| I See the Moon and the Moon sees
Me
http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html
A very successful activity we did this year, while studying about the
moon, was to make a timeline using students' birthdays.
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| Cut out strips of paper to represent space (black) (ours were
about 4 x 12) |
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| Cut out strips and cross cut to squares (ours were about 3 sq
inches) for moon |
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We used white and yellow squares
to show different calendar years. |
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| Show kids how to use the Virtual Moon Server,
the date must be reset correctly. |
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| Kids record the phase of the moon on their birth
date, and cut and color circle representing the moon to match. |
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| Glue the moon circle to the black 4 x 12 strip,
write birth date and collect. |
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| Pass out a couple of moon phase place markers
to students (not their own) and arrange in order. (Using differentiation
strategy -- "Human Timeline") |
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5th grade TEKS
embedded in activity |
| Math |
(5.6) |
Patterns, relationships, and algebraic thinking. The student
describes relationships mathematically.
The student is expected to select from and use diagrams and number
sentences to represent real-life situations. |
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| Science |
(5.6) |
Science concepts. The student knows that some change occurs
in cycles.
The student is expected to: (A) identify events and describe changes
that occur on a regular basis such as in daily, weekly, lunar,
and seasonal cycles;
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| Social studies skills |
(5.25) |
Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking
skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of
sources including electronic technology.
The student is expected to: (A) differentiate between, locate,
and use primary and secondary sources such as computer software;
interviews; biographies; oral, print, and visual material; and
artifacts to acquire information about the United States and Texas;
(B) analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying
cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding
the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions,
and drawing inferences and conclusions;
(C) organize and interpret information in outlines, reports,
databases, and visuals including graphs, charts, timelines, and
maps
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This page was developed through GirlTECH '97, a
teacher training and student technology council program sponsored by
the Center for Research on
Parallel Computation (CRPC), a National
Science Foundation-funded Science and Technology Center.
Thanks also to the RGK Foundation for
its generous support
© Updated November 3, 2004 Jo Leland
Comments to jo.leland@humble.k12.tx.us
http://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/joleland/
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