3. Resources for planning
• Teacher Yearly Resource Document (or Yearly Itinerary)
• CRM 7: Characteristics of the Universe
• Blank Pacing Calendar
• 8th
Grade 4th
Six Weeks Lessons: Life Cycle of a Star Pacing Guide & Lessons
• Computer with Internet Access
5. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Jan. 5
Global Winds & Ocean
Currents
6 7 8 9
12
Weather
13 14 15 16
19
Student/Staff Holiday
20
Reason for the Seasons
21 22 23
26
Moon Phases
27 28 29 30
Feb. 2
Tides
3 4 5 6
9
Origins of the Universe
10 11 12
Life Cycle of a Star
13
16
Student Holiday
17
Life Cycle of a Star
18 19 20
4th
Six Weeks Planner (33 days)
6. 8.2A, C, E, 8.3B, D, 8.4A8.8: Earth & space. The student knows
characteristics of the universe. The student is
expected to:
•8.8A: describe components of the universe,
including stars, nebulae, & galaxies, & use models
such as the Herztsprung-Russell diagram for
classification.
TEKS & Student expectations
Content TEKS Skills TEKS
1. What are the state standards for this unit?
2. Deconstruct the TEKS: Verb, Noun, and Context
Describe: to represent or give an account of in words <describe a picture>
1. What are the state standards for this unit?
2. Deconstruct the TEKS: Verb, Noun, and Context
Describe: to represent or give an account of in words <describe a picture>
8. Teacher Content support
ExploraTour: A Peek into the Lives of Stars: http://windows2universe.org/cool_stuff/tourstars_1.html
NASA’s Imagine the Universe: http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/index.html
Star Life Cycle: http://sunshine.chpc.utah.edu/Labs/StarLife/starlife_main.html
The Life Cycle of Stars:
http://www.windows2universe.org/sun/Solar_interior/Nuclear_Reactions/Fusion/Fusion_in_stars/star_life
.html&edu=mid
NSTA Leaning Center- http://learningcenter.nsta.org/
Search Resources & Opportunities: stars
ScienceFusion Grade 8 Teacher Edition: Content Refresher: p. 342
9. Vertical alignment
6TH
GRADE
•describe the physical properties,
locations, & movements of the Sun,
planets, Galilean moons, meteors,
asteroids, & comets.
•understand that gravity is the
force that governs the motion of
our solar system
8TH
GRADE
8.8A: describe components of
the universe, including stars,
nebulae, & galaxies, & use
models such as the
Herztsprung-Russell diagram for
classification.
EARTH & SPACE SCIENCE
•explain how the Sun and other
stars transform matter into energy
through nuclear fusion.
•investigate the process by which a
supernova can lead to the
formation of successive generation
stars and planets.
10. • The physical properties of the Sun, planets,
Galilean moons, meteors, asteroids, and
comets in our solar system.
• The locations of the Sun, planets, Galilean
moons, meteors, asteroids, and comets in our
solar system.
• The movements of the Sun, planets, Galilean
moons, meteors, asteroids, and comets in our
solar system.
• Gravity is the force that governs the motion of
our solar system.
PRIOR LEARNING
13. Based on the data and distractors, what key points should teachers
emphasize during lessons?
• Identify the x and y axis and what they represent.
• Plotting points: identifying the x descriptor and y descriptor of each
class.
• Identifying x descriptor and y descriptor based on the type of star.
Activities to emphasize this
point included in the
curriculum:
1.ScienceFusion Grade 8 SE p.
300-301: A Graphic Display
2.ScienceSaurus Sections 245-
246
3.HR Correlation Activity
4.Star Cards: HR Diagram
Practice
Activities to emphasize this
point included in the
curriculum:
1.ScienceFusion Grade 8 SE p.
300-301: A Graphic Display
2.ScienceSaurus Sections 245-
246
3.HR Correlation Activity
4.Star Cards: HR Diagram
Practice
14. Based on the data and distractors, what key points should teachers
emphasize during lessons?
• A nebula is a collection of dust and gases that form stars.
• A star is a sphere with a nuclear reaction at its center.
