Ashdale Secondary College
Year 9 – Life on Mars – Term 4 2011
Outcomes to be assessed – Investigating (I) and Earth and Beyond (EB)
WEEK
OUTCOME OR
KEY FOCUS
STRATEGIES AND
LEARNING EXPERIENCES
SUGGESTED
RESOURCES
1-2
Trends in
Environmental
Change and
Populations
 Discussions re: global
warming & climate change
 Introduction to “An
Inconvenient Truth” – Before
Watching the Film questions
from Study Guide
 “Modeling the Greenhouse
Effect” – Study Guide p 6
2
Consequences
of Change in
the Atmosphere
3
Resources on
Other Planets
 Viewing “An Inconvenient
Truth” - note taking
 Lesson on extended answer
writing – use of “Extended
Answer” information sheet
 Gathering notes into
organized document
 Resources on other planets
 How we could use these
resources
 Arguments for and against
resource use in space
 Introduction to the Golden
Record - PPT
 “An Inconvenient Truth”
– DVD and Study Guide
 Use of Study Guide
questions and aspects
of the DVD (2 sessions)
 Students to take notes
(directed sections) for
open book assessment
task in Week 2 (do not
give them the task
sheet prior to
assessment day)
 “An Inconvenient Truth”
– DVD and Study Guide
 Extended answer
information sheet
4&5
The Golden
Record
 Students to work on their
chosen Golden Record task
 Golden Record task
sheet
6
Seasons,
Earth’s axis and
Revolution
around the Sun
 Link solar energy from
previous two lessons to
lessons on sun
 Rotation, revolution and
seasons
 Flame test – colours of the
sun and other stars
 Bill Nye Seasons videos
 Experiment activities –
angle of sunlight
affecting surface
temperature
 Viewing Activities –
Deadliest Planets
 Evidence of Forces on Other
Planets
 Solar System
 Atmospheric Activity on
Other Planets
 Gravity of other planets
 Black Hole movie
 Measurements in space –
light years and astronomical
unit
 Deadliest planets
viewing guide
 Solar system passport
 Space Exploration
timeline
7
Conditions on
Other Planets
8-9
Features of the
Universe,
Galaxies and
Black Holes
*Homework Schedule for weeks 2 – 8 for all classes
 Unmanned Space
Mining PMI activity –
with introductory
stimulus questions
 Problems with Space
Travel worksheet
 Survival in Space
resource list activity
 Comets and Asteroids
webquest
 Black Hole viewing
guide
COMMON
ASSESSMENT
TASKS
An Inconvenient
Truth written
task
(alternative
assessment for
very weak
students)
The Golden
Record task
given out
Completion of
The Golden
Record task
Flame Test
experiment –
discussion and
evaluation
questions from
worksheet
Mini Test –
Rotation,
revolution and
the seasons
Static Electricity
Experiment
Ashdale Secondary College
Year 9 – Life on Mars – Term 4 2011
PROGRAM FOR PARENTS
Outcomes to be Assessed – Earth and Beyond and Investigating
Week
1-2
Outcome
 Earth and
Beyond
 Investigating
2
 Earth and
3
Beyond
 Investigating
 Earth and
Beyond
 Investigating
4&5
 Earth and
Topic
Trends in Environmental
Change and Populations
Assessments
Consequences of Change
in the Atmosphere
An Inconvenient Truth written
task
Resources on Other
Planets
The Golden Record task given
out
The Golden Record
Completion of The Golden
Record task
Seasons, Earth’s axis and
Revolution around the Sun
Flame Test experiment –
discussion and evaluation
questions from worksheet
Beyond
 Investigating
6
 Earth and
Beyond
 Investigating
7
 Earth and
Beyond
 Investigating
8-9
 Earth and
Beyond
 Investigating
Conditions on Other
Planets
Mini Test – Rotation, revolution
and the seasons
Static Electricity Experiment
Features of the Universe,
Galaxies and Black Holes
** In addition to the major assessments listed above, students will be assessed utilizing a
range of informal methods including observational checklists, homework and in class
assessments. Students will also be assessed on their collaborative skills and
participation in each class.
The students will receive a Homework Schedule in Week One which will outline the tasks
that are due for homework each week.
This program is subject to change in response to the needs and abilities of the students.