Introduction
Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered what the moon was like?
What about the different sizes of the stars?
The solar system is full of objects that are fun to learn about.
I need all my 1st graders to get strapped in and prepare for take off.
Don't worry we will be back in 45 minutes.
3....2...1...BLAST OFF!
Task
In this WebQuest we are going to learn about the objects in the sky such as the moon, stars and the sun. We will learn about why the moon seems to be changing shape and the different type of stars.
Goals:
-We will be able to identify the moon and how many phases it goes through.
-We will be able to identify stars in the sky and explain what a constellation is.
-We will have fun!
Process
Step 1: Separate students into groups of 4 to 5 with 1 iPad for each group. Each student will need their Science notebook and pencil.
Step 2: There are 2 sets of the 3 notecards to spread across the classroom. You will help children rotate to ensure that no group repeats a stations.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MdZ4VN0AJG3TErEubHHovDjqzN-R6YZ6/view?usp=sharing
Step 3: Each group will record the Station questions from each card in their Science Notebook. Once everyone is ready, the students can scan the code and answer the questions and complete the drawing.
Step 4: After each group has visited all 3 stations have the students write a paragraph about what the learned and what they enjoyed the most about this lesson.
Evaluation
| Questions |
0 (0%) None of the questions were attempted or answered correctly. |
15( %) Attempted all questions and but some were incorrect. |
20 ( %) Answered all questions correctly/ |
| Drawings |
0 (0%) Did not attempt to draw any pictures. |
15 ( %) Attempted to draw all pictures, some were incorrect and/or missing labels. |
20 ( %) Drew and labels all pictures correctly. |
| Paragraph |
0 (0%) Did not attempt to write paragraph. |
15 ( %) Wrote only about what they learned or only about what they enjoyed during the lesson. |
20 ( %) Wrote a brief paragraph about what they learned and what they enjoyed about this lesson. |
| 0-15 = F | 30 =C | 45-50 = B | 55+ =A |
Conclusion
Welcome back to Earth, our mission is complete!
I know we never really left out classroom but
who can say they had a fun time with this activity?
We learned about the moon phases and how many there are.
That our very own sun is a what? A star!
And don't forget to pull your parents outside to talk about the constellations.
I also have laid out some books about the different planets in our solar system
and there are notecards for you to scan to watch quick videos.
If there is anything else you are interested in let me know so we can explore as a class.