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.
- 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