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1 CLIL MODULE: THE SOLAR SYSTEM Tibaldi Elena Vittoria Docente di Scienze Naturali Biology - IB Program XXI Century Science Cambridge IGCSE Liceo Vittoria Vittoria International School Via delle Rosine 14, Torino Eleonora Brero Docente di Inglese Liceo Vittoria Via delle Rosine 14, Torino elena.tibaldi@unito.it
2 THE SOLAR SYSTEM: LESSON PLAN Class Content Prerequisites Teaching aims 1 year high school The solar system Concept of mass; unit for astronomical distance; study of the universe; birth and death of the stars Language skills adapted for the audience To enable learners to understand that bodies in the Solar system have different features, but common origin Develop learner s ability to classify objects Raise leaner s awareness of the peculiarity of the Earth Raise leaner s awareness of the latest discoveries on the Solar system Improve language skills in reading, speaking, listening and writing Develop CALP (cognitive academic language proficiency) learning can be achieved in a second language Improve social competences
3 Learning outcomes Methodology Timing Teaching aids To know: the name and the main features of the planets and other bodies of the solar system; the important role of the atmosphere on the planets; Kepler s and Newton s laws; content specific vocabulary To be able to: recognize the planets and other bodies of the solar system; describe the main features of the solar system; classify the objects on the basis of size and other features; use internet as a source of information; use language creatively To be aware of: the unique features of the Earth; the favourable conditions to the development of life on a planet are limited to a narrow belt, at a specific distance from a star; the latest discoveries on the solar system, the search for extrasolar planets; how to cooperate in pairs or in groups Interactive lesson; use of videos Pairwork and groupwork; whole class activity; cooperative learning 8 hours; first term Computer, dictionaries, science textbook, English textbook
4 THE 4C IN CLIL content cognition 4C culture communication
5 terrestrial planet giant planets Origin of the Solar System Organize a powerpoint presentation Sun Planets of the Solar System Content Kepler s Laws Asteroids, meteor, meteorites, comets Newton s law Star thermonuclear reaction Orbit, shape and speed of movement Gravitational force
6 Aristotele, Tolomeo, Copernico, Galileo spectrometry physics of light optics Reading articles on scientific magazines Scientific revolution History of telescope SETI project Search for extraterrestrial life Contribution of different countries in space exploration Culture bioindicators extrasolar planets Listening to TV programmes (i.e. Discovery Channel) Be aware of the unicity of Earth ecology Surfing the Internet environmental awareness Climate change Issue with water
7 Identify the main features of Sun, planets, asteroids, meteors, meteorites, comets Know the names of the planets synthesis knowledge Understand the concept of system Cognition comprehension application different features, but common origin of the planets Compare different types of telescopes Classify terrestrial and giants planets Be able to choose the appropriate telescope evaluation analysis Evaluated the main challenges in finding extrasolar terrestrial planets Recognize the planets and the bodies in the Solar System Analyse the criteria for classifying planets
8 Content specific vocabulary Glossary Language OF learning Present simple and past simple Passive form Classifying, Comparing, predicting How to write a report Defining, describing, explaining Language FOR learning questioning/ answering, debating Communication Language for project work Comparative/ superlative Language THROUGH learning Extending presentation skills New vocabulary/ dictionary skills Presenting evidence Using feedback
9 ACTIVATING PRIOR KNOWLEDGE What do you know about the Solar System? What is the origin of planet names? Which are the main characteristics of the Earth? Which of the planets is the closest to the Sun? Which is the satellite of the Earth? Which is the biggest planet of the Solar System? List 5 planets of the Solar system How can we observe the planets of the Solar System?
10 SCAFFOLDING: example of TEXT ADAPTATION
11 SCAFFOLDING: example of TEXT ADAPTATION Use of bullet points Bold font for keywords Provide a glossary for the keywords Simplifycation of language (depending on the text and on the class) Reduction of content (depending on the text and on the class) Our Solar System consists of: a star, the Sun the planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune satellites (i.e Moon) and other celestial bodies (comets, asteroids, metors, meteorites...) The Sun nearest star is a red dwarf star called Proxima Centauri at a distance of 4.3 light-years. A light-year is the distance travelled by the light in one year.
