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Each student will create their own KWL chart. (What you **know**. What you **want** to know. What you **learned**.) Then as a class we will create a KWL chart on a poster and hang it in the classroom. We will add to the learned section the last 5 minutes of every class this week. As a class we will watch this: [|The Solar System-Space School] Students will take notes on power presentation that I create. The power point will include: · The set up of the milky way · What is in the Galaxy (dust, gases, and orbiting objects) · The sun · Stars (what they are made of and the life cycle) Here are some more links about the Galaxy: [|Life Cycle of A Star] [|Galaxies] [|Space Facts]
 * __Monday: Introduction __**
 * __Tuesday: The Galaxy __**

Class will begin with a ten question quiz on the lesson from yesterday. Today’s activity will allow the students to use a laptop during the lesson. There will be five groups; each group is going to create a power point on the eight plants. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">There will be a total of nine slides, a title slide and a slide for each planet. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">The each slide must contain at least 4 characteristics of that planet as well as either one picture or video about the planet. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">These websites will be helpful but you are welcome to use more or your science books: <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">[|3D Solar System Simulator] <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">[|Our Solar System] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">At the end of class save what is done on my USB and everybody will finish tomorrow.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Wednesday: The Planets __**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Students will get a work sheet, with blanks throughout it. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">They will have to read through the [|timeline] to fill in the blanks. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Click Commence Launch to begin. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Students may make a timeline at the end for extra credit. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">When finished the students may ask for the USB and finish their planet power point. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Each student will create their own alien from whatever planet they would like. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Students must be able to answer these questions about their alien: · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">What planet is it from? · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">What does it eat? · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">How intelligent is it? · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">How does it travel? · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">What does it breathe? · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">How does it communicate? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Also draw a picture of it. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Students may use the laptops during class to find more information about the planet. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Students will present their alien on Monday. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">**BE CREATIVE!!**
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Thursday: Space Exploration __**
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Friday: Alien Project __**