EARTH’S PL ACE IN THE UNIVERSE
Contributor: Gracie Oliver Sample NearPod Lesson In this unit, third grade students will be learning about how to classify planets in the solar system based on their physical properties. Students may not understand how planets are di erent and what physical properties are. Students will have learning experiences through lectures, online resources, and hands-on construction activities. The diversity in these activities will allow students to demonstrate the knowledge they have gained about how to classify planets based upon their physical properties. Knowledge about the various planets in our solar system will not only help students be able to classify them, but also will provide them with a greater understanding of how their planet, Earth, can sustain life. With this knowledge, students will have a stronger grasp of what makes Earth di erent than other planets. Studying and understanding Earth’s Place in the Universe is a learning expectation covered by the Tennessee State Standards for Science 3.ESS1.
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Use data to categorize the planets in the solar system as inner or outer planets according to their physical properties.
