ExpertPack:OurSolarSystemandEarth’sPlaceInIt

Submittedby:CenterCityPublicCharterSchools,Washington,DCGrade:1 Date:March2015

Topic/Subject:OurSolarSystemandEarth’sPlaceInItEssentialQuestions:

● WhatdoweknowabouttheEarthandtheSolarSystem?● WhatarethecharacteristicsoftheplanetsandsuninourSolarSystem?● WhatmakesEarthunique?

Texts/ResourcesBooks

1. NationalGeographicReader:PlanetsbyElizabethCarney2. OnEarthbyG.BrianKaras3. IntroducingPlanetEarthbyReadingA-Z

Articles

1. WhatistheSolarSystem?2. ExploreSpace3. What’sUpinSpace?

Video/Interactive

1. Astronomy:OurPlaceinSpace2. TurtleDiary:SolarSystem3. InteractiveEarthRotation4. ESASpaceforKids[InteractiveWebsite]

RationaleandSuggestedSequenceforReadingThepurposeof this seriesof texts is forstudents tobeginwithanunderstandingof theSolarSystemasawhole,aswellasEarth’splacewithintheSolarSystem.ThetextseventuallyzoominonEarthanditsuniqueabilitytohostlife.Thefirsttext,WhatIstheSolarSystem?offersabroadoverviewoftheSolarSystemasawholeanditscomposition.Next,What’sUpinSpace isabrieftextthatdefinesthecompositionoftheSunandplanets. InExplore Space, studentswill thenbepresentedwithmore specific information about eachplanet’s characteristics. Ending thebroader studyof theSolar System is theNationalGeographicReader -Planets.Itoffersthemostin-depthinformationonallofourplanets.Thisseriesoftextsorientsstudentstothegeneralworkingsof theSolarSystem,aswellasEarth’sposition in it.Thesetextsalsosetstudentsupwith the basic vocabulary theywill need as theymove forward in the unit. Once students have built thisnecessaryknowledge,theyarereadytoexaminemorecloselyourplanetusingthebookOnEarth.ThisbookfocusesontherotationandrevolutionoftheEarthandhowthat impacts itsdailyandyearlycycles. Itwillprovidestudentswith informationabouthowdayandnightworksaswellastheseasons.Studentswillbeable to identify what living on Earth is like because of how it rotates and revolves, as well as how it isdifferentfromotherplanets.Finally,IntroducingPlanetEarthwillbeusedtofurtherpinpointwhatmakeslifeon Earthunique from theother planets in the Solar System. The last article, “Not tooHot,Not tooCold”(foundunderRecommendedTexts) is quite complexbut sheds scientific lighton thediscoveryof anotherplanetthatissimilartoEarthandhelpsstudentstoconsiderthevastnumberofplanetsandpossibilitiesinthelargergalaxyanduniverse.Notetoinstructors:Newarticlesemergedailyonourquesttofind“newlife”inspace,pleasefeelfreetoexplorenewdiscoveriesastheyaremade.

TheCommonCoreShiftsforELA/Literacy

1. Regularpracticewithcomplextextanditsacademiclanguage.2. Reading,writing,andspeakinggroundedinevidencefromtext,bothliteraryandinformational.3. Buildingknowledgethroughcontent-richnonfiction.

CollegeandCareerReadinessAnchorStandardsforReadingLiteracyand/orInformationalTexts1. Readcloselytodeterminewhatthetextsaysexplicitlyandtomakelogicalinferencesfromit;cite

specifictextualevidencewhenwritingorspeakingtosupportconclusionsdrawnfromthetext.2. Determinecentralideasofthemesofatextandanalyzetheirdevelopment;summarizethekey

supportingdetailsandideas.3. Readandcomprehendcomplexliteraryandinformationaltextsindependentlyandproficiently.

AnnotatedBibliography320LWhatistheSolarSystem?

