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¬CKLA FLORIDA Unit 7 Teacher Guide Grade 3 Astronomy: Our Solar System and Beyond Grade 3 Unit 7 Astronomy : Our Solar System and Beyond Teacher Guide ISBN 978-1-68391-648-2 © 2015 The Core Knowledge Foundation and its licensors. www.coreknowledge.org Revised and additional material © 2021 Amplify Education, Inc. and its licensors www.amplify.com All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any other language in any form or by any means without the written permission of Amplify Education, Inc. Core Knowledge Language Arts and CKLA are trademarks of the Core Knowledge Foundation. Trademarks and trade names are shown in this book strictly for illustrative and educational purposes and are the property of their respective owners. References herein should not be regarded as affecting the validity of said trademarks and trade names. Printed in the USA 01 BR 2020 G3_U07_TG_FL_20200804.indb 2 9/4/20 12:11 PM Grade 3 | Unit 7 Contents ASTRONOMY : OUR SOLAR SYSTEM AND BEYOND Introduction 1 Lesson 1 The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System 8 Core Speaking and Listening Reading (45 min). Language Connections (50 min.) (20 min.) • Introducing the Reading (5 min.) • Introducing the Read-Aloud • Spelling: • Independent Reading: “The Sun, • Introducing /j/ Sound • Read-Aloud: “Our Planet Earth” Earth, and Our Solar System” the Unit: Astronomy • Discussing the Read-Aloud • Comprehension Questions • Sequencing Solar and Lunar Eclipses • Word Work: Universe Lesson 2 Our Solar System, Part 1 34 Reading (40 min.) Speaking and Listening (60 min.) Language (20 min.) • Introducing the Reading • Viewing Video • Grammar: • Small Group Reading: “The Moon” • Introducing the Read-Aloud Conjunction so • Comprehension Questions • Read-Aloud: “Our Solar System, Part 1” • Discussing the Read-Aloud • Compare and Contrast Lesson 3 The Planets Closest to the Sun 58 Speaking and Listening (45 min.) Reading (35 min.) Writing Language (20 min.) (20 min.) • Introducing the Read-Aloud • Introducing the Chapter • Connecting the • Spelling • Read-Aloud: “Our Solar System, Part 2” • Small Group and Partner Main Ideas Reading: “The Planets Closest to • Discussing the Read-Aloud the Sun” • Think-Write-Share • Word Work: Frigid Lesson 4 The Outer Planets 80 Reading (55 min.) Writing (40 min.) Language (25 min.) • Introducing the Reading • Compare and Contrast Inner and • Morphology: Suffixes Outer Planets -ful and -less • Small Group Reading: “The Outer Planets” • Writing: Compare and Contrast • Connecting Main Ideas Lesson 5 Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors 92 Language Reading (65 min.) Writing Language (15 min.) (20 min.) (20 min.) • Whole Group Reading: “Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors” • Spelling • Comparing • Grammar: • Introducing the Chapter Assessment: and Conjunction so /j/ Sound • Comparing and Contrasting Contrasting • Sharing Pausing Point 1 107 Lesson 6 Galaxies and Stars 112 Speaking and Listening (50 min.) Writing (30 min.) Language (40 min.) • Introducing the Chapter • Reading/Writing • Grammar: Conjunction or Choice Board • Partner Reading “Galaxies and Stars” • Spelling: /n/ Sound • Comprehension Questions Lesson 7 Compare and Contrast: Galaxies 130 Speaking and Listening (65 min.) Reading (30 min.) Language (25 min.) • Introducing the Read-Aloud • Compare and Contrast • Morphology: Galaxies and Stars Suffixes -ful and • Read-Aloud: “Galaxies” -less • Compare and Contrast • Quick Write Summary • Sharing Margin Notes Lesson 8 Constellations and Stars 144 Reading (45 min.) Speaking and Listening (55 min.) Language (20 min.) • Introducing the Chapter • Introducing the Read-Aloud • Grammar: • Independent Reading: “Constellations” • Read-Aloud: “Stars and Constellations” Conjunction so • Comprehension Questions • Discussing the Read-Aloud • Poem: “Escape at Bedtime” Lesson 9 Space Exploration 164 Speaking and Listening (60 min.) Writing (45 min.) Language (15 min.) • Introducing the Read-Aloud • Planning • Spelling • Read-Aloud: “Space Exploration” • Writing an Opinion • Discussing the Read-Aloud • Sharing • Anticipatory Guide Summary • Word Work: Triumph Lesson 10 Exploring Space 180 Language Reading (75 min.) Writing (30 min.) (15 min.) • Introducing the Chapter • Reading/Writing • Spelling Choice Board • Partner Reading: “Exploring Space” Assessment • Comprehension Questions • Triangle Connections Lesson 11 Gravity—Close Reading, Part 1 192 Reading (65 min.) Writing (30 min.) Language (25 min.) • Introducing the Read-Aloud • Gravity Experiment • Introduce Spelling Words • Close Reading: “Gravity” • Summary of Gravity Experiment • Sharing: Margin Notes • Muddiest Point Lesson 12 Gravity—Close Reading, Part 2 206 Reading (70 min.) Writing (30 min.) Language (20 min.) • Read-Aloud • 3-2-1 Reflection • Grammar: • Close Reading: “Gravity” Quotation • Corners Activity Marks • Wrap-Up Discussion Pausing Point 2 219 Lesson 13 Reader’s Theater: Nicolaus Copernicus 224 Reading (35 min.) Writing (60 min.) Speaking and Listening (25 min.) • Introducing the Read-Aloud • Introduction to Reader’s Theater • Reader’s Theater: • Read-Aloud: “Nicolaus • Writing the Script Rehearsal Copernicus” • Discussing the Read-Aloud Lesson 14 What’s It Like in Space? 