We are reaching to infinity and beyond to grasp the concept of where our star the Sun and many other neighboring planets dwell. Out in the night and day time sky are things that First Grade Scientists wonder about!
In our study of stars, we will be answering our Essential Question, "What do we know about stars?" Thank you to all the families that did their sky viewing homework and turned in their observations and wonderings. We will try to answer our wonderings as we build new schema (our understanding and perceptions) of stars. Try asking your student,"What isthe name of our star?" "How far away is the closet star?" You might be surprised by the answer :D.
As our students learn about stars, we joing our grade-level to learn about our neighboring and not so neighboring planets. We had our first glimpse of these planets at the Planetarium (MOSH). We learned so much on our trip last Thursday, it was a blast! Please check out our next post with pictures from our day at the Planetarium.
In addition to learning about all of our planets, each First Grade Classroom will focus on a particular planet. The Sunshine Band will focus on Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun. Check out this amazing video to help support our journey as learners to the planet Saturn!
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