Young scholars create a calendar for an imaginary planet. In this earth science instructional activity, students analyze the errors on the different calendars used on Earth. They present their work in class.

Students utilize the story, "Chicken Soup With Rice, " by Maurice Sendak to compare the number of days in each month, research their birth date and navigate their way through a calendar.

Students recognize their birthday and how it is written. For this lesson, students read a poem about birthdays. Students create a soup bowl that has their birthday month, day and year in it.

Students design a calendar that displays time on Mars. They explore the differences between time on Earth and time on Mars while making the calendar.