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Top 10 Facts About Space
Students create their own Top 10 Facts about any topic related to space. In this space lesson plan, students work in groups to produce a Top Ten List of facts about space and share with their classmates. Groups choose a fact...
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Rocket Science
Students examine what it takes to be a rocket scientist and other related careers. For this rockets lesson students use the Internet to do their research.
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On Jupiter
Students tour Jupiter. In this scenario based lesson, students examine the size of Jupiter and make models of the other planets in the solar system to show how large Jupiter is compared to the other planets.
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Apollo 16
Students examine Apollo 16 and its significance. In this Apollo 16 lesson students work in groups, answer questions and complete a worksheet.
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Design a Space Station
Sixth graders investigate living in space. In this science lesson, 6th graders discuss what it is like to live in space and create their own space station or space city of the future.
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Observing the Outer Planets
Learners observe the outer planets. For this science lesson, students use a telescope locate the outer planets of the solar system. Learners create a video of their observations.
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Solar System: The Four Inner Planets and Earth's Moon and Astronauts
Second graders read THe Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System. For this language arts and science lesson, 2nd graders explore the four inner planets. Students view the inner planets using Google Earth.
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Stellar Observations
Ninth graders study the uses of spectroscopy and the operation of the Hubble space telescope. In this astronomy lesson students complete a lab activity that includes graphing star color and temperature.
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GED Vocabulary: Earth and Space Science
In this earth and space science worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle given nine terms related to earthquakes, glaciers, the solar system, and sources of energy.
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Farming in Space
Eighth graders examine the ways that NASA could create space farms, In this space farms instructional activity students complete an experiment where they grow several plants.
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One Two three Isaac Newton and Me
Ninth graders study Newton's Laws and apply these concepts to travel in space. In this space lesson students complete several lab activities.
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Building a Permanent Human Presence in Space
Learners tudy space and what it takes to be an explorer. In this space explorer lesson students examine the characteristics of explorers and create an exploration log.
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Phases of the Moon Flipbook
Third graders create a flipbook. In this phases of the moon instructional activity, 3rd graders examine how the moon changes and phases occur. Students create their own flipbook of the phases of the moon using file cards to create...
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The Solar System
Students examine the solar space program and research what options are the most viable. In this solar system lesson plan students view a video on the solar system, research the Internet and make recommendations.
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Reach for the Stars
Students consider the significance of space exploration. In this space science instructional activity, students visit selected websites to discover information about astronomy, lunar missions, and space travel....
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Classifying Stars and Constellations
Students examine stars and constellations. In this space science activity, students visit selected websites to discover information about the classification of stars. Students also practice identifying constellations.
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Working on the Moon
Students take a mission to the moon. In this space science lesson plan, students visit selected websites to discover information about Earth's moon and the solar system. Students may take virtual missions to the moon and share...
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Introduction to Earth Sun Relationships Incorporating P.E.
Third graders investigate space science by performing physical activities. For this solar system lesson, 3rd graders perform a relay activitiy with their class in which they race between different "planets". Students define...
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Life in Space: International Space Station
Students explore the potential challenges of living in space. In this investigative instructional activity students search the Internet to locate 16 nations that are working together to build the Independent Space Station, then...
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People and Space
Students eat dehydrated foods that the astronauts would eat in space. In this dehydrated foods lesson plan, students make lists of food they could eat, discuss how dehydration takes place, eat food, and complete discussion questions.
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Probes, Exploration and Application
Students examine the benefits of the space program to our life on earth. In this space exploration lesson students participate in a lab, answer questions and study radar mapping.
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Cloud Watching
Students analyze art as a cloud pattern activity. In this cloud and art lesson, students view April Gornik's painting The Back of the Storm and make connections between science and art. Students observe cloud patterns for one week and...
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Weather the Storm
Fourth graders complete multi-curricular activities for weather. In this weather lesson, 4th graders complete creative writing, research, and weather data analysis activities for the lesson.
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Kids in Outer Space
Young scholars explore outer space through various activities. For this outer space lesson, students read the book Outer Space and The Mice on the Moon. Young scholars work in groups to build their own space ships.