Sun Moon Earth Complete Science Unit – 1st Grade.pdf
This morning I posted about how last semester I started on my educational teaching degree (a lifelong dream) last semester before learning of my pregnancy. Since I saved all of my assignments from my classes, I thought I’d like to share them instead of letting them sit on my virtual computer bookshelf gathering byte dust!
(Earlier, I posted a 30 book science bibliography.)
Another project I did for science class is a complete unit on Earth Science – Sun, Moon, & Earth (a 1st grade standard here in South Carolina). The unit is 39 pages, very, very detailed, and includes daily layouts for 13 lessons, 2 complete ADEPT style lesson plans (lesson 1 and lesson 9), vocabulary list, traditional & authentic assessment tests / keys, rubrics, unit activities, learning center ideas, theme decorations, tips for teaching special-needs learners (blind, deaf, kinethetic, etc) and much more. The only thing that I do not have included in the file below is the color pages and artwork I had printed out to hand in with my unit.
The unit covers subjects of science, math, language arts, art media, PE, social studies, and technology.
Because the unit is personalized for the time period I wrote it in and for our state, you’ll need to change a few of the details (such as the standard / indicators, field trips, etc.).
My science teacher for this class was, in my opinion, the best teacher I’d ever had – period. If I would have had her during high school science I probably would have went on to be a chemistry major (FYI – I hated science in HS). With over 30 years of teaching under her belt, she believed very much in hands-on learning and scientific exploration, and I learned so much through her! Because she was my favorite teacher I wanted to do her “justice” and show how much I learned from her – which is why I have such a thorough unit. My end grade was a “perfect score” plus 10 extra bonus points for “going above and beyond in excellence”. Plus, I had a blast doing it!
The unit is designed with classroom management and public school teaching in mind – but it can definately be incorporated into a homeschool setting. It’s also designed to be completed in 13 lessons. This can mean 2 1/2 weeks if you do a lesson each day or, if science only falls 2-3 times per week the unit will last a month or two.
The file is in PDF form – feel free to print it out, modify it, or whatever you want to do with it. (Well, anything except turning it in to your own college science class as your own project). 
Let me know if you have any questions or would like it in Word format (for editing).
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I love you moon and earth science unit. Could I possibly get the file in word format so that I could change the standards to fit our state standards?
Thank you
Hello. I ADORE the moon and earth science unit. I am fixing to start my internship in a first grade classroom in South Carolina and wanted to know if I could use some of your ideas. I noticed it had a permission website at the bottom of the pages, but when I went to the home page I was not sure where to go. Please let me know if it would be okay to use some of the unit posted in my classroom next semester. I would also like to have the file in word format so I could change some of the accomodations. Your unit is amazing and very hands on which is what I strive for every lesson plan I create.
Thank you!!
Hi! I am just beginning my student teaching semester of school. I came across your moon and earth science lesson. I love it! I am planning on using parts of it for my 10 day lesson plan. Thanks again!
Hello. I am doing my Student Teaching this semester and ran on this unit. I was hoping to do a Sun & Moon unit for my Teacher Work Sample. I am also from SC so the standards work great for me. I was a little worried though that some of my students would have trouble doing all of this. Did your students struggle with any of the lessons?
Also, all I saw were lesson plans for Lesson 1 and 9. Did I look over something or did you just not type out lesson plans for all of them?
Could I get a copy of this in Word?
I think this unit is great! It looks like it would be fun to teach as well as be fun for the students.
Oh do you have any other units that you’ve saved from teaching? I might be teaching motion as well and I am lost as to what to teach for that unit. I’m nervous about taking over full time so I am trying to get a lot of resources together before I begin full time in a week or 2. Thanks again!!
Ashley,
I agree that some students will have trouble with this lesson. I am currently a first grade teacher and my studets would not be able to grasp all of the material presented in this lesson. If I were you, I would be something a little more basic for your teacher work sample. You don’t want to bite of more than you can chew when someone is observing you. It is much easier if you pick something that is out of the box but not too difficult. This lesson is VERY challenging for first graders, this is more of a second or third grade lesson. Good luck!
Ashley,
I agree that some students will have trouble with this lesson. I am currently a first grade teacher and my students would not be able to grasp all of the material presented in this lesson. If I were you, I would be something a little more basic for your teacher work sample. You don’t want to bite of more than you can chew when someone is observing you. It is much easier if you pick something that is out of the box but not too difficult. This lesson is VERY challenging for first graders, this is more of a second or third grade lesson. Good luck!
Wow Lisa! Great job! You have a very comprehensive
unit here. Thank you for your sharing heart.
I teach second grade and we do this standard in second. Any chance of you sharing the doc in word so i can beef it up abit for second? It would make teaching this topic easier!
Thank you : )