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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Create Shade to Protect From the Sun

For Teachers K
In this fun activity, students will get creative with craft materials. They will figure out how to protect an "animal" and its territory from getting too hot in the sun. What will they build to keep their animals cool?
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Build a Solar Eclipse Viewer

For Students K - 1st
This lesson focuses on How can you safely view a solar eclipse and solar activity? It provides step-by-step instructions for building the viewer and how to use it properly. It also provides a video and informational slides.
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Other

Center for Science Education: Eye on the Sky: What Makes Day and Night?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This activity will allow you to model day and night cycles. A rotating student holding a map (provided) models the earth. A lamp is used to model the sun. Numerous worksheets (pdf) and additional website resources are also provided.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: A Place in the Shade an Engineering Challenge

For Teachers K - 1st
Kindergarteners can participate in the engineering and design process in this challenge in which they try to keep an ice cube from melting. Included in this lesson are samples of student's structures, a video of a kindergarten class...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Our Sky

For Teachers K - 1st
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 lesson in action,...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Our Stars

For Teachers K - 1st
In this instructional activity, students will observe and communicate how the stars are in the sky both day and night. The extremely detailed instructional activity includes photos and videos of the instructional activity in actions,...

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