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What is Astronomy?

For Students 6th - 12th
Go study the universe. Pupils learn seven aspects about astronomy and astronomers. They begin to learn about constellations; distance and motion between objects; gravity; the electromagnetic spectrum; dark matter and energy; and teams of...
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Planets in Our Solar System

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Each member of a four-student group takes on a specific aspect of an assigned planet to research. After gathering information, the team works together to create a travel brochure and a presentation intended to convince other classmates...
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NASA

Just How Far is That Star?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils often wonder how we know the distance to various stars. Starting with a thought experiment and progressing to a physical experiment, they determine the brightness and distance to various stars. The evaluation requires...
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University of Texas

Lives of Stars

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Stars exist from a few million years to over 10 billion years, depending on their mass. Scholars perform a play acting as stars to learn about their different life cycles. They develop an understanding of many of the fundamental concepts...
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A Leap of Space

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore how smaller systems exist within larger systems as they build a collage of their place in space! Invite the students to display their posters and talk about their systems and systems of systems.
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Changing and Atom

For Students 6th - 9th
In this atom worksheet, students are given a diagram of the changes that occur in atoms. Students complete the diagram given a list of 4 terms that indicate the resulting product.
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Mysterious Magic

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this salt moving worksheet, students move salt with rubber bands, plastic, cans, and more, but don't touch it. Students follow 5 directions and answer 2 questions, and relate this to sound waves.
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Moving Molecules

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this moving molecules worksheet, students use string, beads, tape, and more to simulate how to move molecules. Students also answer 1 question.
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Wonderful Waves

For Students 4th - 6th
In this science worksheet, students perform an investigation about sound waves and vibration. Students use a pan of water and toothpicks to make and observe ripples. Students answer 4 essay questions about their observations.
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Redirecting Ripples

For Students 3rd
In this sound wave worksheet, 3rd graders record what occurs when they make a stethoscope out of a hose and funnel. They listen to a classmate's heart and let the student listen to theirs.
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Animal Challenge 1

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this animal ears worksheet, students write about how animal's cone shaped ears help them survive. Students write 1 paragraph.
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Perfect Pitch

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this pitch worksheet, students make sounds using rubbing alcohol and soda bottles. Students follow 4 sets of directions and answer 4 questions.
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Groovy Guitars

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this guitars lesson plan, students use rubber bands, a milk carton, and pencils to make guitars. Students follow 6 sets of directions and answer 1 question.
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Animal Challenge 2

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this pitch learning exercise, students examine a list of 6 animals. Students record the size of each animal as big or small and the sounds they make as high or low.
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Vibrating Violins

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this violins instructional activity, students make violins with string, cups, paper clips and more. Students follow 5 directions and answer 1 question.
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Great Gongs

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this sound worksheet, students use materials such as string, cups, paper clips and more to observe the vibrations made. Students then record their results.
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Beat the Drum

For Students 2nd - 6th
For this drum sounding lesson plan, students shake tubes with different materials in them and try to determine what is in the drum. Students have 5 materials to choose from and graph the results.
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Animal Challenge 3

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this animal sounds worksheet, students write a list of animal sounds that they can think of. Students have 24 blanks to fill in for animal sounds.
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Radical Reeds

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this reed instrument worksheet, learners make a clarinet from a straw and use scissors. Students answer 2 questions about testing their clarinet.
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Terrific Telephones

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this telephones activity, students follow directions and answer questions about making telephones out of paper cups, paper clips, and string. Students answer 2 questions.
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Sonic Speed

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this sound speed worksheet, learners use paper towel tubes and rulers in partners to test where sound comes from. Students follow 5 sets of directions, answer 1 question, and fill in a chart.
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Super Sonar

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this echo lesson plan, students create echos using rubbers balls and a chair to simulate animals finding out where they are. Students follow 3 sets of directions and answer 2 questions.
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Animal Challenge 4

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this sound energy activity, students predict what happens when bats bounce sounds off of walls to communicate. Students complete 2 questions.
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Springs 1

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this springs learning exercise, students use rubber bands, tape, clamps, and more to make springs and experiment with the weight it takes to stretch the spring. Students follow 7 directions and answer 1 question.

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