Learning Standards and Indicators Grade:2 Topic: The Sun

Common Core Learning Standards CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.1: Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. Indicator: This will be evident when students participate in a partner discussion and class discussion about the Glogster and the book The Sun, Our Nearest Star by Franklyn M. Branley to create a list of ten ways the sun impacts Earth and to construct a poster with the sun and the planets in their correct locations. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.5: Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently. Indicator: This will be evident when students use various resources such as the Glogster and The Sun, Our Nearest Star by Franklyn M. Branley to create a list of ten ways the sun impacts Earth and to construct a poster of the sun and the planets in their correct locations. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.7: Explain how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text. Indicator:

This will be evident when students use the Glogster to support the information learned through the book The Sun, Our Nearest Star by Franklyn M. Branley, in order to construct a poster of the sun and planets in the correct locations.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.2: Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section. Indicator: This will be evident when students work with a partner to create a list of ten different ways in which the sun impacts Earth. Science Standard 4 (NYS): The Physical Setting: Students will understand and apply scientific concepts, principles, and theories pertaining to the physical setting and living environment and recognize the historical development of ideas in science. Indicator: This will be evident when students construct a post of the solar system, which exhibits the sun in the center of the solar system and each planet in the correct order from the sun. NETS for Students: 2. Communication and Collaboration- Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. a. Students interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of media and formats.

Indicator: This will be evident when students interact with the Solar System Glogster and The Sun Concept Map to brainstorm, write, and discuss how the sun impacts Earth and interacts in the solar system.