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LTC 4240: Art for Children Unit Title & Big Idea: The Solar System

Grade Level: th Unit !vervie"#S$mmary: Class 3eriods 4e5$ired: St$dents "ill learn a%o$t the solar system& and the eight different 'lanets revolving aro$nd the s$n( St$dents "ill Si1 6 ho$r )lass 'eriods ,2 for learn )hara)teristi)s of ea)h 'lanet& and o%serve 'i)t$res of 'lanets from the famo$s 'hotogra'her and astrona$t& s)ien)e& 2 for art& and 2 for *aren +y%erg ,"hi)h "ill later hel' them "hen designing their o"n solar systems-( St$dents "ill then )ond$)t "ritingtheir o"n resear)h 'ro.e)ts on a 'lanet of their )hoi)e& and "rite a short resear)h 'a'er on that 'lanet for litera)y( /inally& st$dents "ill )reate an art 'ro.e)t that involves ma0ing their o"n solar system& "ith different )olors and te1t$res for different 'lanets( A gallery "al0 aro$nd the )lassroom to o%serve others2 solar systems "ill )on)l$de the $nit(

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*ey Con)e'ts ,784;ssential >$estions ,784Science: Science: 6( The order of the 'lanets in the solar system: 9er)$ry& :en$s& ;arth& 6( ?hat is the order of the eight 'lanets in o$r solar system@ 9ars& <$'iter& Sat$rn& Uran$s& +e't$ne& and the "ay they revolve 2( ?hat are 0ey )hara)teristi)s for ea)h of these 'lanets that ma0e them aro$nd the s$n different from the others@ 2( Chara)teristi)s of ea)h of the eight 'lanets& and "hat ma0es them 7( ?hy do the 'lanets revolve aro$nd the s$n@ $ni5$e 4( ?hat is the moon@ Is there more than one moon in the solar system@ 7( The 9oon: e1'lain the rotation of it and "hy it moves aro$nd the Literacy: earth the "ay it does( There are also more moons in the solar system 6( =o" )an "e )ond$)t resear)h for a 'a'er@ ?hat are different so$r)es %esides the one that revolves aro$nd earth( "e )an $se to find information@ Literacy: 2( ?hat is the )orre)t "ay to )ite so$r)es@ Ao yo$ )ite different so$r)es 6( 4esear)h "ill %e )ond$)ted %y ea)h st$dent to find fa)ts for the 'lanet in different "ays@ of their )hoi)e that they have 'i)0ed from the solar system( St$dents 7( ?hat ty'e of fa)ts )o$ld one in)l$de in a resear)h 'a'er a%o$t a "ill a))ess many different ty'es of reso$r)es& li0e the internet& %oo0s& 'lanet@ ?hat 0ey information "ill the a$dien)e "ant to 0no"@ en)y)lo'edias& et)( Visual Arts: 2( Citing so$r)es "ill %e ta$ght to the )lass and ho" to in)l$de this in 6( ?hat )an %e noti)ed from *aren +y%erg2s 'i)t$res@ ?hat do they their 'a'ers all have in )ommon@ 7( Cond$)ting a resear)h 'a'er for the 'lanet of their )hoi)e "ith )orre)t 2( ?hat )ontri%$tes to the different te1t$res of the 'lanets that )an %e grammar& s'elling& and )itations seen in her 'i)t$res@ Visual Art: 7( =o" )an "e sim$late te1t$res on o$r o"n 'lanets to ma0e them 6( *aren +y%erg& a famo$s astrona$t and solar system 'hotogra'her& "ill loo0 different@ %e the artist ta$ght for this $nit( =er 'i)t$res "ill %e an ins'iration for 4( ?hat is the signifi)an)e of a model in art@ ?hat does it mean to st$dents to )reate their o"n solar systems that )o$ld loo0 similar to the ma0e something Bto s)ale@C ones she has 'hotogra'hed 2( Te1t$re: 4elate to 'lanets in the solar system and tal0 a%o$t their different te1t$res and "hat landforms )ontri%$te to "hat te1t$res( In art& te1t$res )an %e sim$lated %y different tools and materials 7( 9odels "ill %e $sed %y ea)h st$dent to re'resent their o"n solar system& and st$dents "ill learn to )reate their 'lanets to s)ale ,i(e( if they have a s$n& that "ill most li0ely %e the largest o%.e)t in their solar system-

