Lesson Plans
Earth Science
Lombard Middle School
Mrs. Moore 8th Grade
September 23- Oct 4th
Weekly reading -
Week 4
Week 5
Monday/ Tuesday- Continue with planets to scale for 25 minutes. We will walk outside to compare
our planets with the size of the sun. Students will take a skyward quiz when we return inside. After
quiz students will participate in a Sun Earth size and distance comparison. We will discuss how
models tell us information. Students will receive a homework worksheet using scientific notation and
our solar system. This will be due at our next class, do your best, it is not easy. Students will be
asked to look at the Moon tonight.
Wednesday/ Thursday - Start with a skyward assignment on the Sun. Notes on the geography of
our Sun. We will then turn our thinking to the Earth Moon system. Students will be given multiple
manipulatives to explain the Moon Cycles. Students will learn the 8 named Moon Cycle positions
and why people on Earth see only portions of the Moon at night. We will demonstrate rotation,
revolutions, eclipses, and seasons. We will watch a video on neap and spring tides.There will be
another skyward assignment at the end of class covering moon cycles. This can be done for
homework too if students need more time.
Friday/ Monday - Start with a skyward assignment . Same as the end skyward assignment
yesterday. Students will create a model of the moon cycle with oreos first. Students will be assigned
to create their own visual model explaining moon cycles. Students can create a game, a video, a
slide presentation etc to show how and why we have moon cycles on Earth. This will be an
individual project. This assignment will be due by Oct 4th. A video about the origins of the moon and
moon cycles will be in class. Mrs. Moore will be gone on Friday.
Tuesday/ Wednesday- We will research why the Americans went to the Moon. Students will be
asked a series of questions and using their chromebook they will piece together the events that led
to the Moon Landing in 1969. Also we will celebrate Sputnik Day with tang. Students will be asked
to create a “rocket” that can carry a hard boiled egg over the barrier and land on a pillow. Lots of
manipulatives will be available to use.
Thursday/ Friday- Start with a skyward assignment. We will then continue to work on our “rocket”
creations and discuss what we need to know or do to improve our devices. Students will end with a
writing assignment answering the following question - What do you think was the biggest hindrance
to the human race when attempting to leave the planet? This will be at least a 5 paragraph paper -
mostly opinion based on actual facts.
Week 1 Article to be read - https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/10-solutions-for-climate-change/
Respond to the article on the skyward assignment by Monday 8-26.
Week 2 Article to be read - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/global-warming-solutions/
Respond to the article on the skyward assignment by Tuesday 9-3
Respond to the article on the skyward assignment by Monday 9-11
Week 4 Article to be read https://www.anl.gov/article/nextgeneration-camera-for-the-south-pole-telescope-takes-data-of-early-universe
Respond to the article on the skyward assignment by Friday September, 27
Week 5 Article to be read
