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Astronaut Trading Cards Lesson
Plan
Grade Level: K-4 grades
Curriculum Area: Language Arts
and Social Studies
Lesson Objectives:
- ELA-1-E1 gaining meaning from print and building vocabulary
using a full range of strategies (1, 4)
- ELA-1-E7 reading with fluency for various purposes (e.g.,
enjoying, learning, problem solving) (1, 2, 4)
- ELA-2-E4 using narration, description, exposition, and persuasion
to develop compositions (e.g., notes, stories, letters,
poems, logs); (1, 4)
- ELA-4-E2 giving and following directions/procedures; (1,
4)
- ELA-4-E4 giving rehearsed and unrehearsed presentations;
(1, 4)
- ELA-5-E4 using available technology to produce, revise,
and publish a variety of works; (1, 3, 4)
- H-1A-E3 identifying and using primary and secondary historical
sources to learn about the past; (1, 3, 4)
Technology Performance Indicators:
Use technology tools (e.g., publishing, multimedia tools,
and word processing software) for individual and for simple
collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities
for a variety of audiences. (1,3)
Technology Connection: Internet
and Word Processor
Assessment: Trading Card
Procedures:
1. The teacher will bookmark the
website for the links to the astronauts.
2. There are 18 astronauts who landed on the moon. Assign
an astronaut to each student.
| Neil Armstrong |
Michael Collins |
Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin |
| Alan Bean |
Charles Conrad,
Jr. |
Richard Gordan, Jr. |
| Alan Shepard,
Jr. |
Edgar Mitchell |
Stuart Roosa |
| David Scott |
Alfred Worden |
James Irwin |
| John Young |
Charles Duke,
Jr. |
Thomas Mattingly, II |
| Eugene Cunan |
Harrison Schmitt |
Ronald Evans |
3. If students do not know how to save pictures from the
Internet, do a whole group lesson. (Use this handout)
4. Students will access the web site for the link to the
assigned astronaut.
5. Using the planning
sheet, the student will make notes and download the picture
into an assigned folder.
6. The students will then use a word processor and the trading card template (how to insert ahandout)
for creating their trading card. (Sample
of finished trading card)
7. Each student will take a turn sharing his or her card
with the class.
8. Assess student work using a rubric. (See
our sample)
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