Author:ReadWorksGenre:NonfictionarticleLength:81wordsSynopsis:ProvidesabriefoverviewoftheobjectsfoundintheSolarSystemandhowtheplanetsmove.IncludesinformationabouttheEarth’srotationcausingdayandnight.Citation:WhatistheSolarSystem?RetrievedJanuary11,2015,fromhttp://www.readworks.org/passages/what-solar-systemCost/Access:$0.00ReadWorkshttp://www.readworks.org/passages/what-solar-systemRecommendedStudentActivity:Wonderings

670LWhat’sUpinSpace?

Author:ReadWorksGenre:NonfictionarticleLength:263wordsSynopsis:Thisverybriefarticle(withonevisual)describesthedifferencebetweentheobjectsthatmakeuptheSolarSystem:Planets,moonsandstars.Citation:What'sUpinSpace?RetrievedJanuary11,2015,fromhttp://www.readworks.org/passages/whats-spaceCost/Access:$0.00ReadWorkshttp://www.readworks.org/passages/whats-spaceRecommendedStudentActivity:Accompanyingquestions,QuizMaker

450LExploreSpace

Author:ReadWorksGenre:NonfictionarticleLength:277wordsSynopsis:ThisarticleprovidesanoverviewoftheSolarSystemincludingtheSunandeightmajorplanetslistingcharacteristicsofeach.Citation:ExploreSpace.RetrievedJanuary11,2015,fromhttp://www.readworks.org/passages/explore-space

Cost/Access:$0.00ReadWorkshttp://www.readworks.org/passages/explore-spaceRecommendedStudentActivity:AccompanyingQuestions,QuizMaker

640LNationalGeographicReaders:Planets

Author:ElizabethCarneyGenre:Nonfictionchildren’sbookLength:32pagesSynopsis:Thisbooktapsintochildren'snaturalcuriosityaboutthevastworldofspace.This“leveltwo”reader,(writteninsimplelanguagethatiseasyforyoungreaderstounderstand),introduceschildrentoourSolarSystem,includingalloftheplanetsanddwarfplanetsandincludesmanyfascinatingfacts.Citation:Carney,E.(2012).Planets.Washington,D.C.:NationalGeographic.Cost/Access:$3.99,Amazon.comRecommendedStudentActivity:APictureofKnowledge

N/ATurtleDiary:SolarSystem

Author:TurtleDiaryGenre:InteractiveVideoandWebsiteSynopsis:ThiswebsiteismainlyananimatedvideothatshowsstudentstheplanetsintheSolarSystem,andexplainsmorecomplexideaslikesolargravity.Attheend,therearethreeactivities/exercisesforstudentstocomplete.Inthefirst,studentsnameandplacetheplanetscorrectlyintheSolarSystem.Inthesecond,studentsuseordinalnumberstodescribetheplanets.Thethirdexerciseisaquiz.Citation:SolarSystem.RetrievedFebruary6,2015fromhttp://www.turtlediary.com/grade-1-games/science-games/solar-system.htmlCost/Access:$0.00RecommendedStudentActivity:Quizonwebsite,pairwiththeNationalGeographictextreadpreviously.

660LOnEarth

Author:BrianKarasGenre:Nonfictionchildren’sbookLength:32pagesSynopsis:ThisbooknarratesandillustratestheeffectsoftheEarth’sorbitaroundtheSunanditsdailyrotationsthatcausenightandday.Theillustrationsinthisbookarevividanddetailed,whichhelpsstudentsunderstandthesedifficultconcepts.Citation:Karas,G.(2005).OnEarth.NewYork:G.P.Putnam'sSons.Cost/Access:$7.44,Amazon.comRecommendedStudentActivity:QuizMaker

N/AInteractiveEarthRotation

Author:BBCGenre:InteractiveOnlineToolSynopsis:UsethistooltoexploretherotationandrevolutionoftheEarthwhilemanipulatingtheamountoftimeshowninthemodel.Labelsandquizincluded.Citation:Earth,Sun,andMoon.(2014,December29).RetrievedJanuary11,2015,fromhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/earth_sun_moon.shtmlCost/Access:$0.00BBCSchoolshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/earth_sun_moon.shtmlRecommendedStudentActivity:Onlinequizprovided

