About This Lesson
This lesson serves as an introduction to an astronomy unit for grades 4-5. The featured informational text, Journey Through Our Solar System, provides an overview of historical discoveries, the inner and outer solar system, and ongoing space exploration. Included are elements of complex nonfiction text (with table of contents, chapters, headings, vocabulary, timeline, glossary, index); images (with charts, captions, labels); close reading; text-dependent questions; informational writing; companion text; research; and cross-curricular activities. These elements relay foundational science content; weave in photography, poetry, biography, and more; and meet many 4–5 ELA CCSS.
