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Grade 5 Science Focus: Astronomy
What questions do we ask ourselves?
What do we need to know and be able to do?
Why does life exist on Earth and not on other planets?
What celestial objects in the universe can we see from Earth?
What causes patterns of celestial events that we can see from
Earth?
How do the properties of light help us observe our surroundings?
What words do we need to know to master the
objectives?
Rotation
Property
Meteor
Revolution
Renewable Resource
Comet
Orbit
Non-renewable resource
Constellation
Shadow
Asteroids
How will we master the objectives?
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Hands-on activities
Real-life connections
Multimedia resources
Demonstrations
 Identify and describe objects in our universe
 Identify and compare properties, location, and movement
of celestial objects in our solar system
 Recognize and describe the rotation and revolution of the
planet Earth
 Explain how light travels
 Explain how resources are used by humans to meet basic
needs
What resources will we use?
Graphic Organizers
Discovery streaming (www.discoverystreaming.com)
Real-life video clips
The sun and real night sky!
Diagrams of the solar system
Online research
Models