Sojin&Kim&SED&610&05/14/08&Tea m&Teaching&&The&purpose&of&this&assignment&is&to&give&you&an&opportunity&to&work&with&another&teacher,&share&with&them,&and&work&through&an&academic&unit&together.&Hopefully&you&will&find&that&two&minds&are&better&than&one.&Your&task&will&be&to&determine&how&and&why&two&minds&are&better&than&one.&&&You&should&find&a&teacher&in&your&school&who&you&would&like&to&partner&with&to&plan&together&a&two&week&unit.&Ideally&you&will&be&teaching&the&same&thing&on&the&same&day&for&two&weeks.&You&should&first&have&a&plan&for&the&two&weeks&that&both&of&you&like.&Then&each&day&of&the&2&weeks&you&should&get&together&to&discuss&what&went&well,&what&could&have&been&improved,&what&needs&to&be&reviewed,&and&what&you&intend&to&do&the&next&day.&&You&should&include&in&this&assignment:& A&two‐week&lesson&plan.&& 10&days&of&reflection&and&planning.& And&a&2‐3&page&reflection&on&your&impressions&of&what&went&well&and&what&could&have&been&improved&&Use&the&pages&that&follow&for&each&part&of&the&assignment.&Two‐Week&Lesson&Plan&&Subject:&&8th&Grade&Physical&Science&&Topic:&&The&Solar&System/Stars,&Galaxies,&and&the&Universe&&Teachers:&&S.Kim&and&Y.Ghim&&Lesson&1:&Observing&the&Solar&System&&Purpose:&&Identify&the&geocentric&and&heliocentric&systems.&&Recognize&how&scientists&such&as&Copernicus,&Galileo,&and&Kepler&contributed&to&acceptance&of&the&heliocentric&system.&&Identify&the&objects&that&make&up&the&solar&system.&&Introduction:&&Bring&a&photograph&of&the&night&sky&and&ask&the&students&to&identify&the&objects.&&Activities:&&Read&pp.538‐544&and&lecture/notes&&& Review:&&Math&Analyzing&Data&p.542&#1‐4,&Review&Questions&p.544&#1‐3&&& Homework:&&Workbook&14.1&&Teaching&Methods?&&visual&aides,&direct&instruction,&and&independent&practice&&Lesson&2:&&The&Sun&&Purpose:&&Explain&how&the&sun&produces&energy.&&Name&the&three&layers&of&the&sun’s&interior.&&Identify&the&three&layers&of&the&sun’s&atmosphere.&&Describe&features&that&form&on&or&above&the&sun’s&surface.&&Introduction:&&Have&students&describe&what&sunburn&feels&like&and&then&discuss&that&the&sun&gives&off&light&and&heat.&&Activities:&&Read&pp.546‐550&and&lecture/notes&&& Review:&&Draw,&color,&and&label&the&layers&of&the&sun.&&& Homework:&&Review&Questions&p.550&#1‐3&&Teaching&Methods?&&class&discussion,&direct&instruction,&visual/kinesthetic,&and&independent&practice&&Lesson&3:&&The&Inner&Planets&&& Purpose:&&Describe&the&characteristics&that&the&inner&planets&have&in&common.&& Identify&the&main&characteristics&that&distinguish&each&of&the&inner&planets.&&& Introduction:&&p.552&Standards&Warm‐Up&(How&Does&Mars&Look&From&Earth?)&&Activities:&&Read&pp.552‐559,&Jigsaw&&Review:&&Travel&Brochure—Select&one&of&the&inner&planets&other&than&Earth.&&Design&a&travel&brochure&for&your&selected&planet,&including&basic&facts&and&descriptions&of&places&of&interest.&&Also&include&a&few&sketches&or&photos&to&go&along&with&your&text.&&& Homework:&&Review&Questions&p.559&#1‐2&&Teaching&Methods?&&hands‐on&activity,&cooperative&learning,&and&creative&writing&&Lesson&4:&&The&Outer&Planets&&Purpose:&&Describe&characteristics&that&the&gas&giants&have&in&common.