Activities to emphasize this
point included in the
curriculum:
1.Life Cycle of a Star Card Sort
2.How Stars Form T-Chart
3.Discovery Education: A Star
is Born Video
4.Mind Mapping: Life Cycle of a
Star
5.8.8B Life Cycle of a Star
6.Life Cycle of a Star Foldable
Activities to emphasize this
point included in the
curriculum:
1.Life Cycle of a Star Card Sort
2.How Stars Form T-Chart
3.Discovery Education: A Star
is Born Video
4.Mind Mapping: Life Cycle of a
Star
5.8.8B Life Cycle of a Star
6.Life Cycle of a Star Foldable
26%
15. Components of a good lesson plan
1. Engage Student Interest
2. Review/Scaffold to TEKS
3. Student-Centered Activities directly relating to the depth and complexity of the TEKS
• Labs, Activities, Videos
1. Organize and Practice Vocabulary
2. Reading & Comprehension Strategies
3. Writing Opportunities & Scaffolds
4. Daily Listening & Speaking Opportunities
5. Differentiation
6. Formative Assessment & Reteach
16. Embedded in lessons:
Engage Student Interest
• Pre-Assessment: Where did
the universe come from?
• The Known Universe Video
• Supernova In Chaco Canyon
Reading
• Describe the Life Cycle Of A
Human Analogy
• Life Cycle of a Star Card Sort
• Making Observations about
an H-R Diagram
17. Recommended in lessons:
Review / Scaffold to TEKS
• ScienceSaurus Reading: Stars p. 244-246
• Think Central Unit 6, Lesson 3: The Life
Cycle of Stars Digital Lesson
• BrainPop Video: Sun
• Classification de las Estrellas
• HR Diagram Interactive Websites
• http://astro.unl.edu/naap/hr/animations
/hr.html
• http://spiff.rit.edu/classes/phys230/lect
ures/star_age/evol_hr.swf
• http://lcogt.net/files/flash/hr-
diagram/main.html
18. • BrainPop Video: Life Cycle of Stars
• Life Cycle of a Star Card Sort & Class
Discussion-Conclusion
• Discovery Education Video: A Star is
Born
• Mind Mapping: Life Cycle of a Star
• 8.8B Life Cycle of a Star
• Life Cycle of a Star Foldable
Presentation
• HR Correlation Activity
• Performance Assessment: Star
Search
Embedded in lessons:
Student-Centered Activities directly relating to the depth and complexity of the
TEKS (investigations, Activities, Videos)
19. Embedded in lessons:
Organize and Practice Vocabulary
• Mind Mapping: Life Cycle of a Star
• 8.8B Life Cycle of a Star Cornell Notes
• Life Cycle of a Star Foldable
• Kagan Review Strategy Showdown
20. Embedded in lessons:
Reading & Comprehension Strategies
• ScienceFusion Grade 8 SE p. 300-301: A
Graphic Display
• ScienceSaurus Sections 245-246
• Supernova In Chaco Canyon
• Comprehension Strategies
• Shared Reading Recommendation: Have
each student in a pair read a paragraph at a
time and then have the non-reader
summarize the section.
• Active Reading Strategies embedded in
ScienceFusion Reading
21. Embedded in lessons:
Writing Opportunities & Scaffolds
• Pre-Assessment: Where did the universe
come from?
• How Stars Form T-Chart
• Journal Entries/Exit Tickets
• How do stars change over time?
• How are stars different from each other?
What are nebulae, and why are they
important?
• How are stars classified on a
Herztsprung-Russell diagram? How does
our sun compare to other stars in the
universe?
• Scaffolds: Sentence Frames, Word
Bank, Talk then Write,
Write/Share/Revise, Think/Share/Write
23. • Special Education:
1. Mixed-Ability Partners
2. Science Glossary
3. Word Bank
4. Sentence Frames
5. Analogy
6. Table to Organize Information
7. Show Pictures during Journal Entry
8. Class List
9. Give students specific question prompts during
the “I Notice…” Activity to guide their thinking and
understanding.
