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Components of the Solar System

Walt: use information in texts to support our responses.

Walt: develop our vocabulary knowledge.

Focus:

This week, we will begin our final focus topic. This topic will begin with us inquiring into different components of the solar system, and will lead into a chance for you to explore an area of your choice.

Instructions:

1. Read your texts for the week.

2. Add new vocabulary to the Vocab Padlet.

3. Complete the follow up Task.

4. Continue working on your animation for the term.

Vocabulary

Follow up Task

Animation

This week, make sure you add at least 4 new words to the vocab padlet. Make sure you create your own definition of the word!

Attributions:

Youtube: Dark Oceans: Surveying Saturn's Moons | Out there | The New York Times (The New York Times) - 8 November 2015

Turbulence

Walt: make connections

Walt: make inferences

Focus:

This term, we are exploring Planet Earth and Beyond through our Inquiry topic, Guardians of the Galaxy. This week, we will think about flying on an aeroplane, and make comparisons to what it may be like to fly in a space ship.

Instructions:

1. Complete the questionnaire.

2. Read your texts for the week.

3. Add new vocabulary to the Vocab Padlet.

4. Complete the follow up Task.

5. Continue working on your animation for the term.

1. Turbulence

(Paul Mason)

SJ L3 Nov 2016

2. Space travel timeline

Ponder points:

1. Do you think there would be turbulence on a spacecraft?

2. Why can space travel be compared to flying in an aeroplane in the early 1900s?

3. Questionnaire

Vocabulary

Follow up Task

Animation

Attributions:

Youtube: What is turbulence? | Explainers } Travel + Leisure (Travel + Leisure) - 26 October 2016

Exploring other planets

Walt: make connections across texts

Walt: make inferences

Focus:

This term, we are exploring Planet Earth and Beyond through our Inquiry topic, Guardians of the Galaxy. This week, we will continue to look beyond Earth while continuing to think about the resources which make Earth habitable.

Instructions:

1. Read your three texts for the week.

2. Add new vocabulary to the Vocab Padlet.

3. Complete the follow up Task.

4. Continue working on your animation for the term.

5. Complete work from last week.

2. Sky High - AUDIO

(Feana Tu'akoi and David Hill)

SJ Story LIbrary

3. My 'What if' Planet - POEM

(James Brown; Leon Mackie)

Vocabulary

Follow up Task

Animation

Comprehension task

Attributions:

Youtube: What makes a planet habitable | M51 and Gizmo in Half Baked Plan | NASA Spitzer (FREE SPACE) - 15 March 2017

Life Beyond Earth

Walt: scan for information in texts

Walt: make connections across texts

Walt: compare resources on Earth and Mars

Walt: understand the wider solar system and distances between planets

Focus:

This term, we are exploring Planet Earth and Beyond through our Inquiry topic, Guardians of the Galaxy. This week, we will begin to look beyond Earth while continuing to think about the resources which make Earth habitable.

Instructions:

1. Read your three texts for the week.

2. Add new vocabulary to the Vocab Padlet.

3. Complete the follow up Task.

4. Continue working on your animation for the term.

5. Complete work from last week.

2. Living the Dream

(Mana Vautier)

3. Life in Space

(ESA Kids)

Vocabulary

Shared Text

Shrinking the Solar System

(Book)

(Connected 3, 2003)

Follow up Task

Animation

Comprehension task (Week 5)

Comprehension task (Week 6)

Attributions:

Youtube: NASA discovers Earth-like planet in 'habitable zone... (CNN), 23 July 2015

Water

Walt: understand that water, air, rocks, and soil, and life forms make up planet Earth and are Earth's resources.

Focus:

This term, we are exploring Planet Earth and Beyond through our Inquiry topic, Guardians of the Galaxy. This week, we will be continuing our inquiry into what makes planet Earth habitable.

Instructions:

1. Read your three texts for the week.

2. Add new vocabulary to the Vocab Padlet.

3. Complete the follow up Task.

4. Continue on your animation for the term.

5. Complete work from last week.

Google Presentation

1. Rising Seas

2. The water cycle (online)

The water cycle

(Connected No 2, 2002)

3. Holding my breath

(SJ Part 4, No 3, 2009)

Vocabulary

Follow up Task

Animation

Attributions:

Youtube: Water cycle - Blazer Fresh | Go Noodle (Go Noodle, Get moving) - 19 May 2017

What makes Earth habitable?

Walt: understand that water, air, rocks, and soil, and life forms make up planet Earth and are Earth's resources.

Walt: understand why comparisons are made to make connections between our prior knowledge and new knowledge.

Focus:

This term, we are exploring Planet Earth and Beyond through our Inquiry topic, Guardians of the Galaxy. Over the next 3 weeks, we will be inquiring into what makes planet Earth habitable.

Instructions:

1. Read your three texts for the week.

2. Add new vocabulary to the Vocab Padlet.

3. Complete the follow up Task.

4. Continue on your animation for the term.

5. Complete work from last week.

Vocabulary

Follow up Task

Animation

Attributions:

Youtube: Science video for kids; Natural Resources of the Earth (Turtlediary) - 4 April 2016

What is beyond Earth?

Walt: ask questions before and during reading to focus our understanding.

Walt: make connections between a small number of texts.

Focus:

This term, we are exploring Planet Earth and Beyond through our Inquiry topic, Guardians of the Galaxy. This week, we will be looking at the topic in general, and will begin to ask ourselves questions about the topic.

Instructions:

1. Read your three texts for the week.

2. Add new vocabulary to the Vocab Padlet.

3. Complete the follow up Task.

4. Begin your animation for the term.

1. Olden Days

(Rachel Stedman)

SJ L3, Nov 2014

Vocabulary

Follow up Task

Animation

Attributions:

Youtube: Inside a rocket from take off to orbit (external cameras) in HD: 999metalme (25 January 2009)