&&Identify&characteristics&that&distinguish&each&outer&planet.&&& Introduction:&&p.562&Standards&Warm‐Up&(How&Big&Are&the&Planets?)&&Activities:&&Read&pp.562‐569,&Jigsaw&&& Review:&&Draw&and&labels&the&planets&in&the&solar&system.&&& Homework:&&Review&Questions&p.569&#1‐2&&Teaching&Methods?&&Compare&and&contrast,&reading,&cooperative&learning,&and&visual/kinesthetic&&Lesson&5:&&Comets,&Asteroids,&and&Meteors&&Purpose:&&Describe&the&characteristics&of&comets.&&Identify&where&most&asteroids&are&found.&&Explain&what&meteoroids&are&and&how&they&form.&&& Introduction:&&p.572&Standards&Warm‐Up&(Which&Way&Do&Comet&Tails&Point?)&&Activities:&&Read&pp.572‐575,&lecture/notes&&& Review:&&Review&Questions&p.575&#1‐3&&& Homework:&&Workbook&14.5&&Teaching&Methods?&&hands‐on&activity,&direct&instruction,&and&independent&practice&&&Lesson&6:&&Is&There&Life&Beyond&Earth?&&Purpose:&&List&the&conditions&living&things&need&to&exist&on&Earth.&&Recognize&why&scientists&think&Mars&and&Europa&are&good&places&to&look&for&signs&of&life.&&& Introduction:&&p.576&Standards&Warm‐Up&(Is&Yeast&Alive&or&Not?)&&Activities:&&Read&pp.576‐579,&class&discussion&&& Review:&&Review&Questions&p.579&#1‐2&&& Homework:&Workbook&14.6&&Teaching&Methods?&&hands‐on&activity,&class&discussion,&and&independent&practice&&Lesson&7:&&Characteristics&of&Stars&&Purpose:&&Explain&how&stars&are&classified.&&Describe&how&astronomers&measure&distances&to&the&stars.&&Describe&the&H‐R&diagram,&and&explain&how&astronomers&use&it.&&& Introduction:&&p.598&Standards&Warm‐Up&(How&Does&your&Thumb&Move?)&&Activities:&&Read&pp.598‐605&&& Review:&&color&and&label&the&H‐R&diagram&&& Homework:&&Review&Questions&p.605&#1‐3&&Teaching&Methods?&&hands‐on&activity,&reading,&visual/kinesthetic,&and&independent&practice&&Lesson&8:&&Lives&of&Stars&&Purpose:&&Explain&how&a&star&forms.&&Identify&what&determines&how&long&a&star&will&live.&&Describe&what&happens&to&a&star&when&it&runs&out&of&fuel.&&& Introduction:&&p.608&Standards&Warm0Up&(What&Determines&How&Long&Stars&Live?)&&Activities:&&Read&pp.608‐613,&lecture/notes&&& Review:&&Draw&and&labels&the&life&cycle&of&stars&&& Homework:&&Review&Questions&p.613&#1‐3&&Teaching&Methods?&&data&analysis,&reading,&note&taking,&visual/kinesthetic&&Lesson&9:&&Star&Systems&and&Galaxies&&Purpose:&&Define&a&star&system.&&Identify&the&major&types&of&galaxies.&&Explain&how&astronomers&describe&the&scale&of&the&universe.&&& Introduction:&&p.614&Standards&Warm‐Up&(Why&Does&the&Milky&Way&Look&Hazy?)&&Activities:&&Read&pp.614‐621,&lecture/notes&&& Review:&&p.619&Spiral&Galaxy&model&&& Homework:&&Review&Questions&p.621&#1‐3&&Teaching&Methods?&&visual/kinesthetic,&reading,&note&taking,&hands‐on&&Lesson&10:&&The&Expanding&Universe&&Purpose:&&State&the&big&bang&theory.&&Explain&how&the&solar&system&formed.&&Describe&what&astronomers&predict&about&the&future&of&the&universe.&&& Introduction:&&p.622&Standards&Warm‐Up&(How&Does&the&Universe&Expand?)&&Activities:&&Read&pp.622‐627,&lecture/notes&&& Review:&&Draw&and&labels&the&formation&of&the&solar&system&&& Homework:&&Review&Questions&p.627&#1‐3&&Teaching&Methods:&&reading,&note&taking,&visual/kinestheticTeam%Teaching%As