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Bayou View Middle School - Weekly Lesson Plan
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WEEK OF APRIL 1-5 MOON PHASES AND ECLIPSES
Week of: April 1-5, 2024
Teacher: Gillenwater/ M. Lee
Essential Question: What is Earth’s relationship in space?
Target Question: What are the characteristics of the moon? What causes moon phases? What is the difference between a solar and lunar eclipse?
Weekly Objectives:
E.6.8.5 Construct explanations for how gravity affects the motion of objects in the solar system and tides on Earth.
E.6.8.6 Design models representing motions within the Sun-Earth-Moon system to explain phenomena observed from the Earth’s surface (positions of celestial bodies, day and year, moon phases, solar and lunar eclipses, and tides).
Monday 4/1
NO School
Tuesday 4/2
Procedure: For bell work, students will complete vocabulary by defining the following terms: moon phases, waxing, waning, solar Eclipse, lunar eclipse, tides, high tide, low tide, neap tide, and spring tide. For classwork, students will investigate characteristics of the moon by completing lunar crash landing, in which students determine which items they will take after a crash landing on the moon to hike to a lunar base.
Wednesday 4/3
Procedure: For bell work, students will read an article on gravity in space and answer text-based questions. For classwork, students will take guided notes from a slideshow. Students will also start on a virtual moon phase activity (graded).
Thursday 4/4
Procedure: For bell work, students will complete lollipop moons in which they complete a simulation of moon phases. For classwork, students will complete an activity called Birthday Moons using https://stardate.org/nightsky/moon
Friday 4/5
Procedure: For bell work, students will complete Data Talk. For Classwork, students will take guided notes on Eclipses and complete Flocabulary-Eclipses vocab game, read & respond, and quiz.