Subject: Science
Grade: 3
Lesson Objective: To learn about how a star is formed and then answer questions related to that information
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.1- Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Materials:
Starter:
Say:
How many stars do you think there are? Where do you think they came from? (Allow the students to answer.)
Main:
Say:
There are billions of stars in the universe and most have been around for millions of years!
It is a lot of fun to look up at the sky at night and see the stars. It is also fun to find constellations when we are looking at the stars.
People have used the stars for hundreds of years to help them to navigate or get around. Stars have also been used to help scientists figure out how planets Earth, move.
Today, we are going to be learning about how a star is formed. It takes about ten million years for a star to form. That is a really long time!
Once the star is formed, it goes through a life cycle. After it is formed, it is around for millions to billions of years depending on how big it is.
Once the star has reached the end of its life, it burns out. If the star is a very large star, it will expand and then burn out. If it is a small star, it just burns out and then it is not there anymore. This also takes millions of years to happen.
Stars are so interesting and there is so much to learn about them.
You are going to read about how a star is formed. You are then going to answer questions about what you have read.
Does anyone have any questions?
Feedback:
Say:
Who would like to share your answers? (Allow the students to share)
Related Lessons:
Emergency Sub Plan: Stars - Reading (GR 3)
Emergency Sub Plan: Stars - Writing (GR 3)
Emergency Sub Plan: Stars - Science (GR 3)
Emergency Sub Plan: Stars - Math (GR 3)
Free Emergency Sub Plans Full Library
Written by Kimberly Greacen, Education World® Contributing Writer
Kimberly is an educator with extensive experience in curriculum writing and developing instructional materials to align with Common Core State Standards and Bloom's Taxonomy.
Copyright© 2019 Education World
|
Sign up for our free weekly newsletter and receive
top education news, lesson ideas, teaching tips and more!
No thanks, I don't need to stay current on what works in education!
COPYRIGHT 1996-2016 BY EDUCATION WORLD, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
COPYRIGHT 1996 - 2025 BY EDUCATION WORLD, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.