Lesson Plan: Solar System
ST: Paola Guzman
CT: Mrs. Moar
Grade: 3rd-Dual
Topic: Science-Solar System
OVERVIEW/FRAMING
THIS LESSON IS PART OF A Students have been learning about the solar system. Students
LEARNING SEGMENT ON: have learned about the relationships of the Sun, Earth, and Moon
What is the overarching theme of and will now learn to identify the planets, and their position in
the group of lessons that this relation to the sun.
specific lesion belongs to?
SPECIFIC SUB-TOPIC--BIG 1. How many planets are there in the Solar System?
IDEAS/QUESTIONS
What kinds of questions will be 2. Which planets are the outer planets and which planets are the
explored and/or what n inner planets?
connections and ideas will be
engaged through this activity? 3. What is the order of the planets?
CONTENT AREA: ● Science-The Solar System
Which content area will be
specifically addressed in this
activity as denoted by the TEKs
MATERIALS & LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
MATERIALS Google slides: The Solar System
What, if any, materials, including set-
up and clean-up, will be needed?
Padlet: Solar System
YouTube Video: “Solar System” BrainPOP
https://youtu.be/FOqkpd7cTd0
Nearpod game: Solar system
Code: YCVA4
THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE
SPARK/LAUNCH/INTRO I will engage students by first asking them the following
What will you say or do to first questions:
engage the children in this
experience? 1. Who can tell me what the solar system is?
2. Does anyone know how many planets are there?
ACTIVITY During the activity, the children will be….
What will the children be doing?
List the procedure step-by-step. 1. Watching a BrainPOP video on YouTube that will teach
What will you say or do to them about the planets and their order.
support their process during the
activity? 2. They will then pay attention to the teacher’s presentation
and elaboration on google slides about the information
that was shown in the video.
3. Students along with the teacher will complete several
activities where they will have to classify planets as inner
or outer planets and terrestrial or gassy planets.
4. They will order and identify the planets in their order and
will label the planets based on the characteristics that
were provided.
5. Students will also learn about dwarf planets and will
complete an activity on dwarf planets.
6. To formally assess students, they will complete a 15
question Nearpod game that will cover the information
presented in the BrainPOP video and in the google slides.
During the activity, the teacher will….
1. I will teach students a mnemonic device that could help
them remember the order of the planets.
2. Complete the activities with students, to ensure they are
comprehending the information that is being taught.
REFLECTION To prompt reflection, at the end the teacher will ask/do:
As the activity wraps up, what
opportunities will you offer the 1. Reinforce the content that was learned in the lesson.
children to respond to and reflect
on this activity? 2. I will ask for student feedback on the activities.
GROWTH AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES
How will this learning experience support the children’s growth and learning be in the following domains?
TEKS Standard 3.8D the student is expected to: identify the planets in Earth’s solar
system and their position in relation to the Sun.
Central Focus Children will complete different activities about the Solar System. Such as classifying,
identifying, and labeling planets according to their characteristics and their position in
relation with the Sun.
Academic Children will be able to describe the order of the planet and different characteristics of
Language each planet.
Target vocabulary words:
1. Inner planet
2. Outer planet
3. Solar System
4. Planet (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,
Neptune)
AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT
PERFORMANCE-BASED General:
FORMAL/SUMMATIVE
EVALUATION 1. Students will be assessed informally through their participation while
How will you determine we are working in the activities.
whether or not the children
are getting the Big Ideas
and/or know the answer to
2. Students will be assessed formally through the Nearpod game.
the Sub-topic Question?
3. Students will show mastery of the TEKS based on their participation
How will you determine if in the lesson and in the Nearpod game.
the children have gain
knowledge/skill related to
your chosen TEKS?
