l3 Shining Students 1
l3 Shining Students 1
l3 Shining Students 1
OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES
-Observe how the apparent movement of objects in the sky is actually caused
by the rotation of the earth
-Explain how the Sun’s movement has multiple effects: eg) casts shadows on the
earth, allows us to see seasonal stars
Master #4, yellow construction paper, scissors, light source, globe, plasticine,
toothpick, chalk
PROCEDURE
Prep: Display Master #4, cue video, (write out script of polaris video)
Introduction (5 minutes)
Grade/Subject: Gr. 6 Science Duration: 45 minutes
Unit: Space Science Lesson: Shining Student
KSA’s: 1,3,4,5, 6, 9, 10 Date: Jan 20th
Attention Grabber: Have you ever seen the big dipper in any of these positions?
I hope you found it in your recording sheets last night.
Assessment of Prior Knowledge: What did we learn yesterday about how stars
orbit the earth seasonally?
Expectations for Learning and Behaviour: We will be going to the learning
commons to do this activity.
Transition to body: Have student pass out construction paper scraps to
people, have them make a star of their own. One student will be earth (no star)
Grade/Subject: Gr. 6 Science Duration: 45 minutes
Unit: Space Science Lesson: Shining Student
KSA’s: 1,3,4,5, 6, 9, 10 Date: Jan 20th
Body
Learning Activity #1 – Shining Student Role Play (15 minutes)
Move to common area. Have students hold hands to stand in circle, facing
inwards, drop hands. Earth should be near center. Flashlight represents sun in
the middle. The Earth should orbit slowly counterclockwise around the sun. As
they orbit, they call out names of student “stars”
Students should determine when certain stars are visible from earth, and relate
the apparent star movement to earth’s rotation. (stars don’t actually “move” -
the earth is rotating)
-stars are visible depending on where on the planet you view the sky, the
position of the earth in its yearly journey around the sun. you cant see stars on
the opposite side of the sun.
Ask: Do stars move? Why can you only see stars at certain times of the year?
Can I see a star on the opposite side of the sun? Where is our night sky if the
earth is in *position*
Assessments/Differentiation: Formative: Ask different students to tell me what
stars they can see.
Learning Activity #2- Casting Shadows (15 minutes)
Stick a piece of plasticine in Lethbridge and put toothpick into plasticine.
Demonstrate day and night with flashlight, have student turn the globe. Follow
the toothpick around one complete revolution. Students should note the length
of shadow cast by toothpick as earth rotates.
Ask: How do you think the shadow and the sun are related? When do you think
shadow will be shortest?
On Whiteboard: Ask a student to predict the location of the sun by viewing the
position of the shadow
Learning Activity #3: Video (4 minutes)
-Determine how constellations look different in the different months of the year.
Particularly the big dipper. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLPNawTZOSQ
(1:50)
-Polaris video: The star that does not move. (Bad audio: talk over the video, find
music) (2:08)
Assessments: Tell me one thing you found interesting about this video.
Grade/Subject: Gr. 6 Science Duration: 45 minutes
Unit: Space Science Lesson: Shining Student
KSA’s: 1,3,4,5, 6, 9, 10 Date: Jan 20th
Closure (5 minutes)
Assessment of Learning: Thumb check for understanding
Feedback from students: Did you learn anything interesting today? Write it on
your exit slip and place it on our board as you leave.
Feedback to students: Thank them for acting well in the common area and
participating in the role play
Transition to next lesson: Next class we will be making sundials
Sponge : Show “Starry Night” picture and ask if they think they could figure out
what day it was painted, what they can observe, how it relates to this lesson.