The Moon Unit

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The Moon Unit

• Can We Live On The Moon?

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Our Moon Unit

• By Nicole Love
• Lucero Magallanes
• Betsy Giglio
• Corinne Parvis

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Unit Targets

• Our unit will target 1st Grade
• Subjects covered will include
• Science
• Social Science
• Math
• English Language Arts

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Curriculum-Framing Questions

• Essential Question Why cant we live on the
  moon?
• Unit Questions
• What do we know about the moon?
• What is the moon like?
• Can we live there? Why or why not?

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State Standards for Science

• 12.B.1a Describe and compare characteristics of
  living things in relationship to their
  environments.
• 12.E.1a Identify components and describe diverse
  features of the Earth's land, water and
  atmospheric systems.
• 12.F.1a Identify and describe characteristics of
  the sun, Earth and moon as familiar objects in
  the solar system.

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State Standards for English Language Arts

• 1.B.1d Read age-appropriate material aloud with
  fluency and accuracy.
• 4.B.1b Participate in discussions around a common
  topic.
• 5.C.1b Use print, non-print, human and
  technological resources to acquire and use
  information.

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State Standards for Social Science

• 16.A.1b Ask historical questions and seek out
  answers from historical sources (e.g., myths,
  biographies, stories, old photographs, artwork,
  other visual or electronic sources).
• 16.B.1a (US) Identify key individuals and events
  in the development of the local community (e.g.,
  Founders days, names of parks, streets, public
  buildings).

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State Standards for Mathematics

• 7.B.1a Given a problem, describe possible methods
  for estimating a given measure.
• 7.B.1b Compare estimated measures to actual
  measures taken with appropriate measuring
  instruments.

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Objectives/Learning Outcomes

• Students will be able to identify characteristics
  of the moon.
• Students will be able to compare the moon to the
  earth.
• Students will know simple historical facts about
  the moon.
• Students will be able to estimate the distance
  between the earth and the moon.

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Our LessonsMeeting the Objectives
Our Unit LessonsMeeting the Objectives

• Lesson 1 Moon story, drawing the moon in our
  lives, general factual knowledge
• Lesson 2 Estimating distance to the moon using
  everyday objects
• Lesson 3 History of moon travel
• Lesson 4 Construct a book and an e-book as a
  class to show what we have learned about the moon

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Sample Lesson

• Learning about Moon Myths
• Time frame Multiple sessions

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Rise The Moon

• By Eileen Spinelli
• Pictures By Raul Colon

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Rise the moon And lunar moth, Drawn to its
lovely shine Flits across the blossoms Of the
dreamy moonflower vine
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And, oh, the sleepy sailor On the swaying
schooner knows It is the pull of moon By which
the ocean Comes and goes.
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The silver wolf Is called to howl Its ancient
moonstruck song. Others in the pack join in A
haunting sing-along.
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The cozy camper Reads by moonlight And a tired
hiker sees A welcome path of moonbeams Through
the darkened trees.
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Astronomers Star-party On the soaring mountain
slopes To watch the distant moon-face Through
skyward telescopes.
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Some farmers Follow faithfully This old advice
indeed That moonrise Is the wisest time For
planting pumpkin seed.
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Discussion

• What does this book tell us about the moon?
• How does the book compare with what we already
  know?

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What do you know about the moon?

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Facts about the Moon!!!!

• The moon is smaller than the earth
• The moon has no light of its own but reflects
  light from the sun
• There is no air or water on the moon
• Moon surface is dusty and brown in color
• There are many craters on the moon
• from Once in a Blue Moon by Meridene Grant

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Who first landed on the MOON?

• Astronaut
• Neil Armstrong
• July 20, 1969
• Apollo 11
• view clip

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Get ready for next lesson!

• Were going to find out how far away the moon
  really is!