Colette Monod

Amanda Sweeny
Professor Pesavento
October 13, 2015
Science Fusion Lesson
Grade Four
What Are The Planets in Our Solar System?
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Subject Area: Science
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Grade Level: 4
Estimated Time: 45 mins
What other objects are near Earth in this part of space?
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Objectives:
Identify the major components of the solar system
Describe characteristics of planets in the solar system
Compare and contrast the inner and outer planets.
Vocabulary:
Solar System
Planet
o Dwarf planets
o Asteroid
o Comet
o Inner planets
o Outer planets
Procedure
Before:
Ask students what the solar system is. Is Earth part of the solar
system? How are Jupiter and Earth different. The students will take a
look at a picture of Earth from space to get comfortable with the idea
of the solar system and what planets. Encourage students to identify

the vocabulary and to write their own annotation to help further

understanding.
As a class we will read the passage In Our Corner of Space. The
teacher will first point out the vocabulary words that are important to
highlight for the students. While reading the teacher will ask several of
the students to come up to the board and identify the vocabulary
words. This will engage the students even further.
After reading the passage on pages 328-329. The teacher will ask the
students to summarize a sentence or two of what they have learned.
Then they will be asked to pair share their findings. After this we will
come back together as a class and discuss our findings.
Go over what inner and outer planets are, what are their names, what
do they look like, etc. Compare the different attributes of an inner
planet and outer planets.
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