550LIntroducingPlanetEarth

Author:CelesteFraserGenre:Nonfiction(however,itistoldfromthe‘pointofview’ofaplanetEarththathascometolife)Length:16briefpages,includingaglossarySynopsis:Thisbook,toldfromthepointofviewofplanetEarth,isabouthowEarthisperfectlysuitedforlife.ItcoversthefactthatEarthisaplanetthathumanscantrusttorotateevery24hours,orbitthesuneveryyear,supplyoxygenandothergases,aswellastheperfectamountofsunlightandwatertokeepusalive.Thebookincludesgraphicsandillustrationstogoalongwithitscontent.Citation:Fraser,Celeste.IntroducingPlanetEarth.LearningA-Z.Cost/Access:ReadingA-Z[districtorschoolsubscriptionrequired],ORcanbeaccessedat:http://gcsdstaff.org/kittl/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Introducing-the-Earth-L.pdfRecommendedStudentActivity:Includedcomprehensionquestions,QuizMaker

N/AAstronomy:OurPlaceinSpaceAuthor:AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory

Genre:InteractiveWebsiteSynopsis:Thisisaninteractivewebsiteaboutastronomy.Therearemanydifferentactivitiesforstudentstoexploreindependently;studentscanresearchplanets,completewritingpieces,takequizzes,learnandlistentosongs,andmanyothers.ThisisagoodresourcefortheendoftheunitwhenstudentshavebuiltuptheirknowledgeoftheSolarSystemandEarth.Citation:Astronomy:OurPlaceinSpace.RetrievedFebruary6,2015,fromhttp://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/astronomy

RecommendedAdditionalResourcesThesetextsarerecommendedasextraresourcesforstudentstoexploreduringcentersorindependent

exploration,andcanalsobepairedwithresourcesinthemaintextset.N/AStudyJams:ADayOnEarth

Author:ScholasticStudyJamsGenre:VideoSynopsis:ThisshortvideoshowsthecycleofdayandnightonEarth,ascausedbytherotationoftheEarth.Italsoincludesaquizattheend.Citation:StudyJams:ADayonEarth.RetrievedFebruary6,2015fromhttp://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/solar-system/day-on-earth.htmCost:$0.00RecommendedUse:Usewiththetext“OnEarth”

710LNationalGeographicKidsFirstBigBookofSpace

Author:CatherineD.HughesGenre:Nonfictionchildren’sbookLength:128pagesSynopsis:ThisbookisthelatestadditiontotheNationalGeographicLittleKidsFirstBigBookseries.ThesecolorfulpageswillintroduceyoungchildrentothewondersofspacewithcolorfulillustrationsbyDavidAguilar.Itprovidesreaderswithasimpletextthatisperfectforbeginningreadersorforreadingaloud.Citation:Hughes,C.,&Aguilar,D.(2012).Firstbigbookofspace.Washington,D.C.:NationalGeographic.Cost/Access:$9.60Amazon

N/APlanetEarth

Author:MikeGoldsmithGenre:Nonfictionchildren’sbookLength:32pagesSynopsis:InFlipTheFlaps:PlanetEarthbyDr.MikeGoldsmith,illustratedbyNickiPalin,childrenzoomupthroughprotectivelayersoftheatmospherefromthesurfacetoouterspace,followingtheEarthasitmakesitsyearlyjourneyaroundtheSun.Citation:Goldsmith,M.,&Palin,N.(2010).PlanetEarth.NewYork:Kingfisher.Cost/Access:$6.99Amazon

N/ASpaceEncyclopedia:ATouroftheSolarSystemGenre:Nonfictionchildren’sbookLength:192pagesSynopsis:Thisisaquitelargereferencebookforchildren,anditincludesmanytopicsrelatedtoourSolarSystem.Topicsinthisbookgobeyondthescopeofthistextset,butcanreinforceandexpandstudentknowledge.Thisbookaddressesplanets,stars,galaxies,moons,planetarycomposition,andmanyothertopics,allaccompaniedbyrealphotosandillustrations.Citation:Aguilar,D.,&Pulliam,C.(2013).Spaceencyclopedia:Atourofoursolarsystemandbeyond.NationalGeographic.Cost/Access:$19.50Amazon

