Wednesday, March 19, 2008

"Inquiry: What Causes Day and Night?"

Bellwork:
1) Rotation is…
2) Revolution is…
3) What did the Moon look like last night?

- Review rotate and revolve
- Divide page 3 of workbook into 4 boxes and complete "Inquiry: What Causes Day & Night?" as group activity ==> includes a quickwrite, a diagram, a shadow prediction box, and an exit slip
- Quickwrite: What causes day and night?
- Diagram: Diagram the sun and Earth during the inquiry (what did you see?)
- Shadow Prediction: What do you think causes shadows? Draw your shadow at 10am and 4pm.
- Exit Slip: What causes day and night?

Homework: Observe the moon every night through April 3rd and record these observations on page 35 of your workbook