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Space Travel Science Fiction Students will be able tosequence the planets and

make comparisons ofplanets by size and positionin the solar system.

Students will be able toidentify a planet afterlistening to descriptiveclues.

Students will be able tocreate a model of the solarsystem.

Present progressive:rotate, move, orbit,explore

Future tense with will

astronaut

explorationspace shuttlespace stationsatellite

astronomertelescopeextraterrestrialflying saucerUFOsolar system

MercuryVenusEarthMarsJupiter

SaturnUranus

NeptunePlutocomet

Have students practice answering questions about the solar

system. For example, Which planet is frthest from the sun?

Have students read about the space station and completecomprehension questions. Students can write questions they

would ask an astronaut about life in the space station.

Have students create a model of the solar system.

Have students think about living in space in the future. Next,have them develop a short story about their life in space by

completing an idea web. Once you have checked the web,students will write a first draft of their story.

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Ancient Aztec andMayan Societies

Students will be able to

read and summarize anarticle about the Aztecs or

Mayans and then teach it tothe class.

Students will be able towrite a journal entry from

Simple past tense ofbuild, worship, hunt

Past progressive tense:dates- BC/AD

empirepyramid

treasuregold

silverbattle

In small groups, have students read a short article about the

Aztecs or Mayans. Each group should have a different article onsociety, economy, religion, etcetera. Next, have students create

a summary using simple past and past progressive. Each teamwill then teach the class about their article.

Have students develop journal entries written in the perspective

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the perspective of someone

living during that time.

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of an Aztec or Mayan.

Have students compare/contrast the Mayan and Aztec culture on

a Venn diagram. Students could also compare/contrast theMayan or Aztec culture to modern Mexican culture.

In teams, have students research an Aztec God. Next, have eachteam present their Aztec God to the class.

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Ancient Egypt Students will be able tolocate Egypt and the Nileriver on a map.

In teams, students will beable to read short article

and teach new information

to the class.

Student will be able towrite a paragraph about

the Egyptians using

regular and irregularverbs in the simple past.

Simple past tense:embalm

Past progressive tense: Would + verb

Egypt

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king

pharaohcamel

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vocabulary wordsfrom the previous

unit, Ancient Aztecand MayansSociety, should be

included here.

Have students locate Egypt and the Nile on the map.

In small groups, have students read a short article about theAztecs or Mayans. Each group should have a different article onsociety, economy, and religion. Next, have students teach theclass about their article.

After the class presentations, have students write a paragraphabout the Egyptians using regular and irregular verbs in thesimple past.

Have students read and follow instructions to create amummified chicken. See the website under resources for

specific information.

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