To engage and challenge students you need to make sure that the learning objectives lend themselves to differentiation. There are many type of questions that can be asked and there needs to be different levels of the questions from memorization to questions that make connections and relate to the real world. There is a fine balance on being able to do this and by having a variety of assessments which are engaging that can be done with the questions allows for every student to be challenged at their particular level.
KUD
Know:
The students will know…
• the definition of astronomy
• key facts and characteristics of space objects (comets, asteroids, meteoroids) and planets
• the timeline of space exploration
• the difference in the inner and
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• give a presentation about how technology has influenced a particular area of study.
• discuss the space exploration program (past, present, and future) and their discoveries
• model the scientific method through creating an experiment to be performed on the International Space Station
Revised Essential Questions with Enduring Understandings:
• The characteristics that define objects in space are impacted by the objects’ own location within the solar system. o What characteristics do scientists use to classify different topics (climate, space objects) based upon their location? o Why do different object’s location have an impact on their geological and atmospheric features? o Why is there a classification system for planets?
• There are many different interactions that occur in space which influence various space relationships. o How are humans impacted by different space relationships? o What characteristics define a space relationship? o How have the other sciences (physics, chemistry, biology earth/space science) impacted the relationships that are determined?
• Space exploration has changed the outlook on space and human existence throughout time as technology has