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The Solar System

Unit Author
First and Last Name

Nahla Arnaout

School District

North Lebanon

School Name

Saint-Famille

School City, State

Tripoli Lebanon

Unit Overview
Unit Title
Astronomy
Unit Summary
This unit is to let children understand the big question learning points:

The earth is a special planet.

Earth is in the solar system.

The solar system is in a galaxy

the galaxy is in the universe

the number, name, characteristics of each planet.

Subject Area
Life Science
Grade Level
Grade 4
Approximate Time Needed
4 weeks
Unit Foundation
Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes

Students have to use and understand prediction with will and future real condition

Students have to listen for main ideas to the lesson

Students have to talk about the differences between each planets

Students have to pronounce and use words with ei and words with suffix ance and ant

Students have to be familiar with and use words about the universe and to apply own
experience and a reading strategies to help comprehension of text

Students have to read, understand, and discuss a fictional tex; to apply a reading strategies
to impove comprehension

Students have to demonstrate understanding of a text; to understand the meaning and form
of the grammar structure.

Students have to learn and practice listening, speaking, and writing strategies to facilitate
effective communication.

Curriculum-Framing Questions
What is the commonly accepted theory of the origin and age of the universe?
Why is it a theory?
Essential
Question

Unit
Questions

Content
Questions

Who first developed this idea of the universes origin?


What conflicts does this have with other explanations for the beginning of the
universe?

Where are we in the universe?


Why our galaxy called the Milky way?
What is the most popular planet in our solar system?

Assessment Plan
Assessment Timeline
Before project work begins

Let the
students to
watch a brief
video about
the solar
system than I
ask them to
sit down on
the carpet in a
circle

explain to the
student that,
each one of
them have to
choose a
different kind
of planet that
they watch it
on video.

Assessment Summary

Students work on projects


and complete tasks

After

each student
choose his
planet.I ask
them to write a
small paragraph
together about
the planet that
they choose it.

After project work is


completed

Student
finshed the
small
paragraph than
each student
have to say
why he/she
chooses this
planets, and
how many
planets do we
have in our

solar system

I ask
them to sit
down on
their desk
and I ask
them
questions like
what did they
learn about
the solar
sytem.
Where
do we live?

How
the universe
affect our
life?

Can
we live in a
planet other
than the
earth

We
discuss
together which
planet did they
like the most.

The target of this lesson is to make the child can read, write, participate and do classes work
homework and interaction with others. And to know more the solar system, and in which planet we
are living.
Unit Details
Prerequisite Skills
Ability to research and use information to answers academic question, know how prewriting, editing
and drafting and reading. have a general information about sentence structure, using the right
verbs .
Instructional Procedures
Visual and practical
Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction

Resource
Student

NonNative
English
Speaker

Gifted
Student

Google.

Encyclopedia.

Special teachers to aid them

Simpler reading with less complex use of English


Use of graphics video for better understanding
The need of dictionaries and translation tools.

Gives them more assignment or worksheets to keep them busy


Word games related to the topic.
Advanced supplementary materials

Materials and Resources Required For Unit


Technology Hardware (Click boxes of all equipment needed)
Camera

Laser Disk

VCR

Computer(s)

Printer

Video Camera

Digital Camera

Projection System

Video Conferencing Equip.

DVD Player

Scanner

Other

Internet Connection

Television

Technology Software (Click boxes of all software needed.)


Database/Spreadsheet

Image Processing

Web Page Development

Desktop Publishing

Internet Web Browser

Word Processing

E-mail Software

Multimedia

Other

Encyclopedia on CD-ROM
Printed Materials

Quiz about the solar system


Pictures and illustrations about the different galaxies and planets.

Supplies
Internet Resources

www.youtube.com

Other Resources

Book ( Oxford Discovery)

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