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Friday, March 28, 2008
Friday, March 28, 2008
"Day/Night & Seasons Review, Day 2"
Bellwork:
1) The tilt of the Earth causes…
2) When we rotate towards the Sun we have…
3) When the Northern hemisphere tilts away from the Sun, we have ____________ in Kentucky.
- Note: Period 4 is completing yesterday's lesson. Period 1 is completing a lesson on the phases of the Moon.
- ORQs passed back to periods 5 and 6
- We look at examples and discuss them
- Make notes on how to fix and/or add to your own ORQ
- Exit Slip (page 5): “The BIG IDEA I learned today is…”
Bellwork:
1) The tilt of the Earth causes…
2) When we rotate towards the Sun we have…
3) When the Northern hemisphere tilts away from the Sun, we have ____________ in Kentucky.
- Note: Period 4 is completing yesterday's lesson. Period 1 is completing a lesson on the phases of the Moon.
- ORQs passed back to periods 5 and 6
- We look at examples and discuss them
- Make notes on how to fix and/or add to your own ORQ
- Exit Slip (page 5): “The BIG IDEA I learned today is…”
Thursday, March 27, 2008
"Day/Night & Seasons Review"
Bellwork:
1) The _____________ of the Earth causes seasons.
2) Daytime happens when we…
3) When we tilt towards the Sun, we get ____________ Sun (more or less?).
- N0te: Period 4 was at a presentation, so they did not complete this lesson until Friday.
- Discuss:
Why are our days 24 hours?
Why are our years 365 days?
The Earth’s rotation causes day/night because…
The Earth’s tilt causes seasons because…
- Complete practice ORQ with statement-reason-evidence: What causes day & night?
- Exit Slip (workbook page 5): The BIG IDEA I learned today was…
Homework: Complete "The Earth Moves" packet
Bellwork:
1) The _____________ of the Earth causes seasons.
2) Daytime happens when we…
3) When we tilt towards the Sun, we get ____________ Sun (more or less?).
- N0te: Period 4 was at a presentation, so they did not complete this lesson until Friday.
- Discuss:
Why are our days 24 hours?
Why are our years 365 days?
The Earth’s rotation causes day/night because…
The Earth’s tilt causes seasons because…
- Complete practice ORQ with statement-reason-evidence: What causes day & night?
- Exit Slip (workbook page 5): The BIG IDEA I learned today was…
Homework: Complete "The Earth Moves" packet
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
"The Reasons for Seasons: Diagram"
Bellwork:
1) What did the Moon look like last night?
2) The main reason for seasons is…
3) The difference between rotate and revolve is…
- Demonstrate seasons using the globes and models in the class
- Diagram the 4 seasons as appeared on page 56 of the textbook
- Exit Slip: The tilt of the Earth causes seasons because…
Bellwork:
1) What did the Moon look like last night?
2) The main reason for seasons is…
3) The difference between rotate and revolve is…
- Demonstrate seasons using the globes and models in the class
- Diagram the 4 seasons as appeared on page 56 of the textbook
- Exit Slip: The tilt of the Earth causes seasons because…
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
"The Reasons for Seasons: Inquiry"
Bellwork:
1) It takes the Earth _________ to rotate once.
2) Why does the Sun appear to move across the sky?
3) Uranus’s winter is 42 years long because…
- Review
- Complete the "Reasons for Seasons: Inquiry" worksheet as complete group activity
- All questions and directions found on this worksheet
Bellwork:
1) It takes the Earth _________ to rotate once.
2) Why does the Sun appear to move across the sky?
3) Uranus’s winter is 42 years long because…
- Review
- Complete the "Reasons for Seasons: Inquiry" worksheet as complete group activity
- All questions and directions found on this worksheet
Monday, March 24, 2008
"The Reasons for Seasons: Reading"
Bellwork:
1) What season do you think it is now in Australia?
2) We live in the ______________ hemisphere.
3) Rotate means…
- Discuss what we think is the reason for seasons.
- Read "The Reasons for Seasons" in the Earth in Space textbook (pages 54-57)
- Answer the three questions on page 18 in your workbook.
- Exit Slip (draw a line under the questions): The MAIN IDEA of the article was…
Bellwork:
1) What season do you think it is now in Australia?
2) We live in the ______________ hemisphere.
3) Rotate means…
- Discuss what we think is the reason for seasons.
- Read "The Reasons for Seasons" in the Earth in Space textbook (pages 54-57)
- Answer the three questions on page 18 in your workbook.
- Exit Slip (draw a line under the questions): The MAIN IDEA of the article was…
Friday, March 21, 2008
"Shadow Tracking Analysis"
Bellwork:
1) The Moon ____________ around the Earth.
2) Earth’s rotation causes…
3) Shadows got ___________ as the day passed.
- Discuss what we saw yesterday
- Measure the shadows at 10 different times and record measurements on page 15 of the workbook
- Graph the change in shadow length over time on the graph on page 15
- Answer reflection questions and staple these to page 14 in the workbook
Homework: Observe Moon.
Bellwork:
1) The Moon ____________ around the Earth.
2) Earth’s rotation causes…
3) Shadows got ___________ as the day passed.
- Discuss what we saw yesterday
- Measure the shadows at 10 different times and record measurements on page 15 of the workbook
- Graph the change in shadow length over time on the graph on page 15
- Answer reflection questions and staple these to page 14 in the workbook
Homework: Observe Moon.
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