Lesson Plans and Worksheets
Lesson Planet has been a lifesaver in assisting me with planning great lessons for my students. It has helped me to see what other teachers are using to engage their students in learning.
- 11-27-11
Uranus Lesson Plans
Find teacher approved Uranus lesson plan ideas and activities
Learners construct a scale model of the solar system in a long hallway or playing field. They discuss the fact that most of the solar system is empty space, and that outer planets are much farther apart than inner planets. They also talk about how long it takes to travel through the solar system.
Students review the order of the planets from the sun and use the data to create a human solar system. Pupils are assigned the name of a planet, and physically demonstrate the orbits and the time it takes for each of the planets to revolve around the sun.
Young scholars determine measurements and distances using trigonometric ratios. In this astronomy lesson students demonstrate the difference between a positive and negative slope using the Pythagorean Theorem.
Student map a path through the Solar System using facts about the planets. Working with a partner, they play a game and assume the roles of Tour Guide and Visitor. They sit back-to-back with a Map and Destination Information and the Tour Guide prepares a tour for their partner using only clues from the Destination sheet. Visitors guess where to go and try to make it to the correct final destination.
Students discover our Solar System by creating miniature models. In this space science lesson plan, students utilize a clothesline, construction paper and clothespins to recreate the solar system within their classroom. Students create a drawing of the Solar System they can bring home and study.
Students explore the conditions needed for an aurora curve to exist and determine if any other planet may experience auroras. In this meteorology lesson, students identify what is necessary for an aurora to occur, review facts about planets in the solar system, then determine if any planets are capable of experiencing auroras.
Students use teacher constructed "planets" and test their magnetic field. They hold the planet hear the compa"equator." Students rotate the planet and observe the effect on the compass. They move the planet above the compass and repeat the experiment.
Sixth graders, in groups,create fact sheets about a lost space craft. Using data charts and additional compiled information, other teams of students attempt to locate the craft based on the clues given. In groups, 6th graders compile lists of each planet's characteristics.
Students make several models of the solar system to learn the positions of the planets in the solar system as well as relative distances and sizes. They create several models of the solar system and identify the planets by size, shape, color, features, and position in the solar system. Students also practice key vocabulary words and ask and answer specific questions.
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.
