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Zipping Through Our Solar System and Beyond

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Launch your class on an exploration of the solar system. Learners construct solar system models to scale and get a better understanding of our place in the vast void of space. This is a great way for them to cement their understanding of...
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Tic Tac KNOW: Heat and Light

For Teachers 5th - 8th
This is a very developed interactive tic-tac-toe game, with 29 separate game slides.  To place a mark on the grid, learners must answer a question correctly.  When the grid place is selected the energy, heat and light questions...
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Velocity and Acceleration

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Compliment your physics lesson with this PowerPoint which demonstrates many important points regarding acceleration and velocity. A starter experiment activity to stimulate student thinking is given, and may prove very interesting to a...
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Potential and Kinetic Energy

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Here's a resource ideal for independent learners who need extra reinforcement or would like to work ahead. These textbook chapters and practice problems cover many basic physics concepts, starting with potential and kinetic energy and...
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Differences Between Ground and Air Temperatures

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the differences between air temperature and ground temperature.  For this investigative lesson students find NASA data on the Internet and use it to create a graph. 
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Orbits Worksheet #1

For Students 4th - 8th
A diagram of Earth's path around the sun, including the position of the moon, is displayed at the top of the activity. Five multiple questions get astronomers to analyze the diagram considering what is going on in the solar system. Use...
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Seasons Worksheet #2

For Students 6th - 9th
A tilted Earth is shown in relation to the rays of light from the sun. Earth science superstars determine latitude, month, and time of day. They compare number of daylight hours for different points on Earth. The five multiple choice...
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Kepler-The Hunt for Earth-like Planets

For Students 9th - 11th
In this hunt for planets activity, students read about the Kepler satellite used to detect exoplanets. Students solve 6 problems including drawing a sun disk and determining the scale in kilometers/millimeter, finding the area of the Sun...
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The Sun: Earth's External Heat Engine Part 1 of the Astronomy Model

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students become familiar with the variables that control Earth's solar energy supply. They explore the source and nature of solar energy, the genesis of radiation, and the structrue of the Sun, gas spectra are observed and sample...
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Changing Perspectives on the Sun's Diameter

For Students 8th - 10th
In this sun's diameter worksheet, students use a photograph taken by the SOHO satellite of the sun showing a change in diameter from one month to another. Students find the average diameter of the sun, they determine the percent change...
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A Bird's Eye Look at the Sun-Earth System

For Students 8th - 10th
For this Sun-Earth system worksheet, learners fill in blanks with the proper terms from a given list to complete a summary of the relationship between the Sun and the Earth. A major topic includes how solar storms effect the Earth and...
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The Sun-Earth Connection

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research about the location of different planets from the sun. In this earth science lesson, 3rd graders discuss the weather in their place and identify common weather terminologies. They explain how tornadoes form and...
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Equations of Lines Perpendicular and Parallel

For Students 9th - 11th
In this algebra worksheet, students solve linear equations using one and two steps. They solve systems of equations using substitution and elimination with graphing. There are links for ready made tests and quizzes.
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The Sun in Our Lives

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify the different parts of the sun. In this astronomy lesson plan, 3rd graders examine how the sun's energy drive life processes on Earth. They construct a model of a solar system using large rolls of toilet paper.
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Comparison Activities

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Young scholars explore the size of the sun and it's temperature. Using the Internet, students visit given websites to compare the sun's diameter, outer layers, and mass to visual items young scholars can relate to. They also compare...
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Is the Earth Preparing to Flip?

For Students 7th - 10th
In this Earth's magnetic poles worksheet, learners read about the changes observed in Earth's magnetic field and the possible geomagnetic reversal of the north and south magnetic poles. Students answer 5 questions about the reading and...
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Tides, Eclipses, Day and Night, and Seasons

For Students 6th - 8th
In this earth science worksheet, middle schoolers use the clues given at the bottom of the sheet to complete the crossword puzzle on tides, eclipses, day and night, and the seasons of the year. There are 17 clues to solve in the puzzle.
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Earth Science: The Sun-Earth Relationship

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Young scholars examine the sun's impact on the Earth. They read online articles, explore various websites, and answer questions using information found on the Internet.
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Adding the Moon: Using a Classroom Model to Explore the Movement of the Sun, Earth, and Moon

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students observe and discuss motions of the Earth and the Moon as they spin and orbit the Sun.
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What Makes Day and Night? The Earth's Rotation

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students discover that the Earth rotates on its axis in a cyclical fashion. They examine how this rotation results in day and night.
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Sun's Impact On Earth's Temperature

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars 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...
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The Earth's Rotation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students see a model of a globe to watch the Earth rotate. In this Earth lesson, students rotate the globe and shine a flashlight to see where the sun shines and how it rises and sets. They create a diagram and explain day and night in...
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The Earth is Tilted, What Does that Mean?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners examine the tilt in the Earth's revolution around the sun. Using that information, they draw a picture and label the indirect and direct rays of the sun. In groups, they answer discussion questions and complete an assessment...
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Seasons on Earth

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine how seasons occur and explore how the different angles effect surface heating.  In this climate lesson students interpret satellite maps of the world that show seasonal differences in plant life. 

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