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Free elementary astronomy resources for Microsoft Word
Solar System QR Code Scavenger Hunt
Solar System QR Code Scavenger Hunt by Brad Cloud
Integrating technology into your teaching increases student engagement. Try this QR code activity today!
This activity includes a table with 20 questions, 20 QR codes, and a place for each answer and point value of each correct answer. The QR codes allow students to visit a variety of web sites to explore our solar system.An answer key is also included.
The basis for this scavenger hunt is the 6th grade TEK 6.11 A:
Earth and space. The studen
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4th - 7th
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Reason for the Seasons Lab
This lab is suitable for students from grades 5-8 and addresses the following learning goals:
I can survey a group of people to collect data
I can tally data and organize by main idea
I can create a bar graph or pie chart with the data I collect
I can model how the Earth experiences seasons
I can model what would happen if the Earth did not have a tilt
I can describe how seasons in the Northern Hemisphere differ from seasons in the Southern Hemisphere through the year
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This document,
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Grades:
5th - 8th
3rd Grade Solar System Test
This is a third grade science test on the Solar System. The first part includes 12 fill in the blank questions that cover topics such as the moon, sun, stars, and planets. There is a word bank. The second part is called "Name that Planet". Students have to figure out which planets are being described. The last part requires students to name two additional facts about the solar system. There is also one extra credit question.
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2nd - 4th
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Planet Research Project
Have students choose a planet in the Solar System and research various aspects of it with this easy graphic organizer! This is a great way to have students organize their information to use later on a formal written piece!
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3rd - 5th
Day and Night Sky Reading and Questions
This activity is for 1st grade science when learning about objects in the day and night sky. In South Carolina the correlating standard is 1.E.3A. I have found this is a quick way to integrate reading and science into the same lesson while also obtaining an easy science grade. The class could echo read the paragraph, or they could practice reading it by themselves. Enjoy!
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1st - 2nd
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The Tilt of The Earth - Seasons with Marshmallows
Using oval shaped plates, marshmallows (Earth) and toothpicks (axis) students arrange the marshmallows to show how the Earth is positioned during the four seasons.
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4th - 8th
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Oreo Cookie Moon Phases
Using Oreo Cookies, students will learn the phases of the Moon! An assessment is included, as well as information for prerequisite knowledge and an extension activity. (The extension activity can be used as an assessment for older grades as it involves a flashlight and small ball.) There are two different worksheets that you can use at your discretion as well. When doing this lesson it's helpful to have a few extra set of adult hands and eyes. Enjoy!
411!!!!: Using the Extra Stuffed Oreo Cooki
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K - 6th
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Marshmallow Day & Night Earth Models
This tasty lab allows students to create a model of the Earth that shows day and night during different seasons and noting Winter & Summer Solstice as well as diagram it on different hemispheres. Uses common kitchen materials such as marshmallows, toothpicks, cocoa powder & food coloring
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5th - 8th
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Greenhouse Effect Lab
This activity enables students as young as 1st grade successfully to create and test the GREENHOUSE EFFECT that takes place in a closed glass jar in the sunlight. Students make predictions and discover how the temperature in the jar increases! The children can relate to a similar experience in an enclosed car. You also can relate this lab to the greenhouse effect (and global warming) in Earth's atmosphere, due to the presence greenhouse gases (like carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor).
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1st - 4th
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Phases of the moon crossword puzzle
A crossword puzzle which requires you to find the following words:
CRESCENT
FIRST
FULL
GIBBOUS
MOON
NEW
QUARTER
THIRD
WANING
WAXING
Words are listed forward, backwards, and diagonal.
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2nd - 6th
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Solar System Poster Project
This project is set up for students to complete a poster about one of the planets. This can be assigned as take home project or as a classroom project as it is in that current form. This is currently for a 4th Grade class, but could easily be modified for younger or older grades.
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3rd - 8th
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Midnight on the Moon Worksheets (Magic Tree House #8)
This is a collection of 10 worksheets for the Magic Tree House book, Midnight on the Moon, by Mary Pope Osborne. Each sheet corresponds to a chapter in the book and features chapter-specific wordlists and drawing or critical thinking and connection questions. This collection would be perfect for a book club, earth/planetary science read aloud or a guided reading setting, as a center, early-finishers sheet or homework.
