Lesson Plans September 6th to September 9 Earth Science Mrs. Moore

Lesson Plans September 6th to September 9 Earth Science Mrs. Moore

MS-ESS1-2 Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions

within galaxies and the solar system.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.EE.A.4

Perform operations with numbers expressed in scientific notation, including problems where both decimal and scientific notation are used. Use scientific notation and choose units of appropriate size for measurements of very large or very small quantities (e.g., use millimeters per year for seafloor spreading). Interpret scientific notation that has been generated by technology

ELA/Literacy -
RST.6-8.7	Integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of that information expressed visually (e.g., in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table). (MS-ESS1-3)

Monday -  No school

Tuesday-  Start with a student’s video, followed by a short visual on the beginning of our universe. A visual of where we are located in the universe will be shared.  Continue practice of scientific notation transferring numbers from standard to scientific and vise versa.  If time students will partner together to solve word problems using scientific notation related to information in galaxy. What is not completed in class will be continued tomorrow and possible homework due Thursday before the lab.

Wednesday - Continue math problems, students will work with new groups to solve word problems in a logical manner.  Students will be asked to present the process they used to solve the problems to the class for review. Work not completed in class will then become the individual homework for students.

Thursday - Start lab on tootsie roll pops.  Students will have time for research and writing of hypothesis. As a class we will list the variable and as many controls as possible. We will as a group write the procedures for the lab and follow up by completing the lab to collect the data.  Students will be asked to graph the data in a spreadsheet graph using averages.  From the graph the student will write a concise conclusion statement.

Friday - What was not completed on Thursday should be completed today.  Homework terminology sheet about items in the universe is due on Monday, If we have time we will discuss a concept map of where we are in the universe.