1-ES+Designing+a+Rocket

=**Moore Magnet Elementary School**=

****Unit Plan****
=**Learning Target: (Essential Question)**= Where does the moon go during the day?

**Standards:**
the day and night sky. GLE 0107.6.2 Realize that the sun can only be seen during the day, while the moon can be seen at night and sometimes during the day. GLE 0107.7.1 Realize that water, rocks, soil, living organisms, and man-made objects make up the earth’s surface. GLE 0107.7.2 Classify earth materials according to their physical properties. GLE 0107.8.1 Gather and interpret daily weather data. || objects using the senses and tools. GLE 0107.Inq.2 Ask questions, make logical predictions, plan investigations, and represent data. GLE 0107.Inq.3 Explain the data from an investigation. GLE 0107.T/E.1 Recognize that both natural materials and human-made tools have specific characteristics that determine their use. GLE 0107.T/E.2 Apply engineering design and creative thinking to solve practical problems. ||
 * ===**Science**=== ||
 * GLE 0107.6.1 Compare and describe features of
 * ===**Technology/ISTE**=== ||
 * ===**Math**=== ||
 * ===**Engineering/Science**=== ||
 * GLE 0107.Inq.1 Observe the world of familiar
 * ===**Engineering/Science**=== ||
 * GLE 0107.Inq.1 Observe the world of familiar

****Performance Assessment Project:****
Students will observe nighttime sky and record on data chart nightly. Students will identify, compare and contrast geometric shapes. Students will create a diagram of the school grounds to identify where water, rocks, soil, living organisms and man-made objects are found. Students will classify Earth materials according to their physical properties. ||
 * **Describe Project** - What will the student do or create to demonstrate knowledge acquired? ||
 * The students will design a rocket using geometric shapes. ||
 * **Scaffolding** - What are you providing to make students successful? ||
 * The students will view various rockets using real world pictures, internet, classroom literature, etc. The teacher will introduce websites, including NASA, to show real life/time space photos. The teacher will lead a discussion on if a rocket landed on the moon, what would we observe. ||
 * **Materials** - What materials will you need to teach this unit? ||
 * Various space books and literature, materials for the rockets (flat shapes to make a 2-D model and solids to make 3-D) ||
 * **Timeline** ||
 * Second nine weeks ||
 * **Rubric** ||
 * (see attached) ||
 * **Supporting Activities for Unit**- What activities will be done throughout the unit to support the learning? ||
 * Students will observe and differentiate between daytime and nighttime sky.