Universe Cycle
SECOND GRADE
4 week unit

1. Students should recognize patterns in the night sky.
2. Students should begin recognizing the difference between constellations and stars.
3. Students should know the nine planets.
4. Students should begin to understand how far planets are separated.
5. Students should begin to recognize terrestrial and gas planets.
6. Students should distinguish features on Earth and the Moon.
7. Students should begin to understand how humans locate themselves on a map.
8. Students should know what a globe illustrates.
9. Students should recognize that there are different types of maps.

WEEK 1.
PRE: Discovering stars.
LAB: Analyzing the geometric pattern of constellations.
POST: Exploring myths about the constellations.

WEEK 2.
PRE: Comparing the 9 planets of our Solar System.
LAB: Comparing the distance between planets.
POST: Exploring terrestrial and gas planets.

EARTH

WEEK 3.
PRE: Comparing the Earth and the Moon.
LAB: Exploring the characteristics of the Earth's surface.
POST: Exploring the features of the Moon.

GEOGRAPHY

WEEK 4.
PRE: Contrasting different types of maps.
LAB: Exploring longitude and latitude.
POST: Comparing maps and globes.