Cassini K-4 Literacy Program: Grades 1 & 2 Lessons
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Overview: Reading, Writing, and Rings Teacher Introduction
- Information on Reading, Writing, and Rings, using science notebooks throughout the lessons, student assessment, student growth indicators, and a wealth of invaluable information to make your journey more exciting.
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Download Cover (PDF, 510 KB)
Download Intro (PDF, 1.6 MB)
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1. What Do You Know About Saturn?
- Language Arts Focus: Descriptive Writing
- Science Focus: Assessment through Writing and Illustration
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Download (PDF, 560 KB)
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2. Where Is Saturn in the Solar System? Where Am I in the Solar System?
- Language Arts Focus: Nonfiction Texts: Listening and Structured Writing
- Science Focus: Learning About the Structure of the Solar System
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Download (PDF, 308 KB)
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3. Wow, Saturn Is Much Bigger than Earth!
- Language Arts Focus: Scientific Captions and Labels
- Science Focus: Creating an Earth-Saturn Model
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Download (PDF, 432 KB)
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4. "Amazing-Saturn Is So Far, Far Away!"
- Language Arts Focus: Writing an Informational Postcard
- Science Focus: Using a Playground Model to Explore Distance
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Download (PDF, 408 KB)
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5. My Spacecraft Model
- Language Arts Focus: Written Reporting and Oral Peer Presentations
- Science Focus: Planning, Building, and Explaining a Spacecraft Model
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Download (PDF, 357 KB)
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6. Earth to Saturn, Earth to Saturn!
- Language Arts Focus: Descriptive Analogies
- Science Focus: Understanding the Attributes of Earth and Saturn
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Download (PDF, 314 KB)
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7. Rotating Rings of Ice
- Language Arts Focus: Drafting and Writing a Paragraph
- Science Focus: Modeling Saturn's Icy Ring System
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Download (PDF, 505 KB)
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8. Titan and the Other Moons of Saturn
- Language Arts Focus: Descriptive Scientific Language
- Science Focus: Sorting by Scientific Attributes
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Download (PDF, 911 KB)
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9. Focus on Saturn's Fascinating Features
- Language Arts Focus: Writing and Illustrating Expository Texts
- Science Focus: Creating Saturn Books - Rings, Moons, and other Features
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Download (PDF, 624 KB)
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10. Awesome Saturn
- Language Arts Focus: Using Poetry to Describe Saturn
- Science Focus: Summative Reflections on Saturn
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Download (PDF, 395 KB)
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