PBS
Inspector Detector
How do spacecraft detect magnetic fields? The fourth installment of a five-part unit has learners develop a device with magnets that allows for the detection of magnetic fields. They use a map of an imaginary planet to try out their...
Newspaper Association of America
Cereal Bowl Science and Other Investigations with the Newspaper
What do cereal, fog, and space shuttles have to do with newspapers? A collection of science investigations encourage critical thinking using connections to the various parts of the newspaper. Activities range from building origami seed...
Physics Classroom
Acceleration
The acceleration rate of a flea jumping works out to 50 times faster than the acceleration rate of the space shuttle. Pupils apply knowledge of acceleration to dot diagrams, velocity-time tables, and word problems. They solve for...
Arcademics
Alien Addition
An alien-themed learning game boosts addition skills. Scholars solve the addition problem coming down from an invading spaceship before it lands.
Arcademics
Meteor Multiplication
Scholars keep meteors from hitting their alien's spaceship by choosing the multiplication problem that correlates to the number displayed.
Curated OER
Strange New Planet
Fourth graders gather data and simulate a Mars spacecraft mission using multi-sensory observations.
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The Earth, Sun Mood and Stars Unit (Planets too!)
Fifth graders prepare five activities to do then show their energy saving skills. In this investigative lesson students create five projects then participate in an energy saving demonstration.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Far Out Food and Work in Space
Students discuss aspects of living and working in space as astronauts, as well as other careers in space science. They demonstrate their understanding of the food guide pyramid by designing a healthy food tray for an astronaut.
Curated OER
Not So Lost in Space
Middle schoolers investigate how engineers navigate satellites in orbit around the Earth and on their way to other planets in the solar system. They study vocabulary words and participate in studying a satellite by learning about times...
NASA
Speaking in Phases
Hear from deep space. Pupils learn how satellites transfer information back to Earth. They learn about three different ways to modulate radio waves and how a satellite sends information with only 0s and 1s. Using sound, class members...
Curated OER
Space Trading Cards
Young scholars use the Internet and other reference sources to gather information on a space topic. They create a trading card displaying the information learned and import pictures from libraries and the Internet.
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Space Quiz
In this space worksheet, students complete a five question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about the American space program.
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Spaceship Math Addition D
In this addition facts practice instructional activity, learners use their problem solving skills to solve 40 problems that require them to add 1-digit numbers to 1-digit numbers.
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Spaceship Math Addition Q
In this addition facts practice activity, students use their problem solving skills to solve 40 problems that require them to add 1-digit numbers to 1-digit numbers.
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Spaceship Math Addition S
In this addition facts practice worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to solve 40 problems that require them to add 1-digit numbers to 1-digit numbers.
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Spaceship Math Addition F
In this addition facts practice worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to solve 40 problems that require them to add 1-digit numbers to 1-digit numbers.
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Spaceship Math Addition G ; 1+9, 9+1, 0 + Any Number, Version 2
In this addition worksheet, 1st graders find the sums to 40 addition problems in which they add either 1 or 0 to any digit. They find the doubles of 4 and 3 in 2 of the problems.
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Spaceship Math Addition I
In this addition facts practice worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to solve 40 problems that require them to add 1-digit numbers to 1-digit numbers.
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Spaceship Math Addition W
In this addition activity, 2nd graders practice single digit addition. Students complete 40 vertical problems for mastery.
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Spaceship Math Addition Y
In this addition facts practice worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to solve 40 problems that require them to add 1-digit numbers to 1-digit numbers.
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Spaceship Math Multiplication W
In this multiplication facts worksheet, students sharpen their math skills as they solve 40 questions that require them to multiply 1-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers.
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Spaceship Math Multiplication U
In this multiplication facts activity, students sharpen their math skills as they solve 40 questions that require them to multiply 1-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers.
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Spaceship Math Subtraction I, 6-2, 6-4, 14-7, Version I
For this subtraction worksheet, students find the differences to 40 vertical problems using the numbers 0 through 14. They practice the facts: 6-2, 6-4, 14-7, in repeated problems on the page.
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Spaceship Math Subtraction H 5-3, 5-2, 12-6 Version 1
In this subtraction worksheet, 2nd graders find the differences to 40 problems in which they focus their practice on subtracting 3 from 5, 2 from 5, and 6 from 12. They complete other single digit subtraction facts.