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1st - 4th
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Rotation & Revolution Test: Editable
Aligned with TN State Standards
SPI 0607.6.3 Distinguish among a day, lunar cycle, and year based on the movements of the earth, sun, and moon.
SPI 0607.6.6 Use a diagram that shows the positions of the earth and sun to explain the four seasons.
This test was created using sample TCAP questions from various sources. The boxes at the top of each of my unit tests are used for students to track their progress by standard.
Check out my free download in my store for a copy of the editable versi
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5th - 7th
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Moon Phases Worksheet
Identifying the phases of the moon can be challenging without the right labels and drawings.
This one page worksheet identifies the 8 moon phases and provides drawings to make for a quick 'moon' check. A quick homework assignment which should only take a few seconds each night over a one-week period.
User friendly to duplicate if you intend to stretch the unit into the full 29-day cycle.
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1st - 4th
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Planet Research Template
This is a template that I used with my students to research the planets. Each student researched a planet and then created a presentation to share with their classmates.
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2nd - 6th
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Moon & Sun PebbleGo.com Webquest
**You must have access to PebbleGo.com to use this webquest.**I created this webquest to go along with our study of the Moon and Sun, Stars, the Planets, the Solar System, and Space. The log-in directions are at the top of the page (you may want to edit it to include your username and password). Students read the information and fill in the blanks from the webquest.This is a great tool to teach note-taking and to provide scaffolding to students for reading comprehension. The students LOVE gettin
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1st - 3rd
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Constellation Creation Practice
Constellation PracticeObjective: The student will demonstrate their understanding of constellations by creating and describing their own constellation using stickers and crayons.Materials:Class set of black construction paperClass set of white crayons or map pencils7 star stickers per student• Teacher models how to make a constellation by: Gathering whole class on carpet (or demonstrating at the front of class); Randomly placing the star stickers on their paper; Model how to create imaginative s
Grades:
K - 3rd
Phases of the moon quiz or test
Need a final assessment for your phases of the moon unit? This can be used as a quiz or a test to show mastery. This quiz contains questions that will look similar to standardized testing as well as questions to cover the in depth instruction that could take place. You are welcome to adapt it if needed.
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3rd - 6th
Sun, Earth and Moon
Themes :Sun, Moon, Earth, Planet, Star, Moon Phases, Day, Year, Seasons, Sun-Earth-Moon Relationship, Lunar Exploration and Satellites. The presentation includes several simulations, videos and interactive knowledge test tasks.
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Grades:
1st - 4th
Solar System Research Guide
Solar System Research Guide by Brad Cloud
This guide to Solar System research includes a chart that can be printed and given directly to students or saved to a shared drive for students to fill out digitally. Also included are questions for deeper delving into the intricacies of our Solar System.
This is a great companion to my Solar System QR Code Scavenger Hunt!
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Simple Seasons Worksheet
This worksheet is a very simple activity that could be used alone or added to an existing activity like a test or quiz. Students are asked to label a diagram of the Earth's position relative to the sun for each season as well as describe each position by circling answers.
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5th - 12th
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Bill Nye Space Exploration 4 Question Quiz and Answer Key
Hello! This is a four question, plus a bonus, quiz on half sheets in Microsoft Word. It has an answer key. This is designed for a quick "flashback" after watching the video and should take less than 10 minutes to take and go over the answers. I use these in my classroom after every Bill Nye The Science Guy DVD that we watch. I grade it by making each question worth 25 points and the bonus (which never counts against you) worth 10. These are great to leave with a substitute!
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3rd - 6th
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Homework: Solar System Project
This project is designed to supplement a unit on the Solar System. Students complete the project at home and return for a graded assignment.
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Moon Phases
This sheet is to help teach the moon phases. The darker circles are the four circles that I used oreos to manipulate to represent the phases of the moon. The other circles are where students just shaded in the correct phase of the moon. This is a great hands on activity to help students learn more about the moon phases! The arrows look different on the thumbnail but when you download it they go back to their right spot.
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K - 2nd
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