5E Instructional Model Plan:

Structure of the Solar System 5E Instructional Plan

Plan for teaching the structure of the Solar System using the 5E Instructional Model as a framework

5-7 days

In this 5E plan, students will look at data to surface patterns in the structure of our solar system and explore the concepts related to these patterns through a lab and simulator in order to explain the patterns and how they are connected. A focus on density and temperature through particle models will help students understand the big idea from this 5E plan and the big ideas from many important topics later in the course, including convection in the mantle and atmosphere.

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