pairs,
  • Color-code the world map for the months of January and July using a scale of purple=cool...red=warm
  • Discuss their predictions prior to coloring
  • Share with a second pair
• Watch the following video... (FULL SCREEN IT) This is the average annual temperature over the course of a year. Stop in January and in July.

• DOCUMENT FOR DISCUSSION

• Compare your predictions with the movie.
  • How well did you prediction match up?
  • Where were some areas you were wrong?
• Watch the video again...
  • What are some patterns you see in the video?
  • How do the colors "move?"
  • What do you think causes this?

5/18 DAY 2:

• Discussion of yesterday's activity.
• Complete Anticipation Guide (A.G.)
  • Read pages 40-45
• Discussion with homework (diagram --- see A.G.)

5/21 DAY 3:

• Seasons Gizmo
• Movies (add on here)
• Additional LInks (add on here)

5/22-5/23

• A third/fourth grade class thinks that the seasons are caused by the Sun being closer to the Earth in Spring and Summer and farther away in the Fall and Winter. Make a handout, mini-book, comic, prezi, or foldable for the students to show why this is not true and what really causes the seasons. Include diagrams.

5/25

Sun/Moon

Sun Video

5/29 --- The Moon

5/30

ICK PAPERWORK DUE!!!

DISTANCES IN SPACE --> WALKING FIELD TRIP!

5/31 ---> 6/12 Planets and Solar System

Research and Preparation --- 5/31, 6/1, 6/4, 6/5

Presentation --- 6/12

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