Unit !%.e)tives: Science: 6( St$dents "ill o%serve the order of the eight 'lanets in the solar system and %e a%le to list these 'lanets in the )orre)t order( 2( St$dents "ill assess the or%it of the 'lanets aro$nd the s$n and e1'lain "hy they engage in this rotation( 7( St$dents "ill identify the 9oon and it2s or%it aro$nd the earth and also assess other moons thro$gho$t the solar system& and their or%its aro$nd other solar %odies( Literacy: 6( St$dents "ill assem%le a resear)h 'a'er on their )hosen 'lanet and demonstrate )orre)t s'elling and grammar( 2( St$dents "ill )onstr$)t resear)h for their 'a'er %y a))essing m$lti'le reso$r)es in the li%rary& s$)h as en)y)lo'edias& )om'$ters& and %oo0s( 7( St$dents "ill assess the )orre)t "ay to )ite a so$r)e and demonstrate an $nderstanding of this thro$gh )itations and a referen)e 'age in their resear)h 'a'er( Visual Art: 6( St$dents "ill e1amine the 'hotogra'hs ta0en %y 'hotogra'her#astrona$t *aren +y%erg& and )om'are different feat$res and te1t$res in ea)h of the 'lanets( 2( St$dents "ill )onstr$)t their o"n solar system model& $tiliDing tools to )reate different )olors and te1t$res for their 'lanets( 7( St$dents "ill assess others2 solar system models %y engaging in a gallery "al0 aro$nd the )lassroom at the end of the $nit(

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Grade Level ;1'e)tations ,GL;s- ,784Core A)ademi) Standards ,Common Core State Standards- ,784Science: (DOK-1 S)o'e and Se5$en)e E Solar System: a( !%serve and identify the ;arth is one of several 'lanets "ithin a solar CCSS(;LA8Litera)y(?( (F Cond$)t short resear)h 'ro.e)ts that $se system that or%its the S$n several so$r)es to %$ild 0no"ledge thro$gh investigation of different %( !%serve and identify the 9oon or%its the ;arth in a%o$t a month )( Identify that 'lanets loo0 li0e stars and a''ear to move a)ross the s0y as'e)ts of a to'i)( among the stars CCSS(;LA8Litera)y(?( (G 4e)all relevant information from Literacy: (!A 1" #$# e1'erien)es or gather relevant information from 'rint and digital In "ritten te1t so$r)esH s$mmariDe or 'ara'hrase information in notes and finished a( )a'italiDe titles and 'ro'er no$ns "or0& and 'rovide a list of so$r)es( %( $se )omma in )om'o$nd senten)es )( $se a'ostro'he in sing$lar 'ossessives& and 'ro'er '$n)t$ation in CCSS(;LA8Litera)y(?( (I Ara" eviden)e from literary or titles "ith assistan)e informational te1ts to s$''ort analysis& refle)tion& and resear)h( d( $se )orre)t ver% tense and s$%.e)t#ver% agreement e( $se )orre)t s'elling of sim'le )om'o$nds& homo'hones& )ontra)tions and "ords "ith affi1es f( $se standard s'elling& )lassroom reso$r)es& in)l$ding di)tionary& to edit for )orre)t s'elling g( "rite legi%ly Visual Art: (VA 1 an% VA # 6( Create te1t$re or s$rfa)e 5$ality $sing any dra"ing media 2( Com%ine sim'le forms to )reate a )om'le1 o%.e)t#form ,in8the8ro$nd7( Identify and $se im'lied or sim$lated te1t$res

Content Areas Integrated: 6( S)ien)e 2( Litera)y 7( :is$al Art

Identify & define common &oca'ulary(concepts that )onne)t the

art form "ith the other identified s$%.e)t area,s-: Science: 1$ Solar System: a similar system "ith )elestial %odies revolving aro$nd a star other than the s$n( #$ Or'it: the )$rved 'ath& $s$ally elli'ti)al& des)ri%ed %y a 'lanet& satellite& s'a)eshi'& et)(& aro$nd a )elestial %ody& as the s$n( Literacy: 1$ Source: a %oo0& statement& 'erson& et)(& s$''lying information( #$ !itation: the 5$oting of a %oo0 or a$thor in s$''ort of a fa)t Visual Art: 1$ Te)ture: the vis$al and es'e)ially ta)tile 5$ality of a s$rfa)e #$ *o%el: a re'resentation& generally in miniat$re& to sho" the )onstr$)tion or a''earan)e of something Brief Lesson Aes)ri'tions Science: /or a ma.ority of the time& st$dents "ill learn fa)ts a%o$t the solar system and its 'lanets( They "ill also o%serve different )hara)teristi)s of ea)h of the eight 'lanets( The $nit "ill %e "ra''ed $' %y a )lass intera)tive <eo'ardy game& 5$iDDing st$dents on fa)ts a%o$t "hat they have .$st learned in the $nit( Literacy: St$dents "ill learn "hat a resear)h 'a'er is& and learn ho" to )ond$)t resear)h for their 'a'er %y $sing different reso$r)es( St$dents "ill also learn a%o$t )itation& and it2s im'ortan)e& so they )an in)l$de this in their 'a'er( St$dents "ill then "rite a resear)h 'a'er on a 'lanet of their )hoi)e from the solar system& des)ri%ing it2s )hara)teristi)s and interesting fa)ts a%o$t it( Visual Arts: St$dents "ill )reate their o"n solar system model after vie"ing 'i)t$res of the solar system from 'hotogra'her *aren +y%erg ,the 'lanets )an %e "hatever they2d li0e& they do not have to re'resent o$r a)t$al solar system-( St$dents "ill also learn a%o$t te1t$re& and have a))ess to different materials to )reate te1t$res for their 'lanets(

