Lesson+Plan+4

__Lesson Plan 4__

Discovering Constellations
 * Unit Title || Scientific Processes: Inquiry Processes ||
 * Lesson Title || Discovering Constellations ||
 * Subject Area || Astronomy ||
 * Grade Level || 5th Grade ||
 * GLCEs/CCRS || **S.IP.05.11 ** Generate scientific questions based on observations, investigations, and research ||
 * NETS-S/NETS-T || Research and Information Fluency: Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media. ||
 * Essential Questions || Can the student put the history of a constellation to its face. ||
 * Objectives || I want the student to learn facts about the constellations that they see in the sky. First, the students must find a visual description of each constellation. Next, they must find the history and then present their findings to the class in any form. ||
 * Tools and Resources || The student will use Field Experience, Textbook,Primary and Secondary Research. ||
 * Rationale || I want the students to complete this lesson so that they know the history behind each constellation in the sky. ||
 * Methods of Instruction || The student will use field experience and hands on textbook and computer usage to find their discoveries. ||
 * Anticipatory Set || The student will use background knowledge, pictures, photographs, and websites to depict their findings. ||
 * Beginning of Lesson || The student must pick fifteen constellations and obtain a visual description of each constellation. ||
 * Middle of Lesson || Then he or she must find ten different facts about each constellation and formulae a ten to fifteen sentence paragraph about the history of the constellation. Therefore, there will be a total of fifteen paragraphs. The student will then make a book out of a folder, construction paper, and other materials that will show visuals and give a historical description of each constellation. ||
 * End of Lesson || Finally, he or she will give a presentation on their findings of one constellation. The student will learn historical facts about fifteen constellations that can be used for informational presentations. ||
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 * Visual || The student picked out fifteen constellations and obtained a visual description of each constellation. || The student picked out 13 constellations and obtained a visual description of each constellation. || The student picked out 11 constellations and obtained a visual description of each constellation. || The student picked out 10 constellations and didn't obtain a visual description of each constellation. ||
 * Research || The student found ten different facts about each constellation and a historical description. || The student found eight different facts about each constellation and a historical description. || The student found six different facts about each constellation and a historical description. || The student found five different facts about each constellation and no historical description. ||
 * Presentation || The student presented the findings of one constellation with superior knowledge. || The student presented the finding of one constellation with above average knowledge. || The student presented the finding of one constellation with average knowledge. || The student presented the finding of one constellation with little knowledge. ||