Third Grade AstronomyEarthSunMoon.ppt

Third Grade AstronomyEarth/Sun/Moon John Heffernan, Ronen Plesser, and Kitty Rutherford Lead Teacher Development Institute June 27, 2006 Session Goals Explore activities for the Earth/Sun/Moon( ESM) 3rd Grade science goal using materials from TRACS Investigating Objects in the Sky (IOBS) kit and an online ESM Unit Learn inquiry process and additional content of the ESM Unit to help teach additional activities to enhance the IOBS kit, with more active recording and modeling of the observable patterns in our sky. Share ideas for integrating science notebooking, literacy, technology and math Doing Science and the Scientific Method Five Science Misconceptions: There is one scientific method. Inquiry is only when the student generates the question. The process is what’s important not the content. Inquiry based instruction is the only method to teach science. Using kits and hands-on materials makes inquiry teaching easy. From /supplements/nih6/Inquiry/guide/info_process-b.htm#features National Science Content Standards Science as Inquiry: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry Understandings about Scientific inquiry 2. Science Technology: Abilities of technological design Understandings about science and technology National Science Content Standards 3. History and Nature of Science: Science as a human endeavor 4. Unifying Concepts and Processes Systems, order, and organization Evidence, models, and explanation Constancy, change, and measurement Form and function National Science Education Content Standards and Benchmarks Objects in the Sky have patterns of movement. The Sun, for example, appears to move across the sky in the same way everyday, but its path changes slowly over the seasons. The moon moves across the sky on a daily basis much like the Sun. The Sun, Moon and stars all have properties, locations and movements that can be observed and described. The observable shape of the Moon changes from day to day in a cycle that lasts about