Q2: How can we as travel agents plan a trip to the moon?
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Science Connections:
ELA Connections: Second grade students had many resources to draw from as they learned
about space, properties of the moon and how they could plan a trip to travel to the moon.
Students worked with texts to develop an understanding of what astronauts encounter when
they travel to space, as well as specific facts about the moon and transportation that would help
them develop a travel plan to the moon. Students were encouraged to watch the moon nightly
and determine the phase and then predict the next phase of the moon. We researched our topic
on the internet to find resources. Students learned the text features included in a travel
brochure and then developed a brochure based on the details and facts they learned about
space. We also identified and defined text features such as Table of Contents, glossary, index
and captions. Students orally presented their ideas on how to travel into space. The following
texts were used in this process:
All About the Moon- a close read to find the main idea and details about the moon.
How Do We Get to the Moon by Robert Rosen. This text included ways to make a rocket that would get to the moon.
The Moon: Exploring Space by Colleen Sextan. This title covered how scientists believe the moon came to be, the moon's phases and how humans have explored this planet.
Math Connection: Second grade students needed to be able to answer questions about measurement for their second quarter PBL. The questions they worked on in math class included; " How do we measure length", "What are inches and centimeters and what tools can I use to measure them?", "What are feet and meters and what tools can I use to measure them?', "What are the different ways that we can measure time?"
Students learned about rulers, meter sticks, yard sticks, and tape measures. They practiced measuring reptiles, the school fence, and each other. The culmination of their measuring unit included creating a tree from cardstock squares. Students had to collect a set number of squares of each size.
They will use their knowledge of measurement in length as they make their rockets in Science. They will use their knowledge of time measurement as they make the itineraries for their moon trip brochures.
Students also worked on measuring time. They learned about various increments of time including years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, and seconds. They are working on telling time to five minutes intervals.
Students practicing measuring with inches and centimeters.
These are the trees that the students made to complete their tree assignment.
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