We will learn how to use Animation-ish to create an animation of the phases of the moon. Click on the picture below to see a sample.
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The Solar System
Today we will watch a Brainpop, Jr. movie about the Solar System. We will use the Activotes to take the easy and hard quizzes.
Constellations
Today we will do some work at the interactive white board, learning all about the different constellations in the night sky. Next, we will use our imaginations and Kidpix to draw a constellation and then create a constellation.
Tour the Planets
First we will take a tour of the planets with the Cat in the Hat. Then we will journey through the solar system, spinning the planets and viewing them up close.
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Solar System Research
Today you will use the websites Astronomy for Kids, Zoom Astronomy, and Star Child to begin collecting information about your planet. You may also watch the Brainpop movie clip for your planet. Click on the pictures below to go to the websites.
Planet and Solar System Slideshow
You’ve done your research and now you are ready to put it all together in a PowerPoint slide show. You will learn how to search for and download pictures from the NASA website, add custom animations, and transitions to create a show to present to your class.
Planet Slideshow
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Solar System Research
Today you will use the websites Astronomy for Kids, Zoom Astronomy, and Star Child to begin collecting information about your planet. You may also watch the Brainpop movie clip for your planet. Click on the pictures below to go to the websites.
NASA Images
Skype with NASA
In conjunction with your Space unit, today we will Skype with NASA Astronaut trainer, Yamil Garcia. Have your questions ready and Houston will be ready with the answers!
Solar System Research
Today you will use the websites Astronomy for Kids, Zoom Astronomy, and Star Child to begin collecting information about your planet. You may also watch the Brainpop movie clip for your planet. Click on the pictures below to go to the websites.
NASA Images
Johnson Space Center Videoconference
Today we will connect with the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas to learn about gravity and how astronauts adapt to their new home, the Space Station. We’ll discover the everyday challenges of how astronauts live in orbit live from a mock-up of space station living quarters and take a look at the food that NASA has prepared for the astronauts.
Johnson Space Center Videoconference
Today we will connect with the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas to learn about gravity and how astronauts adapt to their new home, the Space Station. We’ll discover the everyday challenges of how astronauts live in orbit live from a mock-up of space station living quarters and take a look at the food that NASA has prepared for the astronauts.
Solar System Research
Today you will use the websites Astronomy for Kids, Zoom Astronomy, and Star Child to begin collecting information about your planet. Next week you will continue your research on your planet. You may also watch the Brainpop movie clip for your planet. Click on the pictures below to go to the websites.
Planet Postcard
This week you will begin to create a giant postcard based upon the planet that you have been researching. We will use two slides in Powerpoint for your postcard. You will find two pictures for Slide 1, the outside of the card. For Slide 2, the reverse side of the card, you will insert an image for a postage stamp from the planet and write a friendly letter incorporating some of the facts that you researched. We will print the slides and gluestick them to card stock creating an 8.5″x11″ postcard.