2nd+Nine+Weeks

Timeline: 4 weeks-Solar System (planets, vocabulary, systems) 3 weeks-Sun (energy and characteristics of the sun)

3.5 **Science concepts**. The student knows that systems exist in the world. The student is expected to: (A) Observe and identify simple systems such as a sprouted seed and a wooden toy car. While introducing the solar system, discuss that it is a system and all the parts work together. You can use the engage from TAKScopes to illustrate this.

3.11 **Science concepts**. The student knows that the natural world includes earth materials and objects in the sky. The student is expected to: (C) Identify the planets in our solar system and their position in relation to the Sun. · The planets in our solar system. § Basic characteristics of the planets ¨ Size in relationship to each other ¨ Composition – rock and/or gases ¨ Distinguishing characteristics (ex. rings of Saturn, red spot of Jupiter) § Length of a day and a year on Earth ¨  The length of a year is equal to one revolution (~ 365 days). ¨  The length of a day is equal to one rotation (24 hours). ¨  The length of a day and the length of a year differ among the planets. § <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt;">The planets' order in relation to the Sun is (closest to farthest): Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

Planets 5-E Lesson

3.11 **Science concepts**. The student knows that the natural world includes earth materials and objects in the sky. The student is expected to: (D) Describe the characteristics of the Sun.

Sun 5-E Lesson


 * Unit Evaluation: Solar System Test [[file:Solar System Test.docx]]**
 * Give by Dec. 18 (end of nine weeks)

Websites: Flocabulary website - This is for middle school...but our kids would like it and learn from it! [] It's called Confessions of a Planet. It's about Earth, but talks about the other planets!

[|School House Rock- Interplanet Janet] [|Kids Astronomy- Great for Research] [|Planet Data Table] [|Planet Research Questions] [|Planet Web Project] [|Planet Trading Cards]