740LChancetoFlytoMars

Author:NewsELAGenre:NonfictionarticleLength:573wordsSynopsis:Thearticlefocusesononeman’sdecisiontobecomeoneofthefirstpeopletoliveonMars.ItdescribestheprocessoftrainingtoliveonMars,whatlifewouldbelikeontheplanet,andwhatonewouldhavetogiveuponEarthtomovethere.Citation:DallasMorningNews;Newsela(2014,May22).ManypeoplehavesignedupforachancetoflytoMars.RetrievedJanuary11,2015,fromhttps://newsela.com/articles/moveto-mars/id/4074/Cost/Access:Newselahttps://newsela.com/articles/moveto-mars/id/4074/

N/ANottooHot,NottooCold

Author:DogonNewsGenre:InformationalArticleLength:371wordsLexile/Level:N/ASynopsis:ArticlediscussesthediscoveryofapossibleEarth-likeplanetthatmayhavetheconditionsnecessarytosupportlifeinthesamewayEarthdoes.Citation:Dolasia,M.(2010,October10).NotTooHot,NotTooCold-HaveScientistsFinallyFoundThe'Goldilocks'Planet?RetrievedJanuary11,2015,fromhttp://www.dogonews.com/2010/10/1/not-too-hot-not-too-cold-have-scientists-finally-found-the-goldilocks-planetCost/Access:$0.00Dogonewshttp://www.dogonews.com/2010/10/1/not-too-hot-not-too-cold-have-scientists-finally-found-the-goldilocks-planetRecommendedStudentActivity:Wonderings

RecommendedApps

TheseappscanbeboughtintheAppleiTunesstoreandusedonvariousAppledevices.

Explorium–SpaceForKidsExplanation:Factsaboutspace,andmini-gamesthatreinforceknowledge.Cost:$2.99AstronautTrainerExplanation:Ajourneywherestudentsaretravelingthroughspace,learning,playinggamestoreinforcelearning,andearningrewards.Cost:$0.99iLearnSolarSystemHDExplanation:LessonsaboutspacearegivenbythecartoonAstronautAshley.Studentscanthenlookatmodels,interactwithinformation,andthentakequizzestoseehowmuchtheylearned.Cost:$2.99

SupportsforStrugglingStudents

Bydesign,thegradationofcomplexitywithineachExpertPackisatechniquethatprovidesstrugglingreaderstheopportunitytoreadmorecomplextexts.Listedbelowareothermeasuresofsupportthatcanbeusedwhennecessary.• Provideabriefstudent-friendlyglossaryofsomeoftheacademicvocabulary(tier2)anddomain

vocabulary(tier3)essentialtounderstandingthetext

• DownloadtheWordsmythwidgettoclassroomcomputers/tabletsforstudentstoaccessstudent-friendlydefinitionsforunknownwords.http://www.wordsmyth.net/?mode=widget

• Providebriefstudentfriendlyexplanationsofnecessarybackgroundknowledge

• Includepicturesorvideosrelatedtothetopicwithinandinadditiontothesetofresourcesinthepack

• Selectasmallnumberoftextstoreadaloudwithsomediscussionaboutvocabularyworkandbackground

knowledge• Provideaudiorecordingsofthetextsbeingreadbyastrongreader(teacher,parent,etc.)

• Chunkthetextandprovidebriefquestionsforeachchunkoftexttobeansweredbeforestudentsgoonto

thenextchunkoftext• Pre-readingactivitiesthatfocusonthestructureandgraphicelementsofthetext• Providevolunteerhelpersfromtheschoolcommunityduringindependentreadingtime.

TextComplexityGuide:What’sUpinSpace?LexileMeasure:670LQualitativeFeatures:

Meaning/Purpose Structure

ThepurposeofthisarticleistosetabroadcontextforthecomponentsofourSolarSystem.ThearticleexplainstheplacementoftheSun,theplacementoftheEarthandotherplanets,aswellastheorbitofourmoonaroundtheEarth.

Thestructureofthetextisorganizedwithsubtitlesandsimplesentencestructureleadingtokeyvocabulary,suchas“IntheCenter,”“AroundtheSun,”and“AroundtheEarth.”

