1. Monday Direct instruction
Vocabulary journal entries (word description, translation, & drawing)
“Check” the level of word understanding in vocab journal

2. Key vocabulary of the week
Density
Cosmic Inflation
Fusion/Fuse
Transport
Debris
Orbit
Review:
Element
Proton
Electron
Neucleus

3. Key vocabulary of the week
Term: density
Definition: the amount of matter in something in relationship to its weight and size (the quotient of mass and volume)
Draw:

4. Key vocabulary of the week
Term: cosmic inflation
! An event that happened right after the Big Bang; explains the shape of our Universe
Definition: a very fast expansion of the early universe in volume

5. Key vocabulary of the week
Term: fusion
Definition: a process in which the nuclei of atoms are joined
Related word
fuse: to combine or mix things
Draw:

6. Key vocabulary of the week
Term: transport (transportation) Definition: to carry something (or someone) from one place to another
Related words (how elements get transported):
Asteroid: small planets circling the sun
Comet: a space object with a bright tail
Meteorite: a piece of rock or metal fallen to the ground from outer without burning up entirely

7. Key vocabulary of the week
Term: debris
Definition: the pieces that are left after something has been destroyed
When objects in space collide (hit each other) the debris are cast into space
Draw:

8. Key vocabulary of the week
Draw:
Term: orbit
Definition: to travel around (something, such as a planet or moon) in a curved path : to make an orbit around (something) 

9. Meet someone who speaks your language and…
Explain your definitions & drawings using your native language for these words:
Density
Cosmic Inflation
Debris
Orbit
Transport
Fusion/Fuse
Also, make sure you understand/remember:
Element
Proton
Electron
Neucleus

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