Last updated: September 19, 2019
Lesson Plan
Salinas Pueblo Missions Astronomy Program
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- Grade Level:
- Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
- Subject:
- Science
- Lesson Duration:
- 60 Minutes
- Thinking Skills:
- Understanding: Understand the main idea of material heard, viewed, or read. Interpret or summarize the ideas in own words.
Essential Question
What are the cycles of the moon?
How do you look at the night sky the way Ancient Puebloans did?
Objective
Students will learn about the night sky, and create a knowledge base before visiting the sites on a field trip. Students will learn the planets, the cycle of the moon, learn how to look at the night sky in their area, as well as the constellations and the sky the way the peoples that lived in these areas once did.
Background
Night Sky Introduction
Preparation
Internet Access
Projector or Interactive Display or Taablet
Star Search Graphic Organizer
Night Sky- Guide to Constellations
Materials
Procedure
#1 Build a model of the Solar System
Vocabulary
Universe
Galaxy
Star
Solar System
Milky Way Galaxy
Sun
Hydrogen
Helium
Moon
Asteroid