****ADD A FOLDER TO YOUR PORTFOLIO TITLED "2.4 SOLAR SYSTEM FORMATION AND ORGANIZATION." AND SAVE ALL WORK IN YOUR FOLDER****
Goal Standard: Students will understand that the solar system is comprised of various objects that orbit the Sun and are classified based on their characteristics
What can a scale model help us infer about our solar systems' size and organization?
What are the major similarities and differences between gas and terrestrial planets and their organization in our solar system?
How was our solar system formed?
Learning Experience:
Notes: Process of Forming a Solar System (Must-Do)
Mini-Lesson: Solar System Organization (Must-do)
Exploration: Geocentric vs. Heliocentric (Must-Do)
See You Around the Solar System Reading (Must-Do)
Solar System Scope (Should-do)
Scale Model Lab: Pocket Solar System (Should-Do)
Solar System Formation Comic (Should-Do)
Thought Question: Which planet would you infer to be the most suited for life outside of earth in our solar system? (Should-Do)
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Solar System Awards (Aspire to-do)
Evidence:
Create a solar system scale model and analyze it to demonstrate your understanding of how and why our solar system is organized the way it is.
Watch the mini-lesson from either Schmidt or Fryska. Take a picture of your notes and save it to your Solar System Formation and Organization folder.
REMINDER: Note templates can be found on the ADDITIONAL RESOURCES page.
Use the following resources and any others you can find to complete the assignment posted below. The purpose of this is to explore the multiple ways people have tried to explain how our solar system is organized. Consider how they are using reasoning to explain the evidence to support their claim.
Step 1: Read the article. Be sure to monitor for meaning as you read.
Step 2: Use KAMI to fill in the graphic organizer about our solar system. Use complete sentences when writing your summary of the article. Save a completed copy of your work to your Solar System Organization folder.
Explore our solar system using the interactive online model. Record your learning in the note-catcher. Be sure to save a copy of your completed work to your Solar System Organization folder.
Note: Atmospheric Observations means describe what the gases surrounding the planet are like. General observations means describe unique characteristics of the planet that set it apart from all the others.
This activity will help you get a better idea of how big our solar system actually is!
Assignment: Create the scale model (the directions call for register tape, feel free to use and tape together any type pf paper you have available), take a picture of it, then answer the three question at the bottom of the lab sheet, and upload it to your folder.
After, use Flipgrid to discuss the following questions:
Why is it important to be able to make a scale model of something AND to make sure it has accurate measurements?
What is one thing this scale model helped you to understand better? Explain your thoughts.
What is one question you still have that you want to know more about?
*** Watch some of your classmates videos and try and respond to some of their questions!
Instructions:
You have been asked to help nominate planets for awards to be given at the 20,000th Annual Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Solar System Awards night!
1. Using the information you have about the planets, decide which planet should win an award from the categories listed.
2. Write in your nomination for the winning planet and explain your REASONING.
3. You need to choose any 10 awards to give.
4. Bonus: Instead of just using the chart below, make actual award certificates using any medium you would like (google slides, hand-drawn on paper, etc.). Include colorful images and text to make the awards extra special.
Models used to explain the organization of the solar system
How the planets/ the solar system were formed
Why the solar system is organized the way it is
How to create and use a scale model to better understand the solar system
THAT'S THE END OF LESSON 2.4. ENSURE ALL WORK IS SAVED IN YOUR FOLDER, SUBMIT YOUR FOLDER ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM, SHOW MASTERY ON YOUR ASSESSMENT, AND THEN MOVE ON TO LESSON 2.5.