Language KnowledgeDemands

Thetextisshortwithsimplesentences.However,therearemanysentencesthatwillneedtobebrokendownwithinthetextandtherearemanyvocabularywordsthatwillneedtobeintroducedandexploredbeforereading.Examplesofcomplexphrasesinclude:“Maylookasthough,”“makeup,”and“givesoff.”Examplesofnewvocabularyare:Gas,orbit,craterandreflect.

ThesubjectmattershouldbeslightlyfamiliartostudentsreadingthetextintheExpertPackduetotheprecedingtextabouttheSolarSystem.Thisisanopportunityforthemtostretchtheirknowledgeandgetdeeperintotheparticularsofplanetsandstars.

ReaderandTaskConsiderations

• Considerreformattingtextinto‘chunks’orsmallerpiecesforstudents.• Scriptyourguidingquestionsthatleadstudentsintothebigunderstanding.Usethese

questionsasacheckforunderstanding.• Includevisualizationtechniquesforprepositionalandmeasurementwordssuchascenter,

closer,andfarther.

ExpertPack:OurSolarSystemandEarth’sPlaceInIt

Submittedby:CenterCityPublicCharterSchools,Washington,DCGrade:1 Date:March2015

1. RollingKnowledgeJournal

1. Readeachselectionintheset,oneatatime.2. Afteryoureadeachresource,stopandthinkwhatthebiglearningwas.Whatdidyoulearnthatwasnewand

importantaboutthetopicfromthisresource?Write,draw,orlistwhatyoulearnedfromthetextabout(topic).3. Thenwrite,draw,orlisthowthisnewresourceaddedtowhatyoulearnedfromthelastresource(s).

SampleStudentResponseTitle Write,Draw,orList

Newandimportantlearningaboutthetopic

HowdoesthisresourceaddtowhatIlearnedalready?

1. WhatistheSolarSystem?

Thereare8planetsinourSolarSystemandtheyallrevolvearoundtheSun.Therearealsomoons,andtheSunisastar.Earthisthethirdplanetfromthesun.

ThistextintroducesstudentstotheSolarSystemasawhole.

2. What’sUpinSpace?

Planets,moonsandstars,arealldifferentthingsandmoveindifferentways.ThereareallthreeinourSolarSystem.

Thistextdifferentiatesbetweenplanets,moons,andstars,suchastheircompositionandhowtheymove.Itaddstomygeneralknowledgeofthedifferentobjectsinspace.

3. ExploreSpace Eachplanethasuniquecharacteristics. Thistextzoomsinontheuniquecharacteristicofeachplanet.Itdiscussesthenames,compositions,sizes,andmovementofeachparticularplanet.

4. NationalGeographicReaders:Planets

TherearedwarfplanetsinourSolarSystem.

Thisaddstheknowledgethatevenwithinthecategoryofplanets,therearedifferenttypes.

5. TurtleDiary:SolarSystem

GivesavisualoftheplanetsrotatingontheirownaxeswhilerevolvingaroundtheSunintheiractualplacesintheSolarSystem.

AddstoknowledgebygivingaconcretevisualrepresentationofmovementwithintheSolarSystem.

6. OnEarth TheEarth’srotationonitsaxisiswhatcausesnightandday.TheEarthismoving,notthesun.

ZoomsinonthespecificmovementofplanetearthandhowitaffectsusonEarth.

7. InteractiveEarthRotation

GivesavisualrepresentationofonlytheEarthrotatingaroundtheSun.Includesa

GivesavisualspecifictotherotationandrevolutionoftheEarth,insteadofallofthe

Learning Worth Remembering Cumulative Activities – The following activities should be completed and updated after reading each resource in the set. The purpose of these activities is to capture knowledge building from one resource to the next, and to provide a holistic snapshot of central ideas of the content covered in the expert pack. It is recommended that students are required to complete one of the Cumulative Activities (Rolling Knowledge Journal or Rolling Vocabulary) for this Expert Pack.

visualofthe‘day’sideoftheEarthandthe‘night’sideoftheEarthatanygivenpointintime.

planetsatonce.

