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- 4th - 6th
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Students create a model of the solar system out of candy. They write a book about their travels through the Solar System, beginning at age ten and reaching Pluto at age seventy. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students, in groups, draw one of the parts of the solar system. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students research the parts of the solar system completing science, math, and language activities. They complete the included worksheets. In teams, they create a display for presentation to their classmates. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore facts about the solar system. They conduct research, and compose lyrics to well-known songs about one of the planets or various members of the solar system. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 2nd
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Students discover the planets and their location in the solar system. They complete a KWL chart on Saturn and discuss. They complete the lesson with a writing activity. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students develop a scaled down model of the solar system. In small groups, they calculate the scaled-down diameters of the planets and the sun, the scaled-down distance of the planets from the sun, complete two charts, and create a model of the sun and planets using their data. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students engage in a study of the solar system. They conduct research in order to obtain information. The facts are compiled in order to create a presentation. QUestions are included to guide the research and serve as a launching point for classroom discussion. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students work with a simulation of the solar system using a program downloaded from a web site. They maneuver through the site using teacher led instruction. Finally, they write a fictional story based on their investigations. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students construct a distance scale model of solar system in a long hallway or playing field and observe that the solar system is mostly empty space. They observe that outer planets are much farther apart than inner planets and find out that it takes a long time to travel through the solar system. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students examine the solar system through a group project on an assigned planet in which they combine facts and fiction in order to encourage people to visit their researched planet. Students also compose their own Mnemonic device to remember the nine planets. Full Review »
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