Evidence of Alignment

SEPUP™ Solar System and Beyond

What kinds of future space missions should we fund and conduct? Investigative phenomena within the lessons connect back to the issue and storyline.

Anchoring phenomenon: There are a variety of objects in space, there are patterns of changes in the positions of these objects in the sky, and technology has played a critical role in obtaining evidence about these objects.

Examples explored include the fact that objects in space can be categorized based on their characteristics and apparent motion, phases of the moon, seasons and changes in the daynight cycle, solar and lunar eclipses, evidence gathered from telescopes and other instruments as well as from piloted and unpiloted space missions. Students generate and answer questions such as: What causes the patterns of motion of objects in space? What causes a solar or lunar eclipse? How can we use technology, either from Earth or space missions, to understand space objects and how they appear to move through space?

This unit builds towards and assesses PEs ESS1-1, ESS1-2, ESS1-3. View all unit tools, including student books and teacher materials here.

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Each Performance Expectation comes at the top of the SEPUP Learning Pathway; a guide for sequencing activities showing connections between the three dimensions of the NGSS as well as Common Core Standards.

Solar System and Beyond bundles three PEs: ESS1-1, ESS1-2, ESS1-3.

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Differentiation

An intentionally flexible approach to all program activity types help accomplish our goal that all students achieve scientific literacy. 

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Integrated into the programs the SEPUP assessment system sets up ways to collect evidence on student learning and improve performance.

Literacy

Embedded strategies help teachers explore students' thinking and give students multiple opportunities to confront their preconceptions.

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SEPUP Third Edition | NGSS

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Other NGSS curriculum we looked at did not have all the components we were looking for: hands-on, real-world issues, literacy supports, and cross-curricular opportunities. Plus, being able to have it all in one neat package (quite literally with the carts) is one of the best bonuses of this program!

Donna Ferraiolo, Common Core Science Facilitator, Agawam, MA

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