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A Look At Sunspots
Students research how the development of new technology has increased our knowledge of how the sun works. This lesson is part of a three-part series aimed at showing students how our knowledge of the universe must be inferred through the...
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Book Report Haiku
Students study another method for writing a book report using a Haiku poem. In this book report lesson, students use the Haiku poem format to write a book report.
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The Sun
For this space science worksheet, students learn 4 facts about the sun. Students also read a short passage about the sun to gain more information.
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Mystery World
In this personal decision making worksheet, students read 8 controversial statements. Students rate each according to how believable they think they are-- from 1 ("are you mad?!") to 5 ("of course it is possible"). Example: Some people...
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Astronomical Scales
Learners describe the different units of measurement. In this space science lesson, students calculate astronomical distances using a scale. They explain the significance of using scientific notation in expressing very small or very...
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Pinhole Viewer
Young scholars make a pinhole viewer to demonstrate how it inverts light passing through it which produces inverted images.
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Follow The Falling Meteorite
Students investigate the supposed traveling path of a meteorite. They use sound in order to triangulate the path. The results of the experiment are written on a map to display the path of the meteorite. The culminating activity is when...
Curated OER
Tracking the Movement of Sunspots
Students examine how the development of new technology has increased our knowledge of how the sun works. Students study sunspots through the use of solar imaging from satellite instruments.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Planets and Stars
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart students will learn about the planets and stars.
NASA
Nasa: Planet Quest: Extreme Planet Makeover
Activity in which students create a planet based on distance from a star, age, size, and star type. The created planet is evaluated to determine if it can support life.
Other
Space Science Institute: Alien Earths: Star and Planet Formation
Learn about the lives of stars, and how stars and planets form. The Interactive activity, 'Planet Families' requires Adobe Flash and cannot be launched.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Our Sky
What objects are in the day sky and the night sky? How do they seem to move? Come and explore with us as we discover the sun, moon, planets and stars! This detailed lesson plan includes pictures and videos of the lesson in action,...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Where Did All the Stars Go?
If you live in a big city or urban area it is hard to see many stars at night. In most urban areas only the most brilliant stars, planets and the moon can be seen. This is because of something called light pollution which is the...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: The North (Wall) Star
Celestial navigation is the art and science of finding one's geographic position by means of astronomical observations, particularly by measuring altitudes of celestial objects - sun, moon, planets or stars. This activity starts with a...
Other
University of Leicester: The Solar System
Resource explores the solar system, with an in depth discussion of each of the planets and their properties.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: The Moon and the Stars
When you are in the city, only a few of the brightest stars are visible. But when you are in the country, you can see many more stars than you can count. Sometimes you can even see the bright belt of our galaxy, the Milky Way. In this...
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Planet Protectors Club for Kids
This site has activities, games and stories starring the Planet Protector's Club. Find out how kids can help our environment. (Several activities include a Spanish version.)
Space Telescope Science Institute
Nasa: Hubble Traveling Exhibit: Planets
At this site from HubbleSite you can learn everything you wanted to know about planets like what is the weather on Mars, what is the black eye on Jupiter? Site also provides links to information on the telescope, the rest of the planets,...
Other
Montana State University: How Much Would You Weigh on Distant Planets?
This resource contains a lesson plan in which students study the effects of gravity on the planets of the Solar System. They will view movies from the lunar Apollo missions, calculate their own weight on other planets, and propose what...
Smithsonian Institution
National Air and Space Museum: Exploring the Planets: Ancient Times & the Greeks
In ancient times only five planets were known: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Learn about Greek astronomer Ptolemy's theory for the solar system that was to survive for fourteen centuries.
Nine Planets
The Nine Planets: Venus
In-depth information site on Venus, complete with a thorough glossary, links to a wide array of related sites, thumbnail picture files linked to larger images, and even a short audio file from a classic symphony.
NASA
Nasa Star Child: Uranus, Neptune's Twin (Level 1)
Get to know the twin of Neptune with this introduction to Uranus. Listen to the information in an audio file. Features include a printable version of the page, and vocabulary words are linked to a glossary of terms.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Carl Sagan and the Quest for Life in the Universe
A brief biography of American astronomer and science advocate Carl Sagan.
Nine Planets
The Eight Planets: The Sun Solar Wind
This Eight Planets site briefly describes solar wind, a low density stream of charged particles emitted by the Sun. It also provides the basics on the sun's composition and additional sun links.
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