Grade 1 - A History Of The Earth

The History of the Earth: Supplemental Guide 1 | Our Home, Earth 19

Create an Earth Idea Web using Instructional Master 1A-2 as

a guide. [Note: The class will be fi lling in this web throughout

this lesson. Instructional Master 1A-2 is an example of what a

complete Idea Web might look like.]

➶ Above and Beyond: Make a copy of a blank Idea Web
(Instructional Master 1A-1) for any student who is prepared to
complete this graphic organizer on their own.
Make a copy of Instructional Master 1A-3 for each student. This
will be their Response Cards, Set One (Heat, Pressure, Time).
Have students cut out their Response Cards, Set One and write
their name on the back of each card. [Note: Set Two will be
introduced after the Pausing Point.] When Response Cards are not
in use, have students place them in an envelope or plastic zip-top
bag.
For Word Work, locate familiar classroom items, such as a
stapler, marker, book bin, etc., and place them on the surfaces of
classroom tables and desks before starting this activity.
For the Vocabulary Instructional Activity, use chart paper and a
black marker to draw a large circle for the Word Web; write rotates
in the center of the circle. You will also need a green, red, and
yellow marker for this activity. A globe and small ball are needed to
help explain the meaning of rotates.
Notes to Teacher
It may be diffi cult for students to understand the idea that the
earth is rotating because they cannot feel the movement. If
necessary, explain to students that we do not feel the earth move
because the motion is very smooth and everything else is moving
at the same time. Remind students that they know that the earth
is moving because the sun and stars seem to move across the sky
over time.