Sojin Kim SED 610 05 14 08 Team 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 kinesthetic Team Teaching Assignment Reflection Day 1 What went well Students seemed very interested in the solar system They enjoyed looking at the stars and the moon Reading through the history students were able to relate more to the stories than to the theories They seemed very excited about the unit What could have been done better I wish I had brought in models of the solar system so the students could actually see the difference between the geocentric and the heliocentric systems The two dimensional figures in the text did not do justice Lectures were dull Students struggled a bit with analyzing the data They need more