10. Word Prediction
11. Shared Reading
12. Pictorial
13. Build Background Knowledge
14. Closed Captioning
15. Fill-in-the-Blank Notes
16. Active Reading Strategies
17. Mind Mapping
18. Interactive Websites/Animation
• English Language Learners:
1. Mixed-Ability Partners
2. Dual Language Science Glossary
3. Word Bank
4. Sentence Frames
5. Analogy
6. Table to Organize Information
7. Show Pictures during Journal Entry
8. Comprehensible Input Visuals
9. Class List
10. Give students specific question prompts
during the “I Notice…” Activity to guide their
thinking and understanding.
11. Instructional Conversation Support
12. Word Prediction
13. Shared Reading
14. Pictorial
15. Build Background Knowledge
16. Closed Captioning
17. Mind Mapping
18. Interactive Websites/Animation
Embedded in lessons:
Differentiation
24. • Journal Entries/Exit Tickets
• BrainPop Video Quiz: Life Cycle of a
Star
• How Stars Form T-Chart
• Star Cards: HR Diagram Practice
• STAAR-Released Questions
• Performance Assessment: Star
Search
Embedded in lessons:
Formative Assessment
Formative Assessment
25. Reteach Options
• ScienceSaurus Reading: Stars p. 244-
246
• Think Central Unit 6, Lesson 3: The Life
Cycle of Stars Digital Lesson
• HR Diagram Interactive Websites
• http://astro.unl.edu/naap/hr/animatio
ns/hr.html
• http://spiff.rit.edu/classes/phys230/le
ctures/star_age/evol_hr.swf
• http://lcogt.net/files/flash/hr-
diagram/main.html
• Optional Activities
26. Higher level questions
• “Research shows there’s a link between critical thinking skills and increased student achievement in the
classroom.” (Moore & Stanley, 2010)
• Higher level questions must be planned in order to be implemented effectively in the classroom.
• Levels of Questions
• Knowledge
• Comprehension
• Application
• Analysis
• Synthesis
• Evaluation
• Plan and provide a variety of questions at each level and build student knowledge and critical thinking by providing
Higher Level Questions.
29. Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluate
What are
nebulae, and why
are they
important?
Where on the H-R
Diagram are the
brightest/coolest
stars located?
How do stars
change over
time?
How are stars
different from
each other?
How are stars
classified on a
Herztsprung-
Russell diagram?
How does our
sun compare to
other stars in the
universe?
What is the
spectral and
illuminosity range
for white dwarfs?
How is current
scientific data
about
components of
the universe used
to develop
theories
explaining the
origins of the
universe?
Relate the life
stages of a star to
the process of
nuclear fusion.
How would you
evaluate the
discovery of a new
star?
30. Recommended Anchors of Support
• ScienceFusion: Visual Summary p. 302
• ScienceFusion Visualize It!: p. 300-301
• How Stars Form T-Chart
• Mind Mapping: Life Cycle of a Star
• 8.8B Life Cycle of a Star Cornell Notes
• Life Cycle of a Star Foldable
31. Anchors of Support
Other Resources
•Interactive Word Wall- Current, working models with student contributions
• Interactive Word Walls Article: http://learningcenter.nsta.org/files/ss1103_45.pdf
• “Word walls can be arranged on cupboard doors or classroom walls, or hung from
the ceiling with wire and string.”
• “Maximum instructional potential and efficiency are achieved when interactive word-
wall construction is aligned with lessons and students are allowed to participate in
the process. As a result, walls are usually built over many days and are finished as
a unit nears completion. Word walls support units and are changed or replaced as
units change.”
• Interactive Word Walls Rubric: Next Slide
• ScienceFusion Textbook, Science Glossaries, Dual Language Science
Glossaries
What are the state standards for this Unit?
Deconstruct the TEKS: Verb, Noun, and Context
What does it mean to “describe””?
What should students know and be able to do?
Note the development of the understanding of elements and compounds from 6th grade to high school.
This information is located on the CRM and the Teacher Lesson Page. The Teacher Lesson Page contains the specific prior learning for the specific TEKS for this Unit.
Edited from Critical Thinking and Formative Assessment: Increasing the Rigor in Your Classroom
Edited from Critical Thinking and Formative Assessment: Increasing the Rigor in Your Classroom
Edited from Critical Thinking and Formative Assessment: Increasing the Rigor in Your Classroom
Guiding Questions are bold and italicized.
What are the essential vocabulary for the unit?Are all necessary vocabulary accounted for in the acquiring and practicing opportunities?
