Sequencing

1. Day/Night Cycle http://eyeonthesky.org/lessonplans/05sun_daynight.html After the lesson, students will sequence these times and explain why they occur when they do: sunrise, day, noon, sunset, and night as the Earth spins.

2. Phases of the Moon This is a lesson to teach the phases of the moon. http://www.earth2class.org/er/teachers/lessonplans/McCall%20phases%20lesson%20plan.php

This site gives a blank template of the moon phases for the students to label. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/activities/label/labelmoonphases.shtml

3. Revolution of the earth around the sun and Earth's tilt Tutorial http://daphne.palomar.edu/jthorngren/tutorial.htm

Rap song www.educationalrap.com/song/sun-earth-moon.html

Multiple Intelligences Way to Learn http://www.wholeschooling.net/ws/wspress/multilvl%20lessons%20space.pdf

4. Order of planets from the sun in solar system Solar System Trading Cards http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/trading/trading-inter-details.html

S4E2. Students will model the position and motion of the earth in the solar system and will explain the role of relative position and motion in determining sequence of the phases of the moon. a. Explain the day/night cycle of the earth using a model. b. Explain the sequence of the phases of the moon. c. Demonstrate the revolution of the earth around the sun and the earth’s tilt to explain the seasonal changes. d. Demonstrate the relative size and order from the sun of the planets in the solar system.

Graphic Organizers to use: Time-Order Chart http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/timeorder.pdf

Step-by-Step Chart http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/stepchart_eng.pdf

Flow Chart http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/flow.pdf

Sequence Ladder: http://freeology.com/wp-content/files/ladder.pdf