Unit Plan Title: Our star, the sun
Junior School
Timeframe: week 1-6
Curriculum-Framing Questions
Big Idea- The sun is the ultimate source of energy for life on earth.
Earth’s system is a small part of a solar system within the vast system of the universe.
Essential Question:
What is space and what does it contain?
Unit Questions:
What are the things that are in space?
Are there any other places in space like earth?
Content Questions:
• What can we see in the sky?
• What can we “see” of space on the internet?
• What else is there in space besides the sun and the planets?
• What are the planets of our solar system and how are they the same or different?
• What are the specific aspects of each planets, eg diameter, moons etc and how do they compare with other planets in our solar system
• Define the words rotation and axis in relation to the Earth and how they relate to day and night
• Explain why space based objects seem to move across the sky.
Name:______________________________________________
Prior Knowledge Date: After the unit of inquiry Date:
I am able to name the planets of the solar system
They are:
I am able to name the planets of the solar system
They are:
What are the difference between stars and planets?
The relative sizes of planets and their relative distances from the sun
Describe planets and stars in terms of their distinguishing features.
What is night and day?
What are three things that you know about space?
Definitions
What is a planet?
What is a star?
What is a constellation?
What is a galaxy?
The first part of our unit of inquiry has been to look at our prior knowledge. What do we already know.
The photos below shows our brainstorming.
BubbleShare: Share photos - Play some Online Games.
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