12 SCAFFOLDING: example of GLOSSARY KEYWORD asteroid comets gravitation light year orbit planet satellite solar system star DEFINITION A mass of rock that moves around in space; mostly found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter ball of ice and dust in orbit around the Sun The force of attraction which exists between all particles of matter in the universe. Distance travelled by light in one year Trajectory of a body rotating around another body A body orbiting a star A body that is smaller than a planet and orbits a planet group of planets, satellites, asteroids and comets orbiting the Sun massive, luminous ball of plasma held together by gravity Science Kauser, O Donoghue Oxford Content and Language Support Astronomy for GCSE Moore and Lintott - Duckworth Science K. Kelly Macmillan Vocabulary Practice Series
13 An example from Oxford Word Skills
14 THE SOLAR SYSTEM Lesson 1: the origin of the Solar System video
15 THE SOLAR SYSTEM Lesson 2: the planets of the Solar System The Solar System consists of: the Sun eight planets, at least three "dwarf planets (i.e Pluto) more than 130 satellites of the planets a large number of small bodies (the comets and asteroids) the interplanetary medium Neptune The inner Solar System includes the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars; the outer Solar System inlcudes Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The inner and outer solar system are separated by the asteroid belt. Saturn Jupiter Earth Venus Mars Mercury Uranus
16 THE SOLAR SYSTEM Lesson 3: Kepler s laws 1 law: The orbits of planets are elliptical with the Sun lying in one focus. Video 2 law: the radius joining the Sun to the planet covers equal areas in equal times. As a consequence, the planet is moving faster when it is closer to the Sun (perihelion), and slower when it is far from it (aphelion).
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23 CLIL BIBLIOGRAPHY
24 EXERCISES and ACTIVITIES (1a) ANSWER TO MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
25 EXERCISES and ACTIVITIES (1b) ANSWER TO MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
26 EXERCISES and ACTIVITIES (2) LABEL THE SOLAR SYSTEM Use the terms in the lists to label the parts of the Solar system Sun Jupiter Mars Saturn Mercury Uranus Earth Neptune Venus (Pluto)
27 EXERCISES and ACTIVITIES (3) MATCH NAME AND DEFINITION Complete the table matching the name (1-8) of the object in the Solar System and the definition (A-H). 1) Earth 2) Mars 3) Moon 4) Jupiter 5) Mercury 6) Sun 7) Comet 8) Venus A) The largest planet of the Solar system B) The planet that is smallest and closest to the Sun C) An object in space that leaves a bright stream of gas and dust D) The planet we live on E) The hottest planet of the Solar system F) It is also called the red planet G) The only star in the Solar System H) The Earth satellite
28 EXERCISES and ACTIVITIES (4) OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING IMAGES AND IDENTIFY THE OBJECTS A)... B)... C)... D)... E)... F)...
29 EXERCISES and ACTIVITIES (5) COMPLETE THE CHART ORDERING THE OBJECTS ACCORDING TO THE DECREASING SIZE SATELLITE METEORITE STAR METEOR PLANET STAR PLANET SATELLITE METEORITE METEOR
30 EXERCISES and ACTIVITIES (6) COMPLETE THE TABLE Use the list of planets to complete the T chart classifying terrestrial and giant planets. Jupiter Mars Saturn Mercury Uranus Earth Neptune Venus Terrestrial planets Giant planets
31 EXERCISES and ACTIVITIES (7) COMPLETE THE TABLE Use the list of objects to complete the T chart classifying stars, planets and satellites Jupiter Proxima Centauri Mercury Sun Titan Venus Arcturus Moon stars planets satellites
32 EXERCISES and ACTIVITIES (8): LANGUAGE TASK READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT AND FIND OUT EXAMPLES OF: 1) Making comparisons 2) Passive form of verbs 3) Present tenses 4) Past tenses
33 EXERCISES and ACTIVITIES (9): LISTENING COMPREHENSION WATCH AND LISTEN TO THE VIDEO AND COMPLETE THE TEXT CHOOSING THE APPROPRIATE WORDS AMONG THOSE LISTED BELOW science/edexcel/space/gravityforceandweig htact.shtml acceleration, bigger, force, grams, kilograms, liters, material, mass, newton, relation, smaller, speed, weight All objects have...; it is the measure of how much... the object contains and it is measured in... Force changes motion. The size of... depends on the size of the force and the mass of the object. The... the force, the greater the acceleration. There is a... between force, mass and acceleration.