8. IntroducingPlanetEarth

PlanetEarthisauniqueplacethatisabletohostlife.Itisaperfectplanetforhumanstolive.

Usesinformationthatwehavelearnedabouttemperature,sunlight,andatmospheretodiscusswhyEarthisinhabitable.

9. Astronomy:OurPlaceinSpace

In-depthinformationaboutvarioustopicsregardingtheSolarSystem,includingplanets,stars,Earth’spositionintheSolarSystem,etc.

Givesanopportunitytoexploretopicsthatwerenotalreadyexploredin-depthinthetextset;studentsshouldbeequippedwiththeknowledgeandvocabularytolearnfromthisresource.

2. RollingVocabulary:“FantasticFour”

• Readeachresourcethendeterminethe4wordsfromeachtextthatmostexemplifythecentralideaofthetext.• Nextuseyour4wordstowriteaboutthemostimportantideaofthetext.Youshouldhaveasmanysentences

asyoudowords.• ContinuethisactivitywithEACHselectionintheExpertPack.• AfterreadingalltheselectionsintheExpertPack,gobackandreviewyourwords.• Nowselectthe“FantasticFour”wordsfromALLthewordlists.• Usethe“FantasticFour”wordstosummarizethemostimportantlearningfromthisExpertPack.

SampleStudentResponseTitle FourVocabularyWords&Sentences

WhatistheSolarSystem?

Planet:WeliveontheplanetEarth.System:Thesolarsystemhasmanydifferentplanetsandpartsthatworktogether.Earth:EarthisthethirdplanetfromtheSun.Sun:TheplanetsrevolvearoundtheSun,whichisatthecenteroftheSolarSystem.

What’sUpinSpace?

Planet:TherearenineplanetsinourSolarSystem.Moon:Amoonisanobjectmadeofrockthatgoesaroundaplanet.Million:TheotherplanetsaremillionsofmilesawayfromEarth.Objects:TherearemanydifferentkindsofobjectsinSpace.

ExploreSpace Center:TheSunisatthecenteroftheSolarSystem.Star:TheSunisastaratthecenterofourSolarSystem.Discover:Scientistsarestilldiscoveringdifferentstarsandplanets.

Planet:EachplanetinourSolarSystemrevolvesaroundtheSun.

Planets Planet:Eachplanetisunique.Rings:Someplanetshaveringsmadeofrocksandotherdebris.Gas:Someplanetsaremadeofgas,likeJupiter,Saturn,andUranus.Dwarf:Plutoisdifferentbecauseitisadwarfplanet.

TurtleDiary:SolarSystem

Survive:HumansareabletosurviveonEarth.Body:AplanetisabodythatmovesintheSolarSystem.Gravity:GravityiswhatkeepstheplanetsrevolvingaroundtheSuninsteadoffloatinginspace.Force:Gravityisaforcethatpullsthingstowardlargerobjectsandbodiesinspace.

OnEarth Cycle:Thedayandnightcycleis24hourslong.Axis:TheEarthspinsonitsaxisasitgoesaroundtheSun.Revolve:TheEarthrevolvesinacircularpatternaroundtheSun.Rotate:TheEarthrotatesarounditsaxisthroughtheNorthandSouthpoles.

InteractiveEarthRotation

Spherical:TheEarthandotherplanetsaresphericallikeaball.Cycle:TheEarth’scycleofdayandnightis24hourslong.Revolve:Ittakes365daysfortheEarthtorevolvearoundtheSun.Axis:TheEarthspinsonitsaxisasitrevolvesaroundtheSun.

IntroducingPlanetEarth

Support:TheEarthisabletosupportlife.Perfect:TheEarthisaperfectplanetforhumansandanimalstolivebecauseitisnottoohotortoocold.Oxygen:PlanetEarthhasplentyofoxygenforhumanstobreathe.Water:PlanetEarthhasenoughwatertokeepanimalsandhumansalive.

Astronomy:OurPlaceinSpace

Astronomy:Astronomyisthestudyoftheplanets,stars,andotherbodiesinspace.

