Lesson Plan

Discovering Saturn, The Real "Lord of the Rings"

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Reading, writing, and rings! A lesson from NASA combines space science with authentic reading and writing tasks. Included in this lesson are pre-reading activities, four mini informational booklets on Saturn, a structured note-taking guide, and an authentic final writing assessment. Young astronauts practice note-taking skills while gathering information about Saturn through their reading. Then they use this information to write a descriptive paragraph for mission control.

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Resource Details
Grade
3rd - 4th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Duration
5 days
Instructional Strategies
Modeling
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Year
2004