SALTA 4th grade

GRADE 4 SCIENCE

McGraw Hill Unit 3: Earth & Space

Module: Earth’s Patterns & Movement Lesson 2: Earth’s Motion Module: Earth and Space Lesson 2: Stars & Their Patterns

Total Time: 415 minutes About 2 Weeks

LESSON 2: EARTH’S MOTION LESSON COMPONENTS

PACING LEARNING INTENTIONS & SUCCESS CRITERIA

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS

PG

Engage

15 min Learning Intention:

24-25

I am learning how to make observations and predictions so that I can think like a scientist Success Criteria: I will know when I have learned it when I can write two questions I have based on the video. I am recording the data of shadows, time of day, and position of the sun so I can analyze patterns of the sun. Success Criteria: I will know I’m successful when I can create and interpret a graph of the data collected.

Big Idea: How can we use the Sun to tell time?

● Chalk ● Meter stick ● Graph paper ● Sunny day

Explore

40 min Learning Intention:

26-27

Lesson: Shadow Measurements