LESSON PLAN

Moons Word Scramble

Grade Level: 4 --6

Curriculum Area: Language Arts

LA Frameworks:

ELA-1-E1 gaining meaning from print and building vocabulary using a full range of strategies (e.g., self-monitoring and correcting, searching, cross-checking), evidenced by reading behaviors while using the cuing systems (e.g., phonics, sentence structure, meaning); (1, 4)

ELA-5-E2 locating and evaluating information sources (e.g., print materials, databases, CD-ROM references, Internet information, electronic reference works, community and government data, television and radio resources, audio and visual materials); (1, 3, 4, 5)

ELA-5-E4 AND ELA-5-M4 using available technology to produce, revise, and publish a variety of works; (1, 3, 4)

ELA-1-M1 using knowledge of word meaning and developing basic and technical vocabulary using various strategies (e.g., context clues, affixes, etymology, dictionary); (1, 4)

ELA-4-M2 giving and following directions/procedures; (1, 4)

Lesson Objectives:

Students will locate information using the Internet.

Students will create word scramble puzzles using the Internet.

Students will locate names of moons from the planets hidden in word scramble puzzles.

Technology Connection: Internet

Assessment: The rubric to assess the Puzzles.

Procedures:

1. The teacher will review topics of space exploration, planets, and moons.

2. Divide the students into groups and assign each a planet. Using one of the following websites, the students will find the moons to their planet to input into a word scramble puzzle. (template and sample which includes puzzle samples from Puzzlemaker)

http://letrc.lpb.org/Moon Web Page 4-6/resourses.htm

http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html

3. Using the following website the students will enter their words into a scramble puzzle. http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/

4. Each student will print (or the teacher will copy) enough for each group to have a copy of each puzzle.

5. Each group of students will make a word scramble scrapbook, and as a group they will work each puzzle in order to learn the names of the moons for each planet.

Extensions:

1. Add additional space terms to the puzzle as detractors to make the puzzle more complicated.

2. Have students create puzzles with the names of moons from several planets. Students solving the puzzles will have to find and classify moons according to the correct planet.

3. Have students use Print Shop to create a cover for their word scramble scrapbooks.

Other Planets, Other Moons Home Page

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