34 EXERCISES and ACTIVITIES (10): LISTENING AND WRITING WATCH AND LISTEN TO THE VIDEO, THEN ANSWER THE QUESTION planetsstarsandgalaxiesact.shtml The Earth is part of the solar system. How big is the rest of the outer space?
35 EXERCISES and ACTIVITIES (11) WATCH AND LISTEN TO THE VIDEO, THEN PROVIDE A SUITABLE CAPTION TO THE PICTURE ceandweightact.shtml
36 EXERCISES and ACTIVITIES (12): READING COMPREHENSION Read the text in the following web site: Answer the following questions 1) Which is the origin of the name of the planets? Provide some examples. 2) Which are the most important discoveries made using the telescope? 3) Which are the terrestrial planets? 4) Which are the main characteristics of the athmosfere in the planets of the Solar system? Which is the composition of the Earth atmosphere? In pairs, discuss your answers
37 EXERCISES and ACTIVITIES (13) THINK AND DISCUSS 1. Predict the role of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and protection from asteroid impacts, by comparing the features of planets with or without the atmophere Hypothesise why it is so challenging to find extrasolar planets similar to the Earth Explain why a planet such as Jupiter possesses many satellites and Mercury none Explain why the search of liquid water is the primary goal for the astronomers Suppose which chemical compounds could be searched when looking for life in extrasolar planets....
38 EXERCISES and ACTIVITIES (14) COOPERATIVE LEARNING: JIGSAW ACTIVITY 1) The teacher divides the class into small groups (expert groups) and provides each group with a different part of a text 2) Each group reads its own text and writes three comprehension questions on the text, together with the correct answers on a separate sheet, and gives them to the teacher. 3) The teacher prepares a questionnaire with all the collected questions 4) New groups are formed with a member from each expert group: their task is to answer to the questionnaire.
39 EXERCISES and ACTIVITIES (15) POWERPOINT PRESENTATION Task: Imagine you are a scientist preparing for a conference on the latest discoveries on the Solar system 1) Choose one of the bodies (planet, satellite, meteor, comet...) in the Solar System and, using internet, search information about the latest discoveries. 2) Compare your information with those of a small group of classmates. 3) Prepare a powerpoint presentation 4) Make an oral presentation to the whole class.
40 COGNITIVE SKILLS (LOTS) Remembering, defining TYPE OF EXERCISES 1a, 1b Multiple choice 2. Labelling the solar system 3. Matching word-definition Identifying, naming 4. Identify the object in the picture Rank ordering 5. Order the objects according to size Comparing and contrasting Classifying 6. complete the T chart classifying terrestrial and giant planets. 7. complete the T chart classifying stars, planets and satellites
41 COGNITIVE SKILLS (HOTS) Predicting Hypothesising Reasoning Creative thinking, synthesis TYPE OF EXERCISES 13.1 Predict the role of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and of protection from asteroid impacts, by comparing the features of planets with the atmophere or planets without it Hypothesise why it is so challenging at the moment to find extrasolar planets similar to the Earth 13.3 Explain why a planet such as Jupiter possesses many satellites and Mercury none 13.4 Explain why search of water is the primary goal in the study of the astronomers Suppose which chemical compounds could be searched when looking for life in extrasolar planets 15 Imagine you are a scientist preparing for a conference on the latest discoveries on the Solar system.
42 LANGUAGE SKILLS Grammar Listening and writing TYPE OF EXERCISES 8. Read the following text and find out examples of comparatives, superlatives, present and past tense Listen to the video then: 9. complete the text choosing the appropriate words among those listed below 10. answer the questions 11. write a suitable caption Reading, writing and speaking 12. Read the text, write the answers, then discussthemin pairs
43 ASSESSMENT CRITERIA A written test should be administered at the end of the CLIL module The type of exercises in the test should be similar to the one suggested before; criteria for assessment must be expressed. Exercises should involve the assessment of both language and content EXAMPLE 1) Define the following terms 2) Find comparatives and present simple verbs and transform them in superlatives and past simple verbs, respectively 3) Read the text and answer to the questions 4) Classify the following objects in suitable categories. 5) Describe a planet of the Solar system. 6) Define the roles of the atmosphere. 7) Analyse the origin of the Solar System in relation to the origin and evolution of the Universe. 8) Explain the main features of the planets (atmosphere, number of satellites) at the light of Newton s Law
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