Name
Landing in the solar system
Topic
Sience, Geography, History
Learning time
6 hours and 40 minutes
Designed time
6 hours and 25 minutes
Size of class
21
Description
Driving question: Were "green" little humans ever existed? Pupils will try to answer this question by landing to our solar system and explore the existing planets
Aims
Students to be able to: -identify our solar system planets -find earth's place in the solar system -use a variety of sources to gather information in sharing thoughts and ideas (e.g., pictures, charts and graphs, electronic resources) -use several methods of self-expression
Outcomes
Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation, Affective learning outcomes
Editor
angeliki
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Dream
50 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    15
    21
    0
    Students will be invited to watch a video about the universe and then make a virtual trip to the moon like they were astronauts.
  • Discuss
    15
    21
    0
    Teacher stimulus students to naswer questions like: -Were "green" little humans ever existed? -Is there and kind of life out there? -What would you see after landing to other planets?
  • Collaborate
    15
    21
    0
    Teacher help them introducing the TeamUp tool to form the groups. Students form teams, organize group work according to their interests, choose their own role within the micro-group, select and assign roles(team leader, writer, organiser, researcher, video producer, painter...). Students also choose the data collection format(video, poster) and plan how to use the tablets or the pc.
  • Discuss
    5
    21
    0
    Teacher encourage students to use hand signals to rate or indicate their understanding of content. Students have to show anywhere from five fingers to signal maximum understanding to one finger to signal minimal understanding.
Notes:
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Explore
50 minutes)
  • Investigate
    20
    21
    0
    Students in groups search to find relevant to the topic informations. They will start investigating using the class resources. They will select the resources that are most useful and make notes on how they will explain the topic, and what kind of materials they will need.
  • Collaborate
    15
    21
    0
    Students collaborate and write notes in order to have interdisciplinary approach: The solar system is a topic which can be examined through various subjects of the curriculum like maths (problem-solving: concerning the distnaces between the planets, space distances and light) sience (planets' characteristics: shape, kind of dust and rocks, existence of oxygen, etc) geography (thematic maps), history (timelines about each planet's exploring missions and identifications) language (several kind of texts and excercises) ICT (critical thinking on searching the web about information, different kind of web tools to use for the final products) social and political education: which countries sent exploring missions to which planets and for what reasons? How could this affect us?) Arts (handicrafts or models of the solar system) theatre (role play and pantomime)
  • Discuss
    15
    21
    0
    During a common meating teacher, as an observer, gives them a feedback and advises them. Students will discuss about the process, learn to listen, to negotiate, to persuade
Notes:
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Map
50 minutes)
  • Collaborate
    15
    21
    0
    Students collaborate to create a common mind map sharing their findings (probably videos, photos or interviews concerning the planet discoveries) using their tablets and creating a spiderscribe mind-map.
  • Discuss
    25
    21
    0
    Students discuss about the findings, form questions and keep notes. Each group's team leader asks about the procedure. The reporter asks each of the team member to record an audio clip of what they have done so far and upload it to the class's blog. Teacher observes and advises them. Groups also decide the way of the final product (video or poster)
  • Read Watch Listen
    10
    21
    0
    Students are encouraged to take a few minutes to think about the relation between the Driven Question and their findings and about their next steps. They pair with a designated partner to compare thoughts before sharing with the whole class. (Think-pair-share assessment)
Notes:
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Make
90 minutes)
  • Investigate
    25
    21
    0
    Students use their tablets or their computers to search and find information. The team who is responsible of collecting data will be devided into subcategories of: -language which will search in textbooks if there are existing texts about planets and will comment on them. They will record derivative and compound words, proposals and expressions and will proceed to write relevant text and acrostic with the game format. -ICT which will seek information on the internet by preparing in the form of ppt and small animation presentation of the information -Geography which will seek information on our solar system and the planets that exist, taking advantage of previous knowledge, meaning the use of thematic maps in this lesson and correct reading of the legend symbols to derive the information.
  • Collaborate
    15
    21
    0
    The team who is responsible of the concept of the solar system will be devided into subcategories of: -physics which will refer to the textbook and on the Internet in order to make the clarification and presentation of different kind of planets that are include in our solar system. What are the essential things we need to know about it? -maths which will try through writing problems to focus on issues such as measurements of the planets, amount of energy, calculates of distances, etc.
  • Practice
    35
    21
    0
    Students use the computers and tablets and try to apply their work using several tools and apps. Each group has a specific assesment to do according to their skills and interests. Teacher observes them.
  • Collaborate
    15
    21
    0
    The team who is responsible of the art, theatre and also history will be divided into subcategories of: -history which will build a timeline with specific dates concerning planets and voyages on the space -art which will make drawings concerning the solar system, handicrafts about planets -theatre which will try to present the topic: "landing to the solar system" through drama short theatrical play and / or pantomime.
Notes:
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Ask
35 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    20
    21
    0
    Students present the first activities, give and recieve feedback. They also look at the project's process and ask for comments from the teacher.
  • Collaborate
    15
    21
    0
    Students evaluate the existing work using a rubrik. There is still some work to do because there also some additional information to include.
Notes:
Rubric made on Rubistar
Resources linked: 1
Re-make
60 minutes)
  • Collaborate
    15
    21
    0
    Students collaborate to re-design the final product, in case that the online poster or the video does not include all the important informations concerning the solar system. Students also ask for advice the ICT teacher or teachers specialist in art or drama if needed.
  • Produce
    45
    0
    Each group should use a different tool for the final result: -prezi to present the different planets of the solar system -toastline to create an online map with the important dates concerning the planets -scratch.mit to create a game and moviemaker to create a stopmotion animation -apps like livecollage or photogrid to create small posters. They also could use a glogster to put there the products of each team. All the material will be uploaded in the class's brog using a tackk or spark adobe which will be updated.
Notes:
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Show
50 minutes)
  • Collaborate
    10
    21
    0
    Students of all groups collaborate to organize an evening with other schoolmates to present their work. Teacher advises and helps them.
  • Practice
    30
    21
    0
    Students show the product of their research to their schoolmates encouraging interpersonal skills.
  • Read Watch Listen
    10
    21
    0
    After the presentation, students are encouraged to evaluate the project and their participation in it using one more rubric from PBL: Science Project Checklist Grades 5-8
Notes:
Rubric from PBL: Science Project Checklist Grades 5-8
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