Students use various ball skills to reinforce the names of the planets, their order in relation to the sun, and the revolving of the planets around the sun.

Students create an awareness of the distance between the planets and the complexity of the solar system through a model of an active solar system. they incorporate physical education and math with the ability to convert distances of each...

Students apply what they have learned about chasing/fleeing/ dodging in a game situation.

Mountain bike riding, zipping up and down dirt trails, flying through the air, the smell of trees all around, the sound of birds chirping, this is idyllic! Yet it is also a lot of hard work. Balance is the key, whether going uphill,...

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Students explore the earth's rotation and phases of the moon. For this planets lesson, students rotate and revolve around a light representing the sun. Students use movement and props to simulate what causes the phases of the moon as...

Students review or learn information regarding the 7 continents on our planet. It is also a fun movement and fitness activity.

Third graders investigate space science by performing physical activities.  In this solar system lesson, 3rd graders perform a relay activitiy with their class in which they race between different "planets".  Students define...

Students investigate past winter Olympic games utilizing any skiing or snowboarding event to take Newton's Challenge. Helpful Web resources are provided and students enjoy learning science laws along with researching Olympic events.

Students identify biodegradable items. In this environmental lesson, students participate in a game of tag. A student's name is called out along with a biodegradable item and the student is tossed a ball.

Students will be introduced to the topic of infectious diseases in this lesson plan. While learning about how infectious diseases spread, they will learn how climate change is affecting the impact of these diseases. Includes printable...