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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Classroom Planetarium

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Create a classroom model of the solar system while teaching about relative size of all the planets, and each planet's distance from the sun.
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NASA

Nasa: Mars and Earth: Science Learning Activities for Afterschool

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This set of activities teaches students about the big picture of science using Mars as an example: how to collect data, use evidence, and look at models.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Life's Really Big Questions: Planetary Problem Solving

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Explore the possibility of life on planets outside our solar system. Create an extrasolar planet, then make the necessary adaptations for it to be capable of supporting human life.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Activity: Is There Really Life on Mars?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) activity explores the controversy over whether or not there is life on Mars. Part of the Mysteries of Deep Space Program that originally aired in April 1997, the activity includes instructional...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Introduction to the Universe

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners use descriptive words to create imagery of the many varieties of objects found in our universe.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Comets

For Teachers 6th - 8th
During this lesson, students have the opportunity to explore comets. By navigating the Internet, viewing a slideshow, and participating in a videoconference with NASA, students will discover what comets are all about.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Trb 3:1 Investigation 1 Comparing the Earth & Moon

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders compare the earth and the moon in this activity.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Beyond the Milky Way

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
When we look at the night sky, we see stars and the nearby planets of our own solar system. Many of those stars are actually distant galaxies and glowing clouds of dust and gases called nebulae. The universe is an immense space with...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Math Space Odyssey: How Much Do You Weigh in Outer Space?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Demonstrate the ability to apply the use of decimals, fractions, ratios and proportions to situations based upon given information about planets in the solar system.

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