LEARNING-FOCUSED Lesson Plan Plan for the concept, topic, or skill – Not for the class period Unit: Earth in Space- Dates: Learning Goals for this Lesson Students will know: The properties of the sun The properties of the solar system Subject Area: Name: Topic: Standards: SC.8.E.5.4, SC.8.E.5.5, SC.8.E.5.6, SC.8.E.5.7, Students will do: Classify the properties of stars Classify the properties of objects in the solar system Compare the properties of the Sun and other stars Lesson Essential Question: What are the properties of solar bodies and stars? Activating Strategy: How the Universe Works: Extreme Stars (41min) Discuss the extreme stars and features mentioned during video. Optional Extension: How the Universe Works fill in the blank notes. Key vocabulary to preview and vocabulary strategy: sun, planet, gravity, apparent magnitude, luminosity, absolute magnitude, sunspots, solar flare, prominences Lesson Instruction (Activities completed as Centers) Learning Activity 1: Students will visit thinkcentral.com and complete the digital lessons. Students will create Star foldable. Read pgs. 66-71 Cornell Notes. Assessment Prompt for LA 1: What are terms used to describe the properties of stars? Differentiation: Leveled Groups, Guided through independent activities Learning Activity 2: Read pgs. 112-119 in Cornell notes, students will define solar flare, sunspot, nuclear fusion, and prominence. Students will the then use the text to find the temperatures from the Sun’s layers and color code the different layers based on pg. 113. Assessment Prompt for LA 2: What are some properties of our Sun? Differentiation: Leveled Groups, Guided completion of Sun Layers Graphic Organizer: Cornell Notes Star Foldable <four door/barn door> Apparent Absolute Magnitude Magnitude Luminosity Color/ Temp Chart Assignment: Students will compare and contrast the sun vs. other stars in a Venn diagram using the Cornell notes. Discuss with their partner, and compare with group members. Summarizing Strategy: Ticket Out the Door- Students will compare the characteristics of planets to solar bodies. How are planets and stars different? Provide examples to support. © LEARNING-FOCUSED. All Rights Reserved. Student Modification/Accommodations 1. Seat student near teacher. 2. Stand near student when giving directions/presenting. 3. Provide visual aids/graphic organizers. 4. Ensure oral directions are understood. 5. Allow extra time to complete tasks. 6. Simplify complex written directions. 7. Give test items orally. 8. Provide peer assistance/study groups. © LEARNING-FOCUSED. All Rights Reserved.