Teachers will use the Google Earth Voyager Story, Planetary Exploration on the Earth, to introduce several examples of similarities between Earth and the other planets in our solar system.
• Teachers will build background knowledge about Planet Earth using the Newsela Text, Exploring the Planets: Earth.
• Teachers will use the Voyager Story, Planetary Exploration on the Earth to introduce several examples of similarities between Earth and the other planets in our solar system.
• Students will choose one planet from the Voyager Story, Planetary Exploration on the Earth to research.
• Students will compare and contrast Earth to another planet in our solar system.
• Students will work collaboratively in small groups to create a presentation that compares and contrasts Planet Earth to another planet in the Milky Way Galaxy.
• Students will present their work to an audience of their peers.