238 Reading (55 min.) Speaking and Listening (50 min.) Language (15 min.) • Introducing the Chapters • Performing Reader’s Theater • Morphology: • Small Group Reading: “A Walk on the Moon” • Wrap-Up and Reflection Review (optional computer lab day) • Small Group Reading: “What’s It Like in Space?” Suffixes–ous , • Comparing and Contrasting –ive, –ly, –ful, and –less Lesson 15 The Space Shuttle 246 Language Speaking and Reading (50 min.) Writing (40 min.) (15 min.) Listening • Independent Reading: “The Space Shuttle” • Paragraph Writing: Connecting (15 min.) • Spelling Sentences • Comprehension Questions Assessment: • Connecting • Sharing: Connecting Sentences /ae/, /k/, Sentences in • Connecting Sentences in a Paragraph /s/, /j/, and a Paragraph • Wrap-Up /n/ Lesson 16 Mae Jemison 264 Speaking and Listening (45 min.) Reading (50 min.) Writing (25 min.) • Introducing the Read-Aloud • Introducing the Chapter • Opinion Quote by Mae Jemison • Read-Aloud: “Mae Jemison” • Partner Reading: “Dr. Mae Jemison” • Wrap-Up • Discussing the Read-Aloud • Sequencing • Word Work: Mission • Compare and Contrast: Two Texts • Sayings and Phrases: A Feather in Your Cap Lesson 17 A Tour of the International Space Station 284 Speaking and Listening (50 min.) Writing (25 min.) Reading (25 min.) Language (20 min.) • The International Space Station • Introducing • Independent Informative Writing Reading: “Stargirl” • Grammar: • Space Station Live Singular • Planning • Comprehension • What Do Astronauts Do on the ISS? Possessive Questions Nouns • Optional Fluency Assessment Lesson 18 Informative Writing: A Day in the Life of an Astronaut on the International Space Station 300 Reading (50 min.) Language Writing (50 min.) (20 min.) • Introducing the Reading • Informative Writing: Plan and Draft • Grammar: Plural • Independent Reading: “The International Possessive Space Station” Nouns • Reading/Writing Choice Board Lesson 19 Performance Task: The Big Bang Theory, Part 1 312 Reading (90 min.) Writing (30 min.) • Introducing the Performance Task • Informative Writing: Drafting/Revising • Read-Aloud: “The Big Bang Theory” • Performance Task, Part 1a • Introducing the Chapter • Performance Task, Part 1b • Class Discussion • Performance Task, Part 1c Lesson 20 Performance Task: The Big Bang Theory, Part 2 324 Reading (75 min.) Writing (45 min.) • Introducing the Performance Task • Informative Writing: Edit/Publish • Performance Task, Part 2a • Performance Task, Part 2b Pausing Point 3 330 Teacher Resources 337 Grade 3 | Unit 7 Introduction ASTRONOMY : OUR SOLAR SYSTEM AND BEYOND This introduction includes the necessary background information to teach the Astronomy unit. This unit contains 20 daily lessons, plus three Pausing Point days that may be used for differentiated instruction. Each lesson will require a total of 120 minutes. Lessons 19 and 20 contain a Performance Task Assessment. As noted, three days are intended to be used as Pausing Point days. These Pausing Points are embedded into the instruction at appropriate points, with the first one after Lesson 5, the second after Lesson 12, and the third after Lesson 20. You may choose to continue to the next lesson and schedule the first Pausing Point day for another day in the unit sequence. Pausing Points can be used to focus on content understanding, writing, spelling, grammar, morphology skills, or fluency. SKILLS Reading The nonfiction Reader for Unit 7, What’s in Our Universe? consists of selections describing the sun, the eight planets, our moon, asteroids, comets, meteors, galaxies, stars, the Big Bang theory, and important figures in the history of space exploration, including Nicolaus Copernicus and Mae Jemison. Students will be given opportunities throughout the unit to demonstrate read-aloud fluency. Spelling During this unit’s spelling exercises, students will review words with spelling patterns /j/, /n/, /ae/, /k/, and /s/. In Lessons 1–5, students will review words with spelling patterns of /j/ spelled ‘g’, ‘j’, ‘ge’, ‘dge’, and ‘dg’. For Lessons 6–10, students will review words with spelling patterns of /n/ spelled ‘n’, ‘nn’, ‘kn’, and ‘gn’. Finally, in Lessons 11–15, students will review words with spelling patterns of /ae/, /k/, /s/, /j/, and /n/. Students will have two or three Challenge