Dec. 10 – 16 (Solar System Scale)
Dec 11th 2019
Tuesday, Dec. 10
Unit Essential Question: How likely is it that an asteroid will strike the Earth in the future? What can we do predict and prepare?
Daily Essential Question: How big is the solar system?
Scale Model of the Solar System
- Make Scale Model of Solar System (Teacher Version Scale Model of the Solar System) (30 min)
- Calculating scale
- Drawing and Cutting
- Tape on Popsicle sticks
- Take pictures of planets and submit
Journal Write – What did you learn about today?
Wednesday, Dec. 11
Unit Essential Question: How likely is it that an asteroid will strike the Earth in the future? What can we do predict and prepare?
Daily Essential Question: What are the characteristics of Mercury and Venus?
Video: The Planets: Inner Worlds: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Journal Write – What did you learn about today?
Thursday, Dec. 12
Unit Essential Question: How likely is it that an asteroid will strike the Earth in the future? What can we do predict and prepare?
Daily Essential Question: What are the characteristics of the Earth and Mars?
Vocab Practice with Quizlet
Journal Write – What did you learn about today?
Friday, Dec. 13
Unit Essential Question: How likely is it that an asteroid will strike the Earth in the future? What can we do predict and prepare?
Daily Essential Question: What are the characteristics of the terrestrial planets?
Scale Model of the Solar System
- Take pictures of planets and submit
- Cut out
- Tape on Popsicle sticks
Video: Jupiter (20 min)
Journal Write – What did you learn about today?
Due – What Did You Learn This Week?
Monday, Dec. 16
Unit Essential Question: How likely is it that an asteroid will strike the Earth in the future? What can we do predict and prepare?
Daily Essential Question: Describe Jupiter
Scale Model of the Solar System
- Take it to the Field
- Ss take pictures of planets at distance with Sun in background
Video: Jupiter (15 min)
Journal Write – What did you learn about today?
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