Lesson Planet
Search educational resources
  • Sign In Try It Free
  • AI Teacher Tools
    • Discover Resources Search reviewed educational resources by keyword, subject, grade, type, and more
    • Curriculum Manager (My Content) Manage saved and uploaded resources and folders To Access the Curriculum Manager Sign In or Join Now
    • Browse Resource Directory Browse educational resources by subject and topic
    • Curriculum Calendar Explore curriculum resources by date
    • Lesson Planning Articles Timely and inspiring teaching ideas that you can apply in your classroom
    • Our Story
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Testimonials
    • Contact Us
  • Pricing
  • School Access
    • Your school or district can sign up for Lesson Planet — with no cost to teachers
      Learn More
  • Sign In
  • Try It Free

Hi, what do you want to do?

Create a lesson plan
Create a lesson plan
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Find a teaching resource
Find a teaching resource
Eye in the Sky Lesson PlanEye in the Sky Lesson Plan
Publisher
Curated OER
Curator Rating
Educator Rating
Not yet Rated
Lesson Plan

Eye in the Sky

Curated and Reviewed by Lesson Planet
This Eye in the Sky lesson plan also includes:
  • Vocabulary
  • Join to access all included materials

Young scholars use the Internet to broaden their knowledge and understanding of the Hubble Space Telescope by participating in an Internet scavenger hunt, searching for information about the objectives, past successes and repair of the telescope.

9 Views 6 Downloads
Concepts

the hubble telescope

Additional Tags

hubble space telescope, science
Show More Show Less

Resource Details

Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Science
4 more...
Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategy
Research
Year
1999
Usage Permissions
Fine Print

See similar resources:

Lesson Plan

Suited for Space

Curated OER
A fantastic lesson on survival in outer space should excite your learners! Pupils explore the challenges that living, working, and surviving in space elicit. They focus on the spacesuit itself; how it protects astronauts, and enables...
5th - 8th Science
Instructional Video

Is There Gravity In Space?

Veritasium
Does space have its own gravity? And, if so, why do astronauts just float around in the space station? Science sleuths examine the forces acting upon astronauts in the International Space Station with help from the narrator. He...
2 mins 6th - 12th Science
CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Video

How To Build A Space Station

SciShow
Space stations provide opportunities for space exploration and research. Individuals see how scientists build space stations and put them into space. Viewers explore the history of space stations, the different types of space stations...
4 mins 9th - Higher Ed Science
CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Video

What is the Internet?

Code.org
You probably use the Internet every day, but do you really know what it is? A captivating video describes how the Internet works. One of the people involved in the development of the Internet explains how it came into existence.
4 mins 6th - 12th STEM
Lesson Plan

What's Out There? Space Shuttle Exploration and Simulation

Curated OER
Young scholars simulate life in space aboard the space shuttle. In this space exploration lesson, students work in small groups to model life aboard the space shuttle. Each student is given a job, conducts Internet research on space, and...
5th - 9th Science
Instructional Video

Look! Up in the Sky! The Very Best of Hubble

Curated OER
Share the beauty and mystery of the universe with your class. This clip features some of the best images taken with NASA's Hubble telescope. Nebulae, stars, galaxies, and planets are all seen here. Show this clip, stopping occasionally...
5 mins 5th - 8th Science
Audio

Npr: Weighing Hubble's Future

NPR: National Public Radio
The Hubble Space Telescope has provided the world with incredible information that has helped formulate our knowledge of the universe. This telescope will soon be retired and replaced by a newer, more powerful telescope. Read about the...
9th - 10th Science
Instructional Video

Pbs Nova: Hubble's Amazing Rescue

PBS
This film [56:00] follows the 2009, Hubble 12 day, mission to repair the Space Telescope. Go behind the scenes with the teams of astronauts and engineers as they work to save the "orbiting observatory".
9th - 10th Science
Lesson Plan

Sky Watching

Curated OER
Middle schoolers explain how our knowledge of the sky has been enhanced by telescopes. They make their own night-sky observations, diagram and describe what they see, and examine pictures taken by telescopes.
6th - 8th Science
Website

Nasa Quest: Live From the Hubble Space Telescope

NASA
An interactive NASA site with detailed information about the Hubble Space Telescope. Includes a gallery of images, historical information, teacher's guides, and links to special online events.
9th - 10th Science
Try It Free
© 1999-2026 Learning Explorer, Inc.
Teacher Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Resources

Sign up for the Lesson Planet Monthly Newsletter

Open Educational Resources (OER)

  • Health
  • Language Arts
  • Languages
  • Math
  • Physical Education
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Special Education
  • Visual and Performing Arts
View All Lesson Plans

Discover Resources

  • Our Review Process
  • How it Works
  • How to Search
  • Create a Collection

Manage Curriculum

  • Edit a Collection
  • Assign to Students
  • Manage My Content
Contact Us Site Map Privacy Policy Terms of Use