UNIT X UNIT 5 | 191 FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT Talk and write: New vocabulary Ask and answer in pairs: What are some new words from the lesson? Write: Write a sentence using one new word from the lesson. Write: Write the names of two planets in the solar system and explain their connection to myth. DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold Review sentences with new terms and discuss them with students. Provide additional time for practice using the new terms in cloze sentences. For example: Our _____ is part of the _____. There are eight _____ in our _____. The planets _____ the _____. The _____ planets are _____ to the Sun. The _____ planets are made of _____. Amplify Have students work together in pairs to generate additional academic vocabulary around the topic of how planets are named. Direct them to identify at least four additional words and create a visual glossary of terms, illustrating each one and writing phrases or complete sentences to explain their meanings. B Use contextual support to develop vocabulary Echo read the questions with students, and have students locate terms in bold type in the text. Model if necessary. Then have pairs discuss the questions. Remind students to use context clues to determine the meanings of words. ANSWERS 1. The Milky Way is a galaxy. The Sun is at its center. 2. Eight planets orbit the Sun. Sample answer: I think Venus has the most interesting planet name because it is named after the goddess of love. 3. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are the inner planets. They are rocky and solid. 4. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are the outer planets. They are made of gas and dust and have rings. C • Exchange information Discuss item 1 with students. Ask a volunteer to identify the planet and describe it, pointing out supporting evidence in the text. Then have students complete Activity C in pairs. • Check comprehension Review answers as a class. Provide a sentence frame: This is _____. It is named for the god _____ because _____. ANSWERS 1. Mercury, for the messenger god because it moves quickly; 2. Venus, for the goddess of love because it is bright; 3. Earth, does not have a name from mythology; 4. Mars, for the war god because it is red. 5. Jupiter, for the most important god because it is the largest planet. 6. Saturn, for Jupiter’s father; 7. Uranus, for Saturn’s father (Jupiter’s grandfather); 8. Neptune, for the god of the ocean because it looks blue like water. D Use new academic language Discuss the instructions in Activity D to confirm understanding. Then provide access to resources and have students work in pairs to answer the questions. Reconvene and have students use academic language to describe what they discovered. ANSWERS Sample answer: The constellations are named after myths; the planets are named after gods and goddesses. Many things, places, ideas, and words come from myth. For example, the goddess Calypso lived on an island. Music styles, vacation places, dances, and an imaginary island are named Calypso. Practice Book p. 104 Assessment Program p. 88 COMMUNICATE PRACTICE B Use the vocabulary Discuss the questions. 1. What is the Milky Way? What is at the center of our solar system? 2. How many planets orbit the Sun? Which planet name do you think is the most interesting? Why? 3. Which planets are the inner planets? What are the inner planets like? 4. Which planets are the outer planets? What are the outer planets like? C Discuss Use the text to label each planet. Then, discuss how each planet, besides Earth, got its name. D Making connections How are the names of planets different from the names of constellations? Find out how people name storms, mountains, bodies of water, or some other natural phenomenon. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The Solar System 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. UNIT 5 191 UNIT 5 / CONNECT TO SCIENCE
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