Students investigate the different phases of the moon.  For this lunar cycle lesson, students create models of the sun, earth and moon and investigate why we observe the moon the way we do.  Students observe a PowerPoint...

Fifth graders describe the lunar cycle. develop an understanding of the order and phases of the moon. Each student in a team contributes orally in order to make a line up of the moon phases in order.

Students discover the moon's phases and the rarity of eclipses. In this lunar lesson, students view a video titled Spin Around the Solar System: A Moon Dance, which demonstrates the key differences between a lunar and solar eclipse....

Who needs the daylight to simulate a lunar eclipse? Astronomers model the positions of the Sun, Earth, and Moon to explain the necessary conditions for a lunar eclipse. Investigators cut and label a paper plate to represent the Earth and...

Third graders identify the phases of the moon. They use technology to access websites on the Internet dealing with the moon.

Third graders discuss how Aristotle concluded that the Earth was round. As a class, they review theories about the Earth's shape and describe how life on Earth would be different if it were flat. Individually, they make a moon book in...

For this calendar challenge worksheet, 6th graders identify and complete 20 different problems that include reading a calendar illustrated on the sheet. First, they identify the days of the week. Then, they determine the days for a full...

In this Pre-calculus/Trigonometry activity, students determine the trigonometric function that best models the given data. The eight page activity contains explanation, examples, and twenty-one problems. Answers are not included.

In this time intervals activity, high schoolers solve 8 problems where they determine the time gamma-ray bursts last, the time black hole micro-flares are emitted, the time coronal mass ejections travel and the days between lunar phases...

Students explore space science by completing a worksheet in class. In this astronomy lesson, students discuss and identify star patterns in the night sky and relate these patterns to the approximate time they appear. Students complete an...

Students discover patterns in language, math and science. They experience patterns by hearing stories, and becoming pattern detectives.

Students design their own cultural calendar.  In this calendar making instructional activity, students decide on a culture for a calendar theme and discuss how calendars differ from the US calendar.  Students create their own...

Students apply data from a weather-related website to predict patterns in the sunrise and sunset.

Learners examine the influence of interaction with other cultures and the environment in relation to calendars. They also look at the origins of the calendar we use every day.

Pupils describe how elements are arranged in the periodic table. They compare metals, nonmetals, and metalloids based on their properties and on their location in the periodic table. Finally, students identify and describe the...

In this TI InterActive! activity, students study the phases of the moon, plot the fraction of the moon showing each day in a month, and fit the data with an appropriate trigonometric function.

Math and science are uncovered when we break down the numbers in a year. Build you number sense and science knowledge in this lesson that focuses on the relationships of numbers in a calendar year. Test your knowledge with the...

This website gives very detailed information about all aspects of the Chinese calendar.

This website gives very detailed information about all aspects of the Jewish calendar.