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Materials: Unlined paper, ruler, glue, scissors, colored pencils, markers, pencil, science
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Anticipatory Set: Students will discuss in pairs one similarity and one difference between
asteroids, meteors, and comets. They will share these similarities and differences with the class.
Teacher Actions:
Provides materials for students to measure and draw their asteroid, comet, and meteor.
Provides direction, guidance, and assistance for students who need further help with
procedures.
Provides Follow-up worksheet
Discusses Follow-up worksheet as a class.
Student Actions:
Discuss in pairs a similarity and a difference between asteroids, meteors, and comets.
Volunteers will give an example of a similarity or a difference.
Discuss procedures as a class.
Independently students will follow directions on procedures worksheet: cut out
measurements and decorate/draw an asteroid, meteor, comet.
Fill out Follow-up worksheet.
Discuss closure as a class.
Variations:
Students could discuss craters and how scientists might know which small body
created the crater. Students could use this information to build onto a lesson about
the moon and its craters.
Modifications:
Teacher may need to provide more guidance for students who are having difficulty
following the procedures page.
Closure:
Students will discuss questions on Follow-up worksheet as a class.
Assessment:
Observation of students.
Final art project of meteors, asteroids, comets.
Follow up worksheet and closure.
Procedures
1. Turn your plain sheet of
Name:_______________________
Date:_______________
FOLLOW-UP
1. Based on your scale model, which two small bodies are most
similar in size?
b.