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Get Me Off This Planet

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
What do Newton's Laws have to do with getting from Earth to Mars?The activities in this resource show how Newton's Laws work with rockets to get them into space. Background information includes facts about orbits and how orbits...
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Wish You Were Here

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Learners work in small groups to research information about planets in the solar system. They create picture postcards from space, drawing images they imagine they would see while traveling to a planet. They then write personal messages...
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Outer Space Circus

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate the concept of other planets and conduct research using a variety of resources. They focus upon a planet and its gravitation, surface, and atmospheric conditions. The lesson plan contains specific steps for the...
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Metallic Galactic Mobile

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students create 3-dimensional models of their own imaginary galaxies of newly discovered planets. They write fictional accounts of their experiences visiting each new planet. Students writing includes a recognizable beginning, middle,...
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Distance to the Moon

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students predict and determine the distance between the Earth and the moon. In this investigative instructional activity students participate in an activity that helps them to determine the distance from the earth to the moon.
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Journey Through the Universe

Our Solar System

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Take your class on a journey through our solar system. Learners explore each planet, from Mercury to Pluto, and discuss various features that differentiate one from another. They complete activities related to the topics and discuss the...
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Lions, Tigers, and Slugs? Oh, My!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Explore the power of words with your class by analyzing the connotations of fictitious sports team names. Learners discuss team names and the mental images they convey. They create logos to illustrate the meanings and...
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The Causes and Course of the First World War

For Teachers 10th
Use this twelve-day lesson plan to teach about the causes and courses of WWI. Each day scholars attend lectures, complete creative activities, and hold round table discussions on what they've learned. Web links and resources are...
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Your Weight on Other Planets

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars explore their weight on other planets. In this science lesson plan, students view a presentation about the other planets and complete a worksheet in which they make predictions about their weight on the moon and other...
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Plan a Mission to Recently Discovered Planet

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Learners plan a mission to a recently discovered planet. In this science lesson, students research spacecraft design, distances in space, long-term missions in space, and life-sustaining planets. Learners work in groups to research an...
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Create a Planet

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students craft planets from clay. In this geography skills lesson, students create model planets that mimic the geographic features found on Earth as well as the other planets. Students conduct research about characteristics of the...
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Planets for Sale

For Teachers 3rd
Student develop their technology skills. In this solar system lesson, 3rd graders create a movie featuring planets that they research. Students use flip video cameras to film commercials to market their planets.
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What's "In" There: A Study of the Inner Planets - Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify and explore the four inner planets. In this planet science lesson plan, 1st graders watch a PowerPoint about the planets. Students read the book Our Solar System and discuss the inner planets. Students create a...
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Finding Out About the Stars and Planets

For Teachers K - 4th
Young scholars complete a web-based activity to study the planets and solar system. Students complete a number of activities including a slide show that depict the true facts about planets.
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PE Planets

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars use various ball skills to reinforce the names of the planets, their order in relation to the sun, and the revolving of the planets around the sun.
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Hoop Trip To The Planets

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice locomotor patterns already introduced while reinforcing facts about each planet.
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Clay Planets

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students create scale models of the planets out of clay and compare them to the real planets.
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Planet Research and Brochure

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders design a brochure based on the planet that they researched. In this planets lesson plan, 4th graders include the data, important facts, and completed as a team.
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Solar System: The Four Inner Planets and Earth's Moon and Astronauts

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read THe Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System. In 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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Inner Planets

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research characteristics of the planets and record their findings on Planet Web worksheet. They create fold paper to create a foldable booklet to display the information they discover about the planets.
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Pluto a Planet No More

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students help to create a list of planets in the solar system. They review the terms in the news section and complete the sentences given. They then read the article together and discuss.
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How does the Earth compare to the other planets?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners equate the size of the planets by determining their relative size. In this planet's size instructional activity, students use a variety of measurements to evaluate the sizes of the planets. Learners share their comparisons and...
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Lining up the planets

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners follow cue cards in order to order the planets in the correct order in the solar system. In this planets lesson plan, students work in groups to make a 2D model of the planets.
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Voyage to the Planets

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students examine the planets in the solar system. In this planetatry lesson students complete a project using a WebQuest program.

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