Ciara Dunlea

Professor Pesavento
EDUC 344
4.7.2015
Title
Subject Area
Grade Level
Summary of the Lesson

Title of the Lesson

Academic Standards

Objectives

Vocabulary: Three Tier

Estimated Time
Materials Required

Earth and Space

Science
4th grade
In this lesson, students will learn about the
Earth and Space. Students will be introduced to
the Earth, Moon and Sun System, celestial
bodies, and rockets. The celestial bodies that
students will be introduced to throughout the
lesson are planets, stars, meteors, and comets.
Students will watch videos and engage in
hands-on activities that will teach them about
these topics.
What Lies Beyond Planet Earth?
S4.D.3.1.1: Describe motions of the Sun Earth - Moon system.
S4.D.3.1.2: Explain how the motion of the Sun
- Earth - Moon system relates to time (e.g.,
days, months, years).
S4.D.3.1.3: Describe the causes of seasonal
change as they relate to the revolution of Earth
and the tilt of Earths axis.
Student will be able to.
describe the motion of the Sun - Earth Moon system.
Identify and describe the different
celestial bodies.
Explain how rockets work.
Celestial body, comet, star, planet,
This lesson will take approximately forty-five
minutes.
PowerPoint, YouTube videos, Moon Phase
Flipbook, telescopes, crayons, paper, balloon,

Procedure
(Science Lesson Plan-Planning
for Inquiry6E Model)

straw, string, tape, safety googles.

Before:
1. Teacher will ask students to clear their
desks and take out their science
notebooks.
2. Teacher will explain that today will be
learning about earth and space
3. Students will complete a word web over
the word space [engagement]
4. Students will discuss their word web with
the person sitting next to them.
5. Teacher will ask if there are any students
who would like to share their ideas with
the class.
6. Student volunteers will share their ideas
with the class and the teacher writes them
on the board.
During:
1. Teacher will explain how the Earth and
Moon make up a Earth-Moon system.
2. Students will watch the video The Earth,
Moon, and Sun System.
(www.youtube.com/watch?
v=ssAEw_BQHY) [explanation] [elearning]
3. The class will discuss the concepts taught
in the video.
4. Students will complete a Moon Phase Flip
Book [exploration] [elaboration]
5. Teacher will hand out vocabulary sheet
[elaboration]
6. Teacher will explain the different celestial
bodies in space. These celestial bodies will
include comets, meteors, stars, and
planets. [explanation] [elaboration]

[e-learning]
7. Each student will get a telescope.
8. Each student will draw a picture of what
they think space looks like.
9. Students will look at each others pictures
through the telescope and use academic
vocabulary to make observations about
they see.
10.
Teacher will explain how rockets are
used to bring astronauts into space.
11. Students will read a passage on rockets
individually.
12.Students will discuss what they read with
a partner.
13.Students will complete a Balloon Rocket
Experiment. [exploration]
After
1. Students will complete an exit ticket.
Students will write two things that they
learned during the lesson. [Evaluation]