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Grade 3 | Unit 7: Astronomy: Our Solar System and Beyond

Lesson 1:
The Sun,
Earth, and Our
Solar System

Our Learning
Goals

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What are our learning goals?

I can identify objects in our solar system.

I can listen to an informational text and sequence the steps of
a solar and lunar eclipse.

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

What are our learning goals?

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

I can read and answer comprehension questions about the sun,
Earth, and our Solar System.

I can write words using spelling patterns and rules for the words
with the /j/ sound.

Core Connections

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Word Cloud

Name an object you know about in the solar system.

Speaking and
Listening

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Vocabulary

atmosphere

axis

eclipse

hemisphere

universe

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

astronomy

Let’s Read

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

“Our Planet Earth”

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

Draw

Draw an ellipse.

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

Poll

What is your favorite season?

• fall

• winter

• spring

• summer

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

Check for
Understanding

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

Multiple Choice

The sun orbits around the planets.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The moon orbits around the sun.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Earth spins on its axis.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Another word for spins is rotates.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

An elliptical orbit means that the orbit is shaped like a perfect circle.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Earth moves in two ways.

• True

• False

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

Discussing the
Read-Aloud

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

Multiple Choice

What kind of space object is our sun?

• Asteroid
• Planet
• Moon
• Star

Multiple Choice

What are some ways that the Earth moves in space? Choose all that apply.

• Orbits the moon

• Rotates on its axis

• Moves in a straight line

• Travels around the sun in an elliptical orbit.

Think-Pair-Share

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

Multiple Choice

Why does it seem like the sun rises and sets?

• The sun appears to rise and set due to the Earth's rotation on its axis.
• The sun rises and sets because of the Earth's magnetic field.
• The sun rises and sets due to the Earth's orbit around the sun.
• The sun rises and sets because it moves around the Earth.

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

Reorder

Sequence the events of a solar eclipse in the correct order

• The sun's light shines on half of Planet Earth.

• In its orbit around Earth, the moon passes between the sun and Earth.

• The moon blocks some of the sunlight that is shining on Earth.

• A shadow forms behind the moon.

• The moon's shadow falls somewhere on the surface of Earth.

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Reorder

Sequence the events of a lunar eclipse in the correct order

• The sun's light shines on the moon.

• The moon reflects the sunlight so that we see a bright moon from Earth.

• Earth passes between the sun and the moon.

• Earth blocks some or all of the sunlight that is shining on the moon.

• Earth's shadow crosses the face of the moon, and the moon appears darkened as we view it from Earth.

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What word are we learning about?

universe

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

Sharing Activity

universe

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

The word universe means all objects and matter in space
including Earth and beyond.

Reading
About It

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What’s in Our Universe?

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planet

orbit

solar system

rotate

tilted

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

Introducing the Reader

What’s in Our Universe?

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

Independent Reading,
Chapter 1

“The Sun, Earth, and
Our Solar System”

Multiple Choice

What two types of energy does the sun provide?

• The sun provides electrical and wind energy.

• The sun provides heat and light energy.

• The sun provides light and electrical energy.

• The sun provides water and heat energy.

Multiple Choice

How many days does it take for the Earth to orbit the Sun?

• It takes about 78 days for the Earth to orbit the sun.

• It takes about 439 days for the Earth to orbit the sun.

• It takes about 365 days for the Earth to orbit the sun.

• It takes about 149 days for the Earth to orbit the sun.

Multiple Choice

How long does it take for the Earth to make a full rotation on its axis?

• It takes 24 hours for the Earth to make a full rotation on its axis.

• It takes 3 days for the Earth to make a full rotation on its axis.

• It takes 365 days for the Earth to make a full rotation on its axis.

• It takes 24 days for the Earth to make a full rotation on its axis.

Multiple Choice

What creates the energy that the sun gives off?

• The sun's gases create the energy that the sun gives off.

• Light and heat from other stars create the energy that the sun gives off.

• Absorbing energy from the eight planets creates the energy that the sun gives off.

• Running into objects in space creates the energy that the sun gives off.

Open Ended

What is the solar system?

Looking at
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Spelling

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Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

1.jellyfish

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germy

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digest

4.

fringe

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nudging

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ridge

7.

exchange

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eject

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budget

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lodging

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gymnasium

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jewel

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bridging

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dodge

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average

16.

fudge

17.

giraffe

Challenge Words:
answer
great
grate
Content Word:
Jupiter

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

‘g’ > /j/

‘j’ > /j/

‘ge’ > /j/

‘dge’ > /j/

‘dg’ > /j/

jellyfish, jewel, germy, bridging, digest, dodge, fringe, average,
nudging, fudge, ridge, giraffe, exchange, eject, budget, lodging,

Jupiter, gymnasium

Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

‘g’ > /j/

‘j’ > /j/

‘ge’ > /j/

‘dge’ > /j/

‘dg’ > /j/

germy

jellyfish

fringe

ridge

nudging

digest

eject

exchange

dodge

budget

gymnasium

jewel

average

fudge

lodging

giraffe

Jupiter

bridging

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Unit 7, Lesson 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System