core content coaching grade 8 reason for the seasons 14-15
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Science Grade 8: Reason for the Seasons
Core Content Coaching
PurposeTo provide support for grade-level, unit content planning
Resources for planning• Teacher Yearly Resource Document (or Yearly Itinerary)
• CRM 6: Earth, Sun, and Moon
• Blank Pacing Calendar
• 8th Grade 4th Six Weeks Lessons: Reason for the Seasons Pacing Guide
• Computer with Internet Access
Teacher yearly resource document
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Jan. 5
Global Winds & Ocean Currents
6 7 8 9
12
Weather
13 14 15 16
19
Student/Staff Holiday
20
Reason for the Seasons
21 22 23
26
Moon Phases
27 28 29 30
Feb. 2
Tides
3 4 5 6
9
Origins of the Universe
10 11 12
Life Cycle of a Star
13
16
Student Holiday
17
Life Cycle of a Star
18 19 20
4th Six Weeks Planner (33 days)
8.2D-E, 8.3A & C8.7: Earth & space. The student knows the effects resulting from cyclical movements of the Sun,Earth, & Moon. The student is expected to:
•8.7A: model & illustrate how the tilted Earth rotates on its axis, causing day & night, & revolves around the Sun causing changes in seasons.
TEKS & Student expectations
Content TEKS Skills TEKS
1. What are the state standards for this unit?
2. Deconstruct the TEKS: Verb, Noun, and Context
Model: a usually miniature representation of somethingIllustrate: to provide with visual features intended to explain or decorate
1. What are the state standards for this unit?
2. Deconstruct the TEKS: Verb, Noun, and Context
Model: a usually miniature representation of somethingIllustrate: to provide with visual features intended to explain or decorate
CRM 6: TEKS & Acquisition section
Teacher Content support
Ted-Ed: Reason for the Seasons- http://ed.ted.com/lessons/reasons-for-the-seasons-rebecca-kaplan
MIT Video: The Reason for the Seasons- http://video.mit.edu/watch/earths-tilt-1-the-reason-for-the-seasons-13110/
Earth, Sun, & Moon Videos & Animationshttp://terry-eng35.blogspot.com/2012/05/day-night-orbit-rotation.html
NSTA Leaning Center- http://learningcenter.nsta.org/
Search Resources & Opportunities: seasons
ScienceFusion Grade 8 Teacher Edition: Content Refresher: p. 278
Vertical alignment
6TH GRADE
•understand that gravity is the force that governs the motion of our solar system
8TH GRADE
8.7A: model & illustrate how the tilted Earth rotates on its axis, causing day & night, & revolves around the Sun causing changes in seasons.
• Gravity is the force that governs the motion of our solar system.
PRIOR LEARNING
2014 STAAR-Released Question: 8.7A
F 18%
G 18%
H* 58%
J 5%
2014 STAAR-Released Question: 8.7A
F 22%
G 12%
H* 43%
J 22%
Based on the data and distractors, what key points should teachers emphasize during lessons?
• The side of the Earth FACING the Sun experiences day.
• The side of the Earth titled TOWARD the Sun experiences summer.
Activities to emphasize this
point included in the
curriculum:
1.YouTube Rotating Earth Day
& Night- Planet Observer
2.Day & Night Modeling &
Visualizing and Chunking Data
Collection Sheet
3.A Day on Earth Graphic
Representation Notes
4.Seasons Angle Of Light And
Heat Investigation
5.Balloon Light Diffusion
Demonstration
Activities to emphasize this
point included in the
curriculum:
1.YouTube Rotating Earth Day
& Night- Planet Observer
2.Day & Night Modeling &
Visualizing and Chunking Data
Collection Sheet
3.A Day on Earth Graphic
Representation Notes
4.Seasons Angle Of Light And
Heat Investigation
5.Balloon Light Diffusion
Demonstration
18%18%
18%18%
Based on the data and distractors, what key points should teachers emphasize during lessons?
