What objects are in the day sky and the night sky? How do they seem to move? Come and explore with us as we discover the sun, moon, planets and stars! This detailed lesson plan includes pictures and videos of the activity in action,...

Find lesson plans, worksheets, photo galleries, and related links for teaching about the weather systems of planets in our solar system.

Smithsonian Institution presents ?Ocean Planet: Interdisciplinary Marine Science Activities?. Through this series of six interdisciplinary lessons, students will look at such things as the organisms in different marine ecosystems, the...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn all about the components of the solar system with this downloadable lesson plan. Includes several student handouts and a research activity.

This resource contains a lesson plan in which students study the effects of gravity on the planets of the Solar System. They will view movies from the lunar Apollo missions, calculate their own weight on other planets, and propose what...

A series of lesson plans designed to be used with the Smithsonian Ocean Planet exhibit (available online). Lesson topics include marine ecosystems, pollution of ocean water, animal strandings, and literature.

Provides examples and a video lesson that illustrate line plots and stem-and-leaf plots. [1:12]

Absolute value is explained through examples and a video lesson. [0:49]

Provides detailed information about the graph of a radical function through the use of examples and a brief video lesson. [2:10]

Gain an understanding of how to calculate the area and the perimeter by viewing examples and a video lesson. [1:13]

Discover how to find the probability of an event by taking a look at examples and a video lesson.

Learn about circle graphs or pie charts through examples and a video lesson.

Provides examples and a video lesson that introduce fundamental statements of geometry.

Provides an example and a video lesson that illustrates integers and rational numbers.

Provides examples and a video lesson that illustrates parallel and perpendicular lines.

Provides examples and a video lesson that illustrates how to solve linear inequalities.

Provides examples and a video lesson that illustrates scientific notation.

Provides examples and a video lesson that illustrate how to multiply and divide polynomials.

In this activity, "You will investigate the concepts of relative size and distance by creating a basic model of our solar system." Planet printouts are provided and this site contains related links.

In this lesson plan investigation students learn about the shapes of the planetary orbits by experimenting with ellipses of different proportions.

This resource features book information, lesson plans and links to sites that can be used to enrich the book "Sing Down the Moon," by Scott O'Dell.

How to multiply rational expressions is explained through the use of examples and a video lesson. [3:18]

Distance and midpoint formulas are explained through the use of examples and a video lesson. [1:58]

Gain an understanding of scientific notation by viewing examples and a short video lesson.