Lesson Titles in Se5$en)e#!rder 6( The S'e)ta)$lar Solar System 2( 4iveting 4esear)h 7( 9agnifi)ent 9odels

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?hat st$dent prior +no,le%ge "ill this $nit re5$ire#dra" $'on@ Science: St$dents sho$ld already have a %asi) $nderstanding of the earth& s$n& and moon from third grade( This "ill hel' them in $nderstanding the rotation of the 'lanets( They also most li0ely have some general 0no"ledge of the eight 'lanets and have heard of them %efore( Literacy: St$dents have %een e1'osed to "riting 'a'ers in third and fo$rth grade& so they "ill have the )ommon 0no"ledge of ho" to )ond$)t a 'a'er( The resear)h as'e)t of the 'a'er may %e ne" to them ho"ever( They also sho$ld 0no" %asi) s'elling and grammar te)hni5$es from 'revio$s grades( Visual Art: St$dents have %een e1'osed in 'revio$s grades to m$lti'le materials that "ill %e $sed for their models& s$)h as )lay& 'a'er& s)issors& gl$e& et)( St$dents sho$ld also have a %asi) $nderstanding of te1t$re %efore the lesson from other art 'ro.e)ts they have done $sing different materials thro$gho$t the years( ?hat a)tivities "ill yo$ $se to engage st$dents in imagining" e)ploring" and#or e)perimenting in this $nit@ Science: /or imagining& I "ill sho" my st$dents m$lti'le images of different 'lanets and their feat$res in the solar system& and have st$dents 'retend they are e1'loring that 'lanet first8hand in a s'a)e)raft( ?e "ill also ta0e a virt$al 7A to$r of the solar system and loo0 at ea)h 'lanet thro$gh the BSolar System S)o'eC sim$lation online( Literacy: St$dents "ill e1'lore different so$r)es in the m$ltimedia room and s)hool li%rary to in)l$de in their resear)h 'a'er( They )an also e1'eriment "ith different "ays to )ite so$r)es thro$gho$t their 'a'er& and see "hi)h "ays they li0e %est( Visual Art: St$dents "ill first get in the mindset of an astrona$t& and 'retend they are in s'a)e "hen they o%serve the magnifi)ent solar system 'hotos %y 'hotogra'her#astrona$t& *aren +y%erg( St$dents "ill also e1'eriment "ith different te1t$res %y $sing different materials to in)l$de in their o"n solar system( St$dents "ill $tiliDe their )reativity as they get to )reate their o"n solar system& in)l$ding their o"n 'lanets& names& )olors& et)( =o" "ill this $nit 'ermit#en)o$rage st$dents to solve 'ro%lems in divergent "ays@ /or one& st$dents "ill learn ho" to a))ess m$lti'le reso$r)es "hen learning to "rite their resear)h 'a'er( This "ill hel' them later on if they have a 'ro%lem finding something in one so$r)e& they 0no" "here else to loo0 for information( St$dents also e1'lored different te1t$res& and that )an %e $sef$l "hen )ond$)ting an art 'ro.e)t and having to determine "hi)h te1t$res they sho$ld $se for their )reation( =o" "ill yo$ engage st$dents in routinely re-lecting on their learning#learning 'ro)esses@ /or s)ien)e& st$dents "ill %$ild onto "hat they have learned a%o$t the solar system thro$gho$t the year& and things from that $nit "ill %e in)or'orated into other $nits( /or e1am'le& a later $nit a%o$t gravity and mass )o$ld re5$ire 0no"ledge st$dents learned from the solar system $nit( /or "riting& st$dents "ill "rite other 'a'ers thro$gho$t the year that re5$ire them to $se so$r)es and )itations& so they )an a''ly "hat they have learned in this lesson to their 'a'ers( /or art& st$dents "ill have 'ro.e)ts thro$gho$t the year re5$iring different te1t$res& and after this 'ro.e)t& st$dents "ill %e familiar "ith "hat materials are %est to $se for )ertain te1t$res(