Position 1: Fall
Position 2: Winter
Position 3: Spring
Position 4: Summer
22%22%
Activities to emphasize this
point included in the
curriculum:
1.Seasons Reading &
Questions
2.Bill Nye Seasons Part 1 Video
3.The Cycle of the Seasons
Pictorial Input
Activities to emphasize this
point included in the
curriculum:
1.Seasons Reading &
Questions
2.Bill Nye Seasons Part 1 Video
3.The Cycle of the Seasons
Pictorial Input
22%22%
Components of a good lesson plan1. Engage Student Interest
2. Review/Scaffold to TEKS
3. Student-Centered Activities directly relating to the depth and complexity of the TEKS
• Labs, Activities, Videos
4. Organize and Practice Vocabulary
5. Reading & Comprehension Strategies
6. Writing Opportunities & Scaffolds
7. Daily Listening & Speaking Opportunities
8. Differentiation
9. Formative Assessment & Reteach
Embedded in lessons: Engage Student Interest• Why is it Warmer in Summer
Assessment Probe
• Pre-Assessment: If the sun were the size of a paper plate, how big would the earth be?
• Sun-Earth Scale & Distance Demonstration
• YouTube Rotating Earth Day & Night- Planet Observer
• K-W-L Chart: Seasons
Recommended in lessons:Review / Scaffold to TEKS• Earth Seasons and Day & Night Unit
Overview
• ScienceSaurus Reading: Rotation p. 233, Revolution & Seasons p. 234
• Earth, Sun, & Moon Videos & Animationshttp://terry-eng35.blogspot.com/2012/05/day-night-orbit-rotation.html
• A Reason for the Seasons Accommodated Reading & Questions
• Heating Things Up Graph
• Seasons Angle Of Light And Heat Investigation
Embedded in lessons: Student-Centered Activities directly relating to the depth and complexity of the TEKS (Investigations, Activities, Videos)
Investigations
• YouTube Rotating Earth Day & Night- Planet Observer
• Scholastic Study Jams- A Day On Earth
• Bill Nye Seasons Part 1
• BrainPop Video: Seasons
Embedded in lessons: Student-Centered Activities directly relating to the depth and complexity of the TEKS (investigations, Activities, Videos)
Videos
• Sun-Earth Scale & Distance Demonstration
• Day & Night Modeling & Visualizing and Chunking Data Collection Sheet
• The Cycle Of The Seasons Pictorial Input
• Balloon Light Diffusion Model
Embedded in lessons: Student-Centered Activities directly relating to the depth and complexity of the TEKS (investigations, Activities, Videos)
Activities
Embedded in lessons:Organize and Practice Vocabulary• Earth Seasons & Day and Night Unit Overview
• Rotate & Revolve Anchor of Support
• Total Physical Response: Rotate and Revolve
• Scholastic Study Jams- A Day On Earth Graphic Representation Notes
Embedded in lessons:Reading & Comprehension Strategies• ScienceFusion: Earth’s Days, Years, & Seasons
p. 224-232
• ScienceSaurus Reading: Rotation p. 233, Revolution & Seasons p. 234
• Seasons Reading & Questions
• Comprehension Strategies
• Shared Reading Recommendation: Have each student in a pair read a paragraph at a time and then have the non-reader summarize the section.
• Active Reading Strategies embedded in ScienceFusion Reading
Embedded in lessons:Writing Opportunities & Scaffolds• Why is it Warmer in Summer Assessment Probe
• Journal Entries/Exit Tickets
• What would the line look like for a graph of the United States? Explain.
• If the sun were the size of a paper plate, how big would the earth be?
• What region of the earth has very little change in temperature for the different seasons? (the equator), Is there more daylight hours in the summer or the winter? Why?
• In which hemisphere is the North American continent located? Name two continents located in the southern hemisphere.
• What would happen if the earth didn’t rotate? How would life be different on earth if earth were not tilted?
