Web Scavenger Hunt Lesson Plan
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Subject Matter: The Four Seasons
Grade Level: First
Lesson Objective:
Learners will demonstrate knowledge of/understanding of/ability to understand the four seasons and how they are related to the earth’s axis and it’s rotation around the sun.
Common Core State Standard and/or Academic Content Standard:
1-ESS1 Earth’s Place in the Universe
1-ESS1-2. Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on relative comparisons of the amount of daylight in the winter to the amount in the spring or fall.] [Assessment Boundary: Assessment is limited to relative amounts of daylight, not quantifying the hours or time of daylight.]
ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System
- Seasonal patterns of sunrise and sunset can be observed, described, and predicted. (1-ESS1-2)
Technology Standard: NETS for Students:
3. Research and information fluency- Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. (http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForStudents/NETS_for_Students.htm)
Website Addresses Used as Resources:
1. http://www.pkearthandspace.com/article/636/four-seasonslogin?username=thealberta&password=library
Student Research Questions:
Essential Question:
1. What causes the seasonal changes?
Subsidiary Questions:
2. What are the names of the seasons?
3. What is the earth’s axis?
4. How many days does it take the earth to complete one orbit?
5. What name is given to the shape of the earth's orbit?
6. How does the tilt of the earth affect the changing temperature in each season on earth?
7. What is the major reason that we have seasons on earth?
8. What rays hit the earth in the summer?
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