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Spaced Out

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the transit of Venus and the information that this minieclipse provides about the distance between the Earth and the sun. They create their own astronomical units.
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Timing the Transit of Venus

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students calculate elapsed time and look for patterns.
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The Greenhouse Effect

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Pupils complete a group experiment which simulates the greenhouse effect as well as compare the climate on Earth to the climate on Venus following a class discussion on the greenhouse effect.
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Email From Another Planet

For Students 4th - 6th
In this article about emails and plants worksheet, students read short descriptions about 8 planets in the solar system and then imagine they are visiting one of the planets and send an email to a family member describing their...
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Sunshine Math- 1 Venus, III

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this problem solving activity, students complete 7 problems that include: reasoning, basic operations, graphs, tables, geometry and math puzzles.
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Sunshine Math- 1 Venus, XIII

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this math applications worksheet, students complete 7 varied questions that include: adding money, counting, estimation, symmetry and reasoning.
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8th Grade Math Worksheet

For Students 8th
In this linear equations worksheet, 8th graders solve 10 different problems that include various types of linear equations. First, they write the distance between Venus and the Sun in scientific notation. Then, students determine the...
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Planetary Alignments

For Students 8th - 10th
In this planetary alignments worksheet, students use 2 different methods to find out when planet alignments will occur. They use a three number series and they use least common multiples to find out when Mercury and Venus will align.
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Sunshine Math - 1: Venus, VIII

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this math skills worksheet, students solve the 7 problems on the worksheet using a variety of different math skills. The problems involve math operations, comparisons, story problems, reading calendars and telling time.
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Sunshine Math- 1 Venus, XIV

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this problem solving learning exercise, students complete 7 varied math word problems. They include money, reasoning, estimation, skip counting and problem solving.
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Sunshine Math- 1 Venus, XV

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this problem solving worksheet, students complete 9 story problems that include geometry, measurement, input and output, pictographs, time, addition and weights.
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Voyage Solar System

Round and Round We Go — Exploring Orbits in the Solar System

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Math and science come together in this cross-curricular astronomy lesson plan on planetary motion. Starting off with a hands-on activity that engages the class in exploring the geometry of circles and ellipses, this lesson plan then...
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Sun's Impact On Earth's Temperature

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students view NASA images and movies of Venus, Earth, and Mars to deduce weather patterns and manipulate computer models to test competing hypotheses. They manipulate computer models to investigate the influence of solar distance and...
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Paper Plate Observation

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars analyze transits from previous scientists. They identify simple objects that could have been used for documentation in the science world. They also practice scientific inquiry using methodology.
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Dinner in a Woodland

For Students 5th
After reading a short paragraph about what makes up a woodland habitat, fifth graders attempt to identify the primary consumers, secondary consumers, and third order consumers in two separate food chain scenarios. They also name a hawk's...
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Smithsonian Institution

Geometric Shapes Collage

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Junior geometers practice stating the names of different geometric shapes. They define and name the different shapes and compare and contrast shapes to one another. They also relate the shapes to objects in the real world.
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Shadow Games

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars create different shapes by putting light on different objects. They change the distance from the object, the light source and angles to make the shadows different. They are to describe the relationship between the light,...
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Investigating Latitude and Longitude

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Young scholars examine the lines of latitude and longitude on a map, and explain why these lines might be useful. In this lesson students also explore websites that provide information to improve their understanding of how and why...
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Making Models of the Solar System

For Teachers 1st - 5th
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. Creation of these models will help them identify the planets by size, shape, color,...
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How To Build a Planet From The Inside Out!

For Students 9th - 11th
High schoolers read about the Spitzer Space Telescope and the technology used to learn about planet composition. They calculate the radius of a planet, the size of a planet, the average density of a planet and the likely core composition...
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A Model Solar System

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
If Earth is modeled by a grapefruit, what planet could be represented by a golf ball? This activity uses everyday and not-so-everyday objects to create a model of the Solar System.
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Measurement via Triangulation

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars utilize triangulation techniques to determine altitudes of objects. An altitude locator is constructed and used to determine the height of a building or a tree. Tangent tables and formulas provide the ratio for the formula...
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Measurement Via Triangulation

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students investigate various common terms of measurement, sort them into categories, select the uncommon terms, and construct conversion tables for both the common and the uncommon terms of measurement.
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Scientific Notation myTestBook.com

For Students 7th - 8th
In this scientific notation worksheet, students solve equations containing numbers in standard notation and scientific notation.  They add, subtract, multiply, and divide problems with scientific notation.  This one-page worksheet...

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