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Exploring the Universe: Why Do People Study Space?

This unit delves into the reasons behind humanity's fascination with space. Through focused weekly inquiries, students will examine patterns and cycles in the cosmos, historical interpretations of celestial phenomena, contemporary views of space, and potential future explorations. Students will also encounter essential vocabulary including telescope, gravity, and revolve as they engage with texts designed to answer the core theme question: "Why do people study space?" This exploration connects history, science, and future possibilities.

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Exploring the Universe: Why Do People Study Space?

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  1. Unit 4-Week 1 Day 1 Theme Question: Why do people study space? Focus Questions: Week 1: What patterns and cycles do we find in space? Week 2: How did people of the past explain objects in the night sky? Week 3: How do people view space today? Week 4: How night space be a part of our future?

  2. Theme Vocabulary Theme vocabulary • telescope • revolve • gravity • reflect • rotate

  3. Reading Preview and Predict • Pp. 194-203 Purpose • Find answers to the Theme Question. • Set your own purpose.

  4. Inflected Endings –ed, -ing

  5. Unit 4-Week 1 Day 2 Theme Question: Why do people study space? Focus Questions: Week 1: What patterns and cycles do we find in space? Week 2: How did people of the past explain objects in the night sky? Week 3: How do people view space today? Week 4: How night space be a part of our future?

  6. Theme Vocabulary Theme vocabulary • telescope • revolve • gravity • reflect • rotate

  7. Make Connections

  8. Reading Preview and Predict • Chapter 2 Purpose • Find answers to the Theme Question. • Set your own purpose.

  9. Unit 4-Week 1 Day 3 Theme Question: Why do people study space? Focus Questions: Week 1: What patterns and cycles do we find in space? Week 2: How did people of the past explain objects in the night sky? Week 3: How do people view space today? Week 4: How night space be a part of our future?

  10. Synonyms • Words that have the same, or almost the same, meaning. • Finding synonyms will help you to learn new words and better understand words you already know. • On page 200, find words that are synonyms for: turn angle Use the Theme Reader to find three words. List a synonym for the three words:

  11. Distinguish Fact from Opinion • Fact • Pieces of information that can be proved. • Opinion • Statements of belief or personal ideas • Strong opinions are backed up with facts. Fact of Opinion? A telescope is a tool that makes things appear closer and larger. The telescope is the most important tool ever invented.

  12. Reading Reread • Pp. 196-209 Purpose • Focus on how text features provide important information about the text and help them answer the Theme Question.

  13. Word StudyNoun Suffixes -ment, -hood, -ness, -tion, -ty, -ship These are added to words to form nouns. -ment: means, result -hood: condition, state of -ness: quality, state of -tion: action, condition -ty: state of, quality -ship: state of, quality

  14. Unit 4-Week 1 Day 4 Theme Question: Why do people study space? Focus Questions: Week 1: What patterns and cycles do we find in space? Week 2: How did people of the past explain objects in the night sky? Week 3: How do people view space today? Week 4: How night space be a part of our future?

  15. Theme Vocabulary • telescope-> • revolve-> • gravity-> • reflect-> • rotate->

  16. Make Connections

  17. Reading Reread • Pp. 196-209 Purpose • Find text evidence to answer the Theme Question: Why do people study space?

  18. Why do people study space?pp. 196-209

  19. Word StudyNoun Suffixes Complete the sentences with the following words: amendment likelihood sweetness infection • The group proposed an_____________ to change the rules. • There is a strong________________ that he will buy a car. • The cake’s ________________ was too much. • My brother had an _____________ in his throat.

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