=o" "ill this $nit engage st$dents in assessing their o"n "or0 and the "or0 of 'eers@ St$dents "ill %e a%le to hel' ea)h other o$t in the <eo'ardy game at the end of the s)ien)e lesson "hen they are in teams )om'eting( If one st$dent doesn2t 0no" the ans"er to a 5$estion& they )an get hel' from their 'eers( St$dents "ill assess themselves thro$gh the s)ien)e lesson %y filling o$t a *?L )hart of "hat they *no"& ?ant to 0no"& and need to Learn from the $nit( In addition& for "riting& st$dents "ill 'eer edit ea)h others 'a'ers and %enefit from their )lassmates 0no"ledge( St$dents "ill then have a self refle)tion on ho" they )o$ld ma0e their 'a'er %etter after reading others )omments( /inally& st$dents "ill engage in a gallery "al0 after their solar systems are )om'lete& and give 'ositive feed%a)0 to )lassmates on their 'ro.e)ts( St$dents "ill then self8rate their o"n 'ro.e)t on a 'ie)e of 'a'er to hand into the tea)her( ?hat o''ort$nities#a)tivities "ill st$dents %e given to re&ise and impro&e their $nderstandings and their "or0@ /or s)ien)e& st$dents "ill refle)t on their *?L )hart that they have filled o$t after the first lesson& and s$%mit them to the tea)her so that I "ill 0no" "hat to ela%orate on f$rther the ne1t day( St$dents "ill sho" their $nderstandings of the lesson thro$gh the )lass <eo'ardy game ,everyone "ill have a t$rn to ans"er a 5$estion at least on)e-( /or "riting& st$dents "ill %e a%le to revise their first draft of their resear)h 'a'er& and also get a 'eer edit& so they 0no" "hat they need to "or0 on( /or art& I "ill "al0 aro$nd the room and ans"er st$dents 5$estions& hel'ing them "ith anything they need and giving them advi)e on ho" to ma0e their solar systems great( ?hat o''ort$nities#a)tivities "ill yo$ 'rovide for st$dents to share their learning#$nderstanding#"or0 in this $nit@ /or s)ien)e& they "ill share their $nderstanding thro$gh )ontri%$tion to their team d$ring the )lass <eo'ardy game for the solar system at the end of the $nit( /or "riting& I "ill have a "riter2s )hair in the front of the )lass& and have st$dents vol$nteer to read their resear)h 'a'er to the )lass( Their 'a'ers "ill also %e sta'led to the %$lletin %oard "hen they are )om'lete so that others )an loo0 over their "or0 and learn a%o$t their 'lanet( /inally& for art& there "ill %e a )lass gallery "al0 at the end of the $nit for st$dents to o%serve others2 solar system models( =o" "ill yo$ ada't the vario$s as'e)ts of this lesson to %i--erently-a'le% stu%ents@ ,=earing Im'aired/or s)ien)e& I "ill have all of the fa)ts and things "e are learning a%o$t the solar system 'resented in a 3o"er'oint& so my hearing im'aired st$dent,s- )an learn vis$ally and not miss o$t on "hat the )lass is hearing me say( I "ill also have all the 5$estions "ritten o$t for <eo'ardy on the %oard so that this#these st$dent,s- )an still ta0e a t$rn in the game( /or "riting& I "ill also $se 3o"er'oint to 'resent the dire)tions for the resear)h 'a'er assignment and ho" to find different so$r)es and $se )itations( I "ill 'la)e the hearing im'aired st$dent,s- "ith a st$dent "ho tal0s )learly and lo$dly d$ring 'eer editing& so they )an hear the feed%a)0 they are getting( I "ill also have their 'artner in the 'eer edit "rite o$t their notes and )omments on their 'a'er( /or art& there is not m$)h that needs to %e different for the hearing im'aired st$dent,s-& sin)e the 'ro.e)t is a hands8on& do8it8yo$rself 0ind of thing& "hi)h is 'erfe)t for this#these st$dent,s-( They "ill also %e a%le to engage in the gallery "al0 "itho$t a 'ro%lem( I also intend on "earing some sort of mi)ro'hone or headset so this#these st$dent,s- )an %etter $nderstand my instr$)tions and hear me(

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