THE SOLAR SYSTEM PROJECT

SUBJECT
ART AND CRAFTS
Justification
In order to foster the knowledge previously acquired in science we are going to
recap the voca!ulary and contents of the lesson "aking a poster a!out the
solar syste" and creating a new one fro" the characteristics given in the te#t
!ook$
Contents
The earth and the "oon the planets the sun stars constellations gala#ies
satellites co"ets$
Didactic objectives
To know the eight planets of the solar syste" and their characteristics$
To learn the different characteristics of each one$
To show interest a!out the contents of the lesson$
To colla!orate with each others to !uild a solar syste" poster$
Leanin! objectives
To %now the voca!ulary related with the lesson$
To create a "o!ile of a new syste" of planets in groups applying the knowledge
learnt previously$
Co"#etencies
&earning to learn'
Co""unication in the foreign language'
(ntrepreneurship
Activities
Collaborative solar system poster:
The class is divided in groups each day one group is going to work on the
poster while the others groups are working in the "o!ile planets pro)ect$
The poster is going to !uild in !ased on the solar syste" organi*ation with
different te#tures for each planet while ones of the group are "aking it for a
ti"e the others co"ponents are going to fill the report of the planet
star+$given$ Then they are going to change in this sense all of co"ponents of
the group could participate in !oth things$
System planets Mobile
The class is divided in groups teacher hands out the instructions to !e followed
!y the students few days !efore to create a new syste" of planets so students
can collect the necessary "aterials and infor"ation to carry out the activity$
,ith this in "ind the groups have to organi*e their own work such as who will
find the different infor"ation who can !ring different "aterials who is going to
"ake the report of the pro)ect how they are going to present to the rest of the
class$ In other words they have to "anipulate the infor"ation given and
o!tained !y the"selves to "ake the pro)ect$
THE SOLAR SYSTEM PROJECT
Week 1: Presentation of the project and making groups
Da$ % Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6
Subject: Science & arts and crafts
Co&&aboative so&a s$ste" #oste S$ste" #&anets Mobi&e
Group 1
Divided the class in groups
-ive the instructions$
(#plain the task to students$
.ands out the instructions report
"aterials and ideas to !uild the poster$
Group 2
(#plain the task to students$
.ands out the instructions report "aterials
and ideas to planet syste" "ovile$
Group 3
(#plain the task to students$
.ands out the instructions report "aterials
and ideas to planet syste" "ovile$
Group
(#plain the task to students$
.ands out the instructions report "aterials
and ideas to planet syste" "ovile$
Group !
(#plain the task to students$
.ands out the instructions report "aterials
and ideas to planet syste" "ovile$
THE SOLAR SYSTEM PROJECT
Week 1: Presentation of the project and making groups
Da$ % Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6
Subject: Science & arts and crafts
Co&&aboative so&a s$ste" #oste S$ste" #&anets Mobi&e
Group 2
Divided the class in groups
-ive the instructions$
(#plain the task to students$
.ands out the instructions report
"aterials and ideas to !uild the poster$
Group 1
(#plain the task to students$
.ands out the instructions report "aterials
and ideas to planet syste" "ovile$
Group 3
.ands out the instructions report "aterials
and ideas to planet syste" "ovile$
Group
.ands out the instructions report "aterials
and ideas to planet syste" "ovile$
Group !
.ands out the instructions report "aterials
and ideas to planet syste" "ovile$
THE SOLAR SYSTEM PROJECT
Week 1: Presentation of the project and making groups
Da$ % Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6
Subject: Science & arts and crafts
Co&&aboative so&a s$ste" #oste S$ste" #&anets Mobi&e
Group 3
Divided the class in groups
-ive the instructions$
(#plain the task to students$
.ands out the instructions report
"aterials and ideas to !uild the poster$
Group 1
.ands out the instructions report "aterials
and ideas to planet syste" "ovile$
Group 2
.ands out the instructions report "aterials
and ideas to planet syste" "ovile$
Group
.ands out the instructions report "aterials
and ideas to planet syste" "ovile$
Group !
.ands out the instructions report "aterials
and ideas to planet syste" "ovile$
THE SOLAR SYSTEM PROJECT
Week 2: De"e#oping the project
Da$ % Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6
Subject: Science & arts and crafts
Co&&aboative so&a s$ste" #oste S$ste" #&anets Mobi&e
Group
Divided the class in groups
-ive the instructions$
(#plain the task to students$
.ands out the instructions report
"aterials and ideas to !uild the poster$
Group 1
.ands out the instructions report "aterials
and ideas to planet syste" "ovile$
Group 2
.ands out the instructions report "aterials
and ideas to planet syste" "ovile$
Group 3
.ands out the instructions report "aterials
and ideas to planet syste" "ovile$
Group ! .ands out the instructions report "aterials
and ideas to planet syste" "ovile$
THE SOLAR SYSTEM PROJECT
Week 2: De"e#oping the project
Da$ % Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6
Subject: Science & arts and crafts
Co&&aboative so&a s$ste" #oste S$ste" #&anets Mobi&e
Group !
Divided the class in groups
-ive the instructions$
(#plain the task to students$
.ands out the instructions report
"aterials and ideas to !uild the poster$
Group 1
.ands out the instructions report "aterials
and ideas to planet syste" "ovile$
Group 2
.ands out the instructions report "aterials
and ideas to planet syste" "ovile$
Group 3
.ands out the instructions report "aterials
and ideas to planet syste" "ovile$
Group
.ands out the instructions report "aterials
and ideas to planet syste" "ovile$
THE SOLAR SYSTEM PROJECT
Week 2: Project$s %ssesment
Da$ % Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6
Subject: Science & arts and crafts
Co&&aboative so&a s$ste" #oste
S$ste" #&anets Mobi&e
%SS&S'&()
Group 1

Teachers evaluation: observation.
Self assessment: questionnaire
Peer assessment: Report.
Group 2
Group 3
Group
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know the
voca!ular
y
They can
speak
a!out the
learnt
contents$
They can
work
colla!orati
vely in
groups
Show
Respect
to the
peers
They can
organise
the work
following
the
instructio
ns
They can
apply the
contents
of a
su!)ect in
other
su!)ect
They can
e#press
properly
in a
written
way in
(nglish$
They use
the
creativity
to
innovate
in the
task
given$

PEERS' ASSESSME(T )ROUP
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Co""ents