After fifth graders made sense of the planets' locations in relationship to the sun, students begin interacting with the Driving Question Board. The DQB grounds our thinking, and has us coherently build upon one idea to the next. As we try to understand the many patterns that occur on the earth, we're also trying to develop understanding as to why those patterns occur in the first place. |
As we notice that all the planets orbit the sun, we're beginning to ask some fascinating questions about this phenomenon now that we see some things...
1. Every planet seems to go around the sun. Why is this so?
2. Every planet takes a circular path. Again, why is this so?
3. Every planet has many unique features, distinguishing it from the next. Does the sun have a role in this?
These are some of the questions students have asked...great work 5th grade! We'll be working hard to answer these questions!
1. Every planet seems to go around the sun. Why is this so?
2. Every planet takes a circular path. Again, why is this so?
3. Every planet has many unique features, distinguishing it from the next. Does the sun have a role in this?
These are some of the questions students have asked...great work 5th grade! We'll be working hard to answer these questions!