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Earth Lesson Plans
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Students discover the place of Earth in the solar system. In this earth science lesson, students study the different features of the planets. They compare and contrast Earth with the rest of the planets in the solar system.
Students explain that it is the tilt of earth's axis that causes the seasons. They engage in a variety of activities, both teacher-led and on the computer, which enable them to further explain how the Earth's axis affects the seasons.
Students use computer images to explain why the Earth has seasons and examine the phases of the moon. They create 3-D images and present them to the class. They answer a series of questions at the end of the lesson.
Learners explore space. In this cross curriculum literacy "Earth, Moon, and Sun" lesson, students develop a story structure graphic organizer and write a folktale after listening to the book How Night Came by Joanna Troughton and the poem "What is the Man in the Moon?" by Amy Goldman Koss. Learners demonstrate the Earth's rotation with a globe and flashlight, construct models of the sun, earth, and moon, and participate in several other related activities.
Students investigate the magnitude of Earth's magnetic field using PASCO. In this physics lesson, students describe the features of the magnetosphere. They explain how atmosphere layers protect the Earth.
Students explore the possibility of being on Mars and being able to identify the Earth. For this space lesson students complete a set of calculations to see if this is possible.
Learners complete a unit on the formation of the Earth. They read and discuss the book, "The Magic School Bus, Inside the Earth," write journal entries, create a play dough model of the Earth, complete various sorting activities, and construct volcanoes.
Third graders discuss how Aristotle concluded that the Earth was round. As a class, they review theories about the Earth's shape and describe how life on Earth would be different if it were flat. Individually, they make a moon book in which they take a pretend journey to the surface. To end the lesson, they make a model of the moon in its different phases and show it to the class.
Students explore what it means to be a good steward of the environment. In this Earth Day lesson plan, students create watercolor pictures of how to take care of the earth. They brainstorm ideas for an Earth Day project.
Students investigate comets. In this space science lesson, students study overhead transparencies of the orbits of Earth and a comet. Students identify various locations and times where comets would be visible from Earth.
