FIRST GRADE

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MOON UNIT

• FIRST GRADE
• ZOOM TO THE MOON!

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ESSENTIAL QUESTION

• WHAT WOULD A VACATION BE LIKE ON THE MOON?

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UNIT QUESTIONS MATH

• How far away is the moon?
• How much would items cost to take to the moon?
• What are some shapes on the moon?
• What kind of patterns are on the moon?

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UNIT QUESTIONS SCIENCE

• What is so special about the moon?
• What is the moon like?
• What is the weather on the moon like?
• What is the main difference between the Earth and
  the moon?

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UNIT QUESTIONS LITERATURE

• Describe your own trip to the moon.

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UNIT QUESTIONS SOCIAL SCIENCE

• What would a city look like on the moon?
• What would attract tourists to the moon?

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Measuring our way to the Moon

• Objective To estimate various measurements of
  objects. Each child will estimate the distance
  to the Moon.
• Standard 7.B. 1b. Compare estimated measures to
  actual measures taken with appropriate measuring
  instruments.
• Technology Link The students will record their
  measurements in Microsoft Excel.

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Money and the Moon

• Objective The children will count coins and add
  up the prices of 5 items to take to the Moon.
  The children are learning the value of money.
• Standard 6.C. 1a. Select and perform
  computational procedures to solve problems with
  whole numbers.
• Technology Link The children will use an
  interactive website in order to practice counting
  money. http//www.playtolearn.com/coins.asp

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Shapes all around!

• Objective To identify various shapes and be able
  to find shapes in nature.
• Standards
• 9.A.1b. Draw two-dimensional shapes.
• 9.B. 1b. Sort, classify, and compare familiar
  shapes.
• Technology Link Make a powerpoint displaying
  different shapes that are found in nature and
  everyday life.

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Patterns, Patterns Everywhere!

• Objective To be able to identify patterns and
  find them in everyday life.
• Standard
• 9.A.1b. Draw two-dimensional shapes.
• 9.B.1b. Sort, classify, and compare familiar
  shapes.
• Technology Link Children can practice using
  patterns on the interactive website
  http//games.funschool.com

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CLASSROOM SOLAR SYSTEM

• Standards
• 12.F.1a Identify and describe characteristics of
  the sun, Earth and moon as familiar objects in
  the solar system.
• Objectives
• Students will begin to recognize and identify
  planets, the sun and the moon. Students will
  have a visual in the classroom and be able to
  compare the appearances of the moon and the
  earth.

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ONCE IN A BLUE MOON

• Standards
• 12.F.1a Identify and describe characteristics of
  the sun, Earth and moon as familiar objects in
  the solar system.
• Objectives
• Students will learn facts about the moon.
• TECHNOLOGY LINK
• Students will watch a teacher-created powerpoint
  presentation about the moon.

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MOON ROCKS

• Standards
• 11.A.1d Record and store data using available
  technologies.
• 11.A.1e Arrange data into logical patterns and
  describe the patterns.
• Objectives
• Students will identify characteristics of
  different rocks found on the earth and will be
  able to categorize them according to these
  characteristics
• TECHNOLOGY LINK
• Students will create graphs using excel and will
  use these to report their grouping results.

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WE'LL WEATHER IT TOGETHER!

• Standards
• 12.E.1b Identify and describe patterns of weather
  and seasonal change.
• Objectives
• Students will observe, collect data, and report
  the weather everyday. They will organize this
  information with graphs and charts.
• TECHNOLOGY LINK
• Students will create graphs and charts using
  excel programs.

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WHAT A DOWNER!

• Standards
• 12.D.1b Identify observable forces in nature
  (e.g., pushes, pulls, gravity, magnetism).
• Objectives
• Students will investigate the force of gravity
  and collect data.

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The Moon Bookby Gail Gibbons

• Standards
• 1.B.1d Read age-appropriate material aloud with
  fluency and accuracy.
• 1.C.1e Identify how authors and illustrators
  express their ideas in text and graphics (e.g.,
  dialogue, conflict, shape, color, characters.
• 1.C.1b Identify important themes and topics.
• Objectives
• Students will read aloud a story and identify
  important topics and concepts within the story.
  Students will also enhance their reading ability
  and comprehension.

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Vocabulary Voyage

• Standard
• 1.A.1a Apply word analysis skills (e.g.,
  phonics, word patterns) to recognize new words.
• Objective
• Students will use their knowledge of grammar and
  old vocabulary words to learn new vocabulary
  words associated with the moon and space
  exploration.

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My Trip to The Moon

• Standard
• 3.A.1 Construct complete sentences which
  demonstrate subject/verb agreement appropriate
  capitalization and punctuation correcr spelling
  of appropriate, high-frequency words and
  appropriate use of the eight parts of speech.
• Objective
• Students will create a story, based on their
  knowledge of the moon and using the vocabulary
  they have learned, describing what a vacation to
  the moon would be like with their family.
• Technology Link
• Students will use Microsoft Word to type their
  stories.

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Lunar City

• Standards
• 17.A.1a Identify physical characteristics of
  places,
• both local and global (e.g., locations, roads,
  regions, bodies of water).
• 17.A.1b Identify the characteristics and purposes
  of geographic representations including maps,
  globes, graphs, photographs, software, digital
  images and be able to locate specific places
  using each.
• 17.C.1b Identify opportunities and constraints of
  the physical environment.
• 18.B.1b Identify major social institutions in the
  community.
• Objectives
• Students will be able to identify parts of a
  community and their functions in society.

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THE END!