Science Grade 8: Moon Phases

Core Content Coaching

PurposeTo provide support for grade-level, unit content planning

Resources for planning• Teacher Yearly Resource Document (or Yearly Itinerary)

• CRM 6: Earth, Sun, and Moon

• Blank Pacing Calendar

• 8th Grade 4th Six Weeks Lessons: Moon Phases Pacing Guide & Lessons

• Computer with Internet Access

Teacher yearly resource document

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)

8.2D, 8.3B-C8.7: Earth & space. The student knows the effects resulting from cyclical movements of the Sun,Earth, & Moon. The student is expected to:

•8.7B: demonstrate & predict the sequence of events in the lunar cycle.

TEKS & Student expectations

Content TEKS Skills TEKS

1. What are the state standards for this unit?

2. Deconstruct the TEKS: Verb, Noun, and Context

Demonstrate: to prove (something) by showing examples of it : to show evidence of (something)Predict: to declare or indicate in advance; especially : foretell on the basis of observation, experience, or scientific reason

1. What are the state standards for this unit?

2. Deconstruct the TEKS: Verb, Noun, and Context

Demonstrate: to prove (something) by showing examples of it : to show evidence of (something)Predict: to declare or indicate in advance; especially : foretell on the basis of observation, experience, or scientific reason

CRM 6: TEKS & Acquisition section

Teacher Content support

Space School: Moon- http://www.sciencechannel.com/video-topics/space-videos/space-school-moon.htm

Phases of the Moon- http://www.history.com/shows/the-universe/videos/phases-of-the-moon

PBS Learning Media: Phases of the Moon- http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ess05.sci.ess.eiu.mphase/phases-of-the-moon/

NSTA Leaning Center- http://learningcenter.nsta.org/

Search Resources & Opportunities: moon phases

ScienceFusion Grade 8 Teacher Edition: Content Refresher: p. 279

Vertical alignment

6TH GRADE

•understand that gravity is the force that governs the motion of our solar system

8TH GRADE

8.7B: demonstrate & predict the sequence of events in the lunar cycle.

• Gravity is the force that governs the motion of our solar system.

PRIOR LEARNING

2014 STAAR-Released Question: 8.7B

F 5%

G 10%

H 4%

*J 81%

2014 STAAR-Released Question: 8.7B

*A 71%

B 28%

C 0%

D 0%

Based on the data and distractors, what key points should teachers emphasize during lessons?

• Waning is DECREASING illumination.

• Waxing is INCREASING illumination.

• A crescent moon is ¼ of visibility.

• A gibbous moon is ¾ of visibility.

Activities to emphasize this

point included in the

curriculum:

1.Phases of the Moon Activity

2.Modeling Moon Phases

3.8.7B Lunar Phases for Cornell

Notes

4.DOC Pneumonic Device

5.Moon Phases Cards

6.Earth’s Cycles Pictorial

Activities to emphasize this

point included in the

curriculum:

1.Phases of the Moon Activity

2.Modeling Moon Phases

3.8.7B Lunar Phases for Cornell

Notes

4.DOC Pneumonic Device

5.Moon Phases Cards

6.Earth’s Cycles Pictorial

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Components of a good lesson plan1. 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

4. Organize and Practice Vocabulary

5. Reading & Comprehension Strategies

6. Writing Opportunities & Scaffolds

7. Daily Listening & Speaking Opportunities

8. Differentiation

9. Formative Assessment & Reteach

Embedded in lessons: Engage Student Interest• Pre-Assessment: Ask the

class to list possible explanations for the phenomena of moon phases and have a scribe write them on the board/overhead/whiteboards.

Recommended in lessons:Review / Scaffold to TEKS

• ScienceSaurus Reading: Moon Phases p. 235

• Think Central Unit 5, Lesson 2: Moon Phases and Eclipses Digital Lesson & Virtual Lab

• BrainPop Video: Moon Phases

• Study Jams Presentation: The Moon

• Phases of the Moon Activity

• Modeling Moon Phases

• Moon Phases Trivia

• Earth’s Cycles Pictorial

• Moon Phases Cards

Embedded in lessons: Student-Centered Activities directly relating to the depth and complexity of the TEKS (investigations, Activities, Videos)

Embedded in lessons:Organize and Practice Vocabulary• 8.7B Lunar Phases for Cornell Notes

• DOC Pneumonic Device

• Claims & Evidence Chart

• Earth’s Cycles Pictorial

Embedded in lessons:Reading & Comprehension Strategies• ScienceFusion: Moon Phases & Eclipses p. 234-

239

• ScienceSaurus Reading: Moon Phases p. 235

• 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

Embedded in lessons:Writing Opportunities & Scaffolds• Pre-Assessment: Ask the class to list possible

explanations for the phenomena of moon phases and have a scribe write them on the board/overhead/whiteboards.

• Claims & Evidence Chart

• Journal Entries/Exit Tickets

• How long does it take the Moon to go through half of its complete cycle change (from new Moon to full Moon)? What is happening to cause the phases to change?

• What would happen to the lunar cycle if the moon absorbed rather than reflected sunlight? OR What would occur to Earth if the moon were to stand still? Relay your answer to the effects on Earth and the sun.

• Scaffolds: Sentence Frames, Word Bank, Talk then Write, Write/Share/Revise, Think/Share/Write

Embedded in lessons:Daily Listening & Speaking Opportunities

The phases of the moon include…

The limitations of the moon model are…

• Special Education:

1. Mixed-Ability Partners2. Science Glossary3. Word Bank4. Sentence Frames5. Closure Activity6. Fill-in-the-Blank Notes7. Pneumonic Device8. Claims & Evidence Chart9. Pictorial

• English Language Learners:

1. Mixed-Ability Partners2. Dual Language Science Glossary3. Word Bank4. Sentence Frames5. Closure Activity6. Pneumonic Device7. Claims & Evidence Chart8. Pictorial

Embedded in lessons:Differentiation

• Journal Entries/Exit Tickets

• Modeling Moon Phases Closure Activity

• Moon Phases Trivia

• Claims & Evidence Chart

• Moon Phases Cards

• Earth’s Cycles Pictorial

• Moon Phases Quiz

Embedded in lessons:Formative AssessmentFormative Assessment

Reteach Options

• ScienceSaurus Reading: Moon Phases p. 235

• Think Central Unit 5, Lesson 2: Moon Phases and Eclipses Digital Lesson & Virtual Lab

• Optional Activities

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.

Lower Levels of questions

Higher Levels of questions

Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluate

What are the eight phases of the lunar cycle?

During the waxing phase of the lunar cycle, does the moon travel toward or away from the

sun?

During the waning phase of the lunar cycle, does the moon travel toward or away from the

sun?

Why are the terms “first and last quarters”

used and not the term “half moon”?

STAAR-Released Questions Slides

11-12

How does the motion of the

Sun, Earth, and Moon affect the environment?

How does gravity effect the

organization and motion of the solar system?

Compare and contrast the

phases, full and new moon.

How would the moon appear to an observer on Earth if the moon did not

rotate?

Predict the moon phases that follow

the phases illustrated below.

What information would you use to

justify your answer?

Recommended Anchors of Support

• 8.7B Lunar Phases for Cornell Notes

• DOC Pneumonic Device

• Claims & Evidence Chart

• Earth’s Cycles Pictorial

• ScienceFusion: Visual Summary p. 242

• ScienceFusion: p. 238-239

Anchors of SupportOther 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

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