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As the World Turns
Students will use their bodies to act out the motions of Earth by exploring orbits, rotations, and the turning of the earth as it revolves around the sun. Doing research to find correct answers to their questions will help them act out...
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Where Is Saturn in the Solar System? Where Am I in the Solar System?
Students engage in a solar system activity, For this activity, students will read aloud as a class about the solar system. The students will then listen to the teacher read a solar system book prior to filling out a worksheet about...
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Sky 2: Shadows
Students explore space science by participating in a shadow experiment. In this sky observation lesson plan, students identify how the sun creates different sized shadows by moving across the horizon. Students utilize yard sticks,...
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Out and About: The Science of Sport
Young scholars take a closer look at sports science. In this hands-on learning instructional activity, students may visit the Science Museum, the Life Science Centre, or the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum online or in-person to discover...
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Agriculture Cares for the World
Students explore world geography by analyzing agriculture. In this dietary habits lesson, students discuss the role parents play in their children's diet and where the food comes from. Students write agricultural research paragraphs and...
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A Peek into the Lives of Stars!
Students create a model of the birth of a star and demonstrate the stages of the star's lifecycle. In this star lifecycle lesson, students mix flour and water in a jar to model the birth of a star, then role-play the entire lifecycle in...
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The Middle Ages
Students discuss the Middle Ages. In this social science lesson, students role-play that they are medieval lords, knights, and ladies who keep diaries. Students write what they would have put in their diaries and decorate their diaries.
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People and Space
Students explore space travel. In this space science activity, students define "dehydration" and explain why dehydrated foods are necessary for space survival. Students prepare and eat a meal that includes a variety of dehydrated foods.
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Hero Or Zero?
Students investigate science and technology by reading a children's book. In this reading comprehension lesson plan, students read the story Archibald Frisby and discuss the ways we use science and technology in everyday life. Students...
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Texture - Bumpy, Wrinkled, Smooth?
Students study textures and identify textures using satellite images. For this texture lesson, students study various objects and define their textures. Students feel crayon rubbings and sort them into groups. Students use a book with...
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What is the Solar System?
Students study the solar system. In this solar system lesson, students create graphic organizers, and participate in class demonstrations illustrating size and distance within the solar system.
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Solar Cell Simulation
Second graders describe how energy moves from the Sun to the photovoltaic cell to the wire and to the load. In this solar cell simulation lesson plan, 2nd graders demonstrate the movement of photons and electrons to emulate how solar...
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Solar S'Mores
Students investigate solar energy. In this solar energy lesson, students compare how heat is absorbed in light-colored objects and dark-colored objects by making S'mores.
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The 9 Planets
In this space science worksheet, students study the pictures of the nine planets. Students memorize the planets by the pictures of the planets.
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Jupiter
In this Jupiter instructional activity, students research the answers to five key facts associated with Jupiter including the distance from the sun and how long it takes to rotate around the earth.
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Mercury
For this solar system worksheet, students color a detailed picture of the planet Mercury. Students answer 5 essay questions about the planet.
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Mars Worksheet
In this planet Mars worksheet, students color a detailed picture of Mars and answer 5 questions about its size, rotation, distance from the sun and other interesting facts. Students will need to do their own research to answer these...
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An Alien Is Here!
In this alien writing instructional activity, students imagine that an alien has come to visit. Students first make a list of 10 things that would show the alien about life on Earth. Then students rewrite the list, putting the things in...
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A Short Report on the Moon
In this moon report worksheet, students use the cover sheet and 3 lined pages to make a short mini-book about the moon. Students will do their own research and write the facts on the lines.
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A Short Report on the Moon: Black and White Copy
In this moon report worksheet, learners use the cover sheet and 3 small lined pages to make a short report on the moon. Students do their research, write on the pages and then cut it apart and staple to make a mini book. The cover may be...
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A Short Report on Earth: Black and White Copy
In this Earth report activity, students use the cover sheet and 3 small lined pages to construct a mini book about the Earth. Students do their own research and write their facts on the pages. Students then cut, staple and color the report.
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Even and Odd Number Maze
For this math worksheet, students discriminate between even and odd numbers by following a path of odd numbers to reach the end of a maze puzzle. This page has a space travel theme.
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Looking for Words in Picture
In this vocabulary worksheet, young scholars examine a detailed picture of a space shuttle and astronaut. From a list of 20 words, students search the picture to see if that object is there. If the word names something in the picture,...
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The Solar System
In this science worksheet, students learn the names of the 9 planets in our solar system (Pluto is still included here) and locate them in a word search. Students answer 9 questions about the planets--their positions and attributes.