Week 1 The Structure of the Solar System Day 1 Objective Students will be introduced to the chapter, brainstorm what

they know about our solar system, watch a small video, create a Compare and Contrast Map on mindneister.com and go over What Youll Learn this week Explain why planets can be seen in the night sky Identify the different objects in the solar system Describe the size of the solar system Describe how planets move around the sun California Standards: Science 2.g Students know the role of gravity in forming and maintaining the shapes of planets, stars, and the solar system. 4. The structure and composition of the universe can be learned from studying stars and galaxies and their evolution. As a basis for understanding this concept: c. Students know how to use astronomical units and light years as measures of distances between the Sun, stars, and Earth, e. Students know the appearance, general composition, relative position and size, and motion of objects in the solar system, including planets, planetary satellites, comets, and asteroids. Common Core 8.SL.1 - 1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others ideas and expressing their own clearly. ISTE: NETS-Students 2. Communication and Collaboration - Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students: d. Contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems. 5. Digital Citizenship - Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. Students: b. Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity. Preparation: Set up class iPads/MacBooks and computer speakers and projector, have youtube video ready to show http://youtu.be/mnTaAoWs-Mo, print out copies of Ch. 11 Target Your Reading, assign and facilitate group work, ask prompting questions about day and night sky, sign in to mindmeister.com.

Materials: iPad/Macbook Notability/Notes App Target Your Reading worksheet Projector Speakers Glencoe Science: Focus on Physical Science Student Textbooks and Teachers Edition Mindmiester access and accounts Guided Instruction: Assign students into groups of 3-4. Ask them to list as many facts/words/phrases that come to mind, in 3 minutes, about our solar system and have them record their answers using Notability on the iPad or Notes on the Macbook. When students are done have them share their list with a different group. Have students complete Target Your Reading before looking through the chapter. Have students look through the chapter to highlight the words on their lists that are also in the chapter we will be studying the next three weeks. During this activity students will listen to Gustav Holst Jupiter. Lead a small discussion about the different objects in the sky and ask students if they think there is a particular order in our universe and why? Have students watch a small video about the order of the planets http://youtu.be/mnTaAoWs-Mo. Students will use this song to memorize the planets and their order in the solar system. Show the students how to login to their mindmiester accounts http://www.mindmeister.com and show them how to start a new mind map. Before starting the last activity, guide students using the following questions: What can be seen in the day sky? What can be seen in the night sky? Are there any differences and/or similarities? Why? Tell students they will be listening to Gustav Holst- Uranus Independent Activity: The last 20 minutes of class, students will go outside to identify and observe which celestial objects are visible in the sky and will make comparisons to the night sky. Students will post compare and contrast observations of day and night sky using a mind map