Teaching about Astronomy and Weather

2.2E.1 OBSERVE AND RECORD THE PATTERNS OF APPARENT MOVEMENT OF THE SUN AND THE MOON.

Lesson 1: Sun Shadows

Lesson 2: Make a Sundial

• explore a model of Earth’s yearly revolution around the sun
• CAPABLE STUDENT– create one of twenty-one different kinds of sundials
• Human Sundial – Crayola.com

Lesson 3: Shadows on the Moon

• Engineering Connection: Lunar Learning – identify the phases of the moon, the positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun, and the difference between waxing and waning
• Free Pictures of the Moon
• Model a Moon Crater

Lesson 4: Phases of the Moon

• Phases of the Moon demos

2.2E.2 RECORD AND SUMMARIZE DAILY AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURE CHANGES.

Lesson 5: Where’s the Jiggle?

Lesson 6: Make a Thermometer

• TB: History of the Thermometer

Lesson 7: Read a Thermometer

• SB: The Kelvin Scale

Lesson 8: Hours of Sunlight

• SB: Find sunrise and sunset in Australia

Lesson 9: Heat in Oregon

• A: Parachuting Pinwheel

Engineering Connection

• Do Different Colors Absorb Heat Better? – test how color affects how much heat a material can absorb

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A: Activities   TB: Teacher Background   SB: Student Background

V: Video   D: Diagram   L: Lots of Links

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