1st-2nd Astronomy

8/19/11

Week 1:
Day 1 – Read summary page “What is Astronomy?”

Day 2 -Complete the Word Match worksheet to review vocabulary discussed from the summary page.

Day 3 – Complete the Chapter 1 Illustrations page. Bring it to class Friday for Show and Tell.

Week 2:

Day 1 – Review Summary page “What is Astronomy?” and the Word Match.

Day 2 – Complete Ch. 1 Narration page.

Day 3 – For fun try to answer “The Solar System I’m Rhyme” worksheet. We will go over the answers in class.

*Please bring your child’s binder to class Friday. We will finish up the worksheets in class.

Week: 3

Day 1 -Read Summary Page for Chapter 2 “The Sun”.

Day 2 – Review vocabulary from the summary page. Complete the Word Match.

*If the weather is clear Friday we will do the project “Concentrating the Energy of the Sun’s Light on Friday.

Week 4:

Day 1 – Review vocab.

Day 2 – Complete Chapter 2 Illustrations page.

Week 5:

Day 1 – Review vocab.

Day 2 – Complete Chapter 2 Narration page.

Week 6:

Day 1 – Read Chapter 3, Mercury Summary page.

Day 2 – Complete  Word Match.

*We will make a model of Mercury in class on Friday.

Week 7:

Day 1 – Review Word Match.

Day 2 – Complete Illustrations page and the Narration page.

Week 8:

Day 1 – Read Chapter 4 Summary Page “Venus”

Day 2 – Complete Word Match.

*We will complete the worksheet “Learning How Radar is Used” in class Friday.

Week 9:

Day 1 – Review Summary of Venus and the Word Match

Day 2 – Complete Chapter 4 Narration and Illustration sheets.

Week 10:

Day 1 – Read Chapter 5 Summary “Earth”

Day 2 – Complete Word Match.

*We will complete the worksheet “Earth…the PERFECT Planet for Us” in class on Friday.

Week 11:

Day 1 – Review Summary and Word Match for “Earth”.

Day 2 – Complete Narration and Illustration worksheets.

*Hope you all are looking forward to the Astronomy Camp out!

Week 12:

Day 1 – Read Chapter 6 Summary “The Moon”

Day 2 – Complete the Word Match

Week 13

Day 1 – Review the Chapter 6 Summary Page “The Moon”

Day 2 – Complete Chapter 6 Illustration & Narration Page(s).

Week 14 – 15

- Read Mars Summary

-Complete Illustrations and Narration page(s).

Week 16 – 17

- Read Space Rocks Summary

- Complete Illustrations and Narration page(s).

Week 18 – 20

-Read Summary Page “Jupiter”.

-Complete Vocabulary Match.

-Complete Illustrations and Narration Page(s).

Weeks 21 – 22

-Read Saturn Summary

-Complete Vocabulary.

-Complete Illustration and Narration pages.