Lesson+1

= Mission Statement: one =

Introduction to the Solar System.

Hi there little Space Explorers!

Today is a really important day! Do you know why???? We are learning about the SOLAR SYSTEM!!!!

During your first mission, you will need to work together in your groups and complete a few things to pass this level of our expedition:

- Watch a video from the Learning Federation as a class - Watch a video on Brain Pop in your groups - Fill out the activity sheet on Brain Pop individually

[|*Learning Federation Video] *[|Brain Pop Video] [|*Brain Pop Activity Sheet]

The second part of the missions invloves each group to write about the Travelling Alien in the Brain Pop video. You need to answers questions like: 1. What would their first impressions be? 2. What would Earth be like to them?

The document needs to be written in first person point of view....

The roles for this activity are as follows: 1. Researcher 2. Writer 3. Illustrator 4. Editor

[|The Travelling Alien.docx]

This will give you an understanding that Earth is just one part of a series of Planets in the atmosphere..... There could be more life out there... Somewhere...