• Scaffolds: Sentence Frames, Word Bank, Talk then Write, Write/Share/Revise, Think/Share/Write
Embedded in lessons:Daily Listening & Speaking Opportunities
North America is located in the…
____ and ____ are located in the Southern Hemisphere.
• Special Education:
1. Mixed-Ability Partners2. Science Glossary3. Word Bank4. Sentence Frames5. Unit Overview6. Pre-Teach Vocabulary7. Anchor of Support8. Total Physical Response9. Realia10. Modeling11. Visualizing & Chunking Data 12. Stopping Points During Video13. Closure Activity14. Chunked Reading15. Class List16. Pictorial Input17. Paired Visuals18. World Maps/Globes19. Modified Investigation
• English Language Learners:
1. Mixed-Ability Partners2. Dual Language Science Glossary3. Word Bank4. Sentence Frames5. Pre-Teach Vocabulary6. Anchor of Support7. Total Physical Response8. Realia9. Modeling10. Visualizing & Chunking Data 11. Closure Activity12. Beginner & Intermediate Sentence Frames13. Class List14. Pictorial Input15. Paired Visuals16. World Maps/Globes
Embedded in lessons:Differentiation
• Journal Entries
• K-W-L Chart
• Sun-Earth Scale & Distance Class Discussion
• Day & Night Closure Activity & Class Discussion
• Seasons & Day and Night Quiz
Embedded in lessons:Formative AssessmentFormative Assessment
Reteach Options
• Earth Seasons & Day and Night Unit Overview
• ScienceSaurus Reading: Rotation p. 233, Revolution & Seasons p. 234
• Earth, Sun, & Moon Videos & Animationshttp://terry-eng35.blogspot.com/2012/05/day-night-orbit-rotation.html
• A Reason for the Seasons Accommodated Reading & Questions
• ScienceFusion Unit 5, Lesson 1: Digital Lesson, Virtual Lab
• Determining the Seasons Activity• 8.7A Seasons Presentation for Cornell
Notes • Optional Activities
Higher level questions• “Research shows there’s a link between critical thinking skills and increased student achievement in the
classroom.” (Moore & Stanley, 2010)
• Higher level questions must be planned in order to be implemented effectively in the classroom.
• Levels of Questions
• Knowledge
• Comprehension
• Application
• Analysis
• Synthesis
• Evaluation
• Plan and provide a variety of questions at each level and build student knowledge and critical thinking by providing Higher Level Questions.
Lower Levels of questions
Higher Levels of questions
Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluate
In which month does winter begin in the northern hemisphere?
What is Earth’s tilt?
Define rotate.
Define revolve.
Define orbit.
How does the Earth’s rotation cause day and night?
What does the tilt of the Earth’s axis have to do with the seasons?
How does the tilt of the Earth’s axis and the Earth’s revolution around the Sun cause seasons?
Which location on the illustration of Earth below receives the most direct rays from the Sun?A.AB.BC.They receive equal amounts.
How does the motion of the Sun, Earth, and Moon affect the environment?
How does gravity effect the organization and motion of the solar system?
How does the motion of the Sun, Earth, and Moon cause natural, observable phenomena?
Why isn’t the Arctic very warm even though half the year the Sun is up all night long?
How would conditions on Earth change if Earth stopped rotating on its axis?
How would conditions on Earth change if the Earth was not titled?
How would you prove to a friend that Earth’s seasons are not caused by the Northern Hemisphere being closer to the Sun during the summer?
Recommended Anchors of Support• Earth Seasons & Day and Night Overview
• Rotate & Revolve Anchor of Support
• Rotate & Revolve Journal Entry
• Day & Night Visualizing and Chunking Data Collection Sheet
• A Day on Earth Graphic Representation Notes
• K-W-L Chart: Seasons
• The Cycle Of The Seasons Pictorial Input
• Balloon Light Diffusion Journal Entry
• ScienceFusion: Visual Summary p. 232
• ScienceFusion: Visualize It! p. 227, 230-231
Anchors of SupportOther Resources•Interactive Word Wall- Current, working models with student contributions
• Interactive Word Walls Article: http://learningcenter.nsta.org/files/ss1103_45.pdf
• “Word walls can be arranged on cupboard doors or classroom walls, or hung from the ceiling with wire and string.”
• “Maximum instructional potential and efficiency are achieved when interactive word-wall construction is aligned with lessons and students are allowed to participate in the process. As a result, walls are usually built over many days and are finished as a unit nears completion. Word walls support units and are changed or replaced as units change.”
• Interactive Word Walls Rubric: Next Slide• ScienceFusion Textbook, Science Glossaries, Dual Language Science
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