Cosmic:Planets,stars,andasteroidsareallexamplesofcosmicbodies.Universe:TherearemanydifferentplanetsandstarsintheUniverse.Galaxy:OurSolarSystemisonlyasmallpartofourgalaxy,theMilkyWay.

FantasticFour Axis,Rotate,Revolve,Support

Summary:WhiletherearemanyplanetsintheSolarSystemandmillionsofobjectsinspace,theEarthismostspecial.ItspositionisnottoofarandnottoocloseasitrevolvesaroundtheSun.Itsrotationonitsaxismakessurethatnospotgetstoohot.Overall,Earthisspecialbecauseitistheonlyplanetthatcansupporthuman,animal,andplantlife.

1. QuizMaker(Recommendedfor“What’sUpInSpace?”,“ExploreSpace,”“OnEarth,”“IntroducingPlanet

Earth”)• Makealistof#questionsthatwouldmakesureanotherstudentunderstoodtheinformation.• Yourclassmatesshouldbeabletofindtheanswertothequestionfromtheresource.• Includeanswersforeachquestion.• Includewhereyoucanfindtheanswerintheresource.

Question Answer

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2. Wonderings(Recommendedfor“WhatistheSolarSystem?”,“Astronomy:OurPlaceinSpace”)

Ontheleft,trackthingsyoudon’tunderstandfromthearticleasyouread. Ontherightside,listsomethingsyoustillwonder(orwondernow)aboutthistopic.

Learning Worth Remembering Singular Activities – the following activities can be assigned for each resource in the set. The purpose of these activities is to check for understanding, capture knowledge gained, and provide variety of ways for students to interact with each individual resource. Students may complete some or none of the suggested singular activities for each text. Singular activities should be assigned at the discretion of the teacher.

I’malittleconfusedabout: Thismademewonder:

3. APictureofKnowledge(RecommendedforNationalGeographicReaders:Planets,OnEarth)• Takeapieceofpaperandfoldittwotimes:onceacrossandoncetoptobottomsothatitisdividedinto4

quadrants.

• Drawtheseshapesinthecornerofeachquadrant.1. Square2. Triangle3. Circle4. QuestionMark

• Write!

Square: Whatonethingdidyoureadthatwasinterestingtoyou?Triangle: Whatonethingdidyoureadthattaughtyousomethingnew?Circle: Whatdidyoureadthatmadeyouwanttolearnmore?QuestionMark: Whatisstillconfusingtoyou?Whatdoyoustillwonderabout?

§ Findatleastoneclassmatewhohasread[selection]andtalktoeachotheraboutwhatyouputineach

quadrant.

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ExpertPack:OurSolarSystemandEarth’sPlaceInIt

Submittedby:CenterCityPublicCharterSchools,Washington,DCGrade:1 Date:March2015

ExpertPackGlossary

“WhatistheSolarSystem?”Word Student-FriendlyDefinition

planet

Alargemassofrock,liquid,orgasthatrevolvesaroundthesuninourSolarSystemWeliveontheplanetEarth.

system

AgroupofthingsorpartsthatworktogetherasawholeThesolarsystemhasmanydifferentplanetsandpartsthatworktogether.

“What’sUpinSpace?”

Word Student-FriendlyDefinitiontravel

Travelmeanstogofromoneplacetoanotherbymoving.Theplanetsalltravelaroundthesun.

asteroids

Small,rocky,planet-likebodiesthatcirclethesun.Whenspaceshipstravelintospace,theyneedtobecarefulnottogethitbyasteroids,largerocksthatcouldcrashintothem.

objects

Thingsthathaveashapeortakeupspace.Scissors,pencils,andglueareallexamplesofobjectsthatwehaveinourclassroom.Planets,asteroids,andstarsareallexamplesofobjectsinourSolarSystem.

tiny

VerysmallTheplanetEarthistinywhencomparedtotheSun.

path

AnarrowroadorwayTheplanetsfollowacircularpatharoundtheSun.

reflects

TobouncebackTheSun’slightreflectsoffofthemoon,whichiswhyitlooksbrighttous.

moons

AnobjectthatorbitsaroundaplanetThemoonthatweseeintheskyatnightisalwaysorbitsaroundtheEarth.

million

1,000,000ThereareaboutonemillionpeoplelivingandworkinginWashington,DC.

“ExploreSpace”Word Student-FriendlyDefinition

center

TheareaorpartofsomethingthatformsthemiddleMynoseisinthecenterofmyface.

star

AballofgasinspacethatburnsWhenIlookupintotheskyatnight,Iseemanybrightstars.

crater

ahollowareashapedliketheinsideofabowlWhenIsteppedinthesand,myfootleftasmallcraterwhereithadbeen.

covered

SpreadoverAfterthestorm,snowcoveredallofthegrassandroadsinmyneighborhood.

largest

ThebiggestTheeighthgradersarethelargeststudentsintheschool.

discover

TolearnorfindoutaboutsomethingScientistsdiscovereddinosaurbonesburiedundertheground.

“NationalGeographicReader:Planets”

Word Student-FriendlyDefinitiondwarf

VerysmallortinyPlutoisadwarfplanetbecauseitismuchsmallerthantheotherplanets.

rings

Around-shapedobjectTheplanetJupiterhasaringarounditmadeofsmallrocks,dust,andasteroids.

gas

MatterthatdoesnotkeepitsshapeandcannotbeseenTheairaroundusisactuallyfilledwithgas,likeoxygen,tohelpusbreathe.

“OnEarth”

Word Student-FriendlyDefinitionaxis

Animaginarylinethroughthemiddleoftheearth.Theearthspinsarounditsaxisonceeveryday.

Revolution/revolve

TomoveincirclesaroundanotherobjectTheearthrevolvesaroundthesunonceeachyear.

cycle

ApatternthatrepeatsitselfoverandoverTheseasonalcyclerepeatsitselfeveryyear:spring,summer,fall,winter,andthenitstartsagain.

rotation

Theactofspinningaroundincirclesonanaxis,whilestayinginplaceWhenIspinaglobe,itrotatesarounditsaxis.

motion

Movement,notstayingstillTheEarthisalwaysinmotionaroundthesun;itneverstaysstill.

“IntroducingPlanetEarth”

Word Student-FriendlyDefinitiontilted

LeanedtoonesideTheearthisslightlytiltedonitsaxis.

continent

AlargeareaoflandTheUnitedStates,Mexico,andCanadaareallpartofthecontinentofNorthAmerica.

creatures

LivingpeopleoranimalsCats,spiders,elephants,andhumansarealldifferentcreatureswholiveontheEarth.

support

ToprovidefororgivenecessarythingsTheEarthisabletosupportlifebecauseitisnottohotandnottoocold.

half

OneoftwoequalpartsIfwecuttheEarthalongtheEquator,wewouldgettwoequalhalvesofthesamesizeandshape.

northern

ReferringtothetophalfofEarthTheUnitedStatesisinthenorthernhemisphereoftheEarth.

southern

ReferringtothebottomhalfofEarthAntarcticaisinthesouthernhemisphereoftheearth.

direct

GoinginastraightlineoronastraightcourseWhenyouareindirectsunlight,itisimportanttowearsunscreen.

equator

TheimaginarycirclearoundthemiddleoftheEarthItisveryhotincountriesneartheequatorbecausetheygetdirectsunlightallyearlong.

GlossaryImageCards

Orbit

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/astronomy/q0262.shtml

Rotate

http://www.thecolor.com/Coloring/Spinning-Top.aspx

Earth

http://solarviews.com/eng/earth.htm

Moon

http://giphy.com/search/moon-gif

Constellation

http://legendsofthestars.weebly.com/the-big-and-little-dipper.html

Axis

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Axis_(PSF).png

Day

http://ww.itimes.com/poll/day-54772479cf5b4/result

Night

http://www.sodahead.com/fun/would-you-rather-have-daylight-247-or-night-247/question-4534089/

Astronaut

http://astronautrheaseddon.com/rheas_biography/

Exploration

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Exploration_Rover

Gravity

http://www.clipartof.com/portfolio/sajem/gravity

Shadows

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Love_shadows_everything.jpg

Revolve

http://driverlayer.com/img/revolve/18/?ref=driverlayer.com/image