Solar Eclipse 2024 STEM Activity with Craft and Reading Passage

Witness the awe of the Solar Eclipse 2024 with a STEM activity that's out of this world! This all-in-one pack makes teaching about the solar eclipse simple! It's filled with crafts, comprehensive reading passages, and hands-on activities that link directly to their world.

If you've ever felt like you're navigating a spaceship through an asteroid belt while teaching about astronomical events, then this resource is for you!

Introducing an interactive approach to teaching the Solar Eclipse 2024. Watch your students' understanding take off with our STEM-focused activities, crafted to solidify concepts through interactive projects and literacy integrations.

This resource includes:

• Standards-aligned pages and STEAM connections, so you're not guessing how it fits into your curriculum.
• 5E Lesson Plan for STEM and a Reading Lesson Plan to save you time.
• Simple Instructions Pages for the craft, WebQuest, STEM challenge, and Oreo activity so you can teach with confidence.
• Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions and Writing Prompts for a meaningful and relevant literacy connection.
• Graphic Organizers to support student learning.
• Posters and Fun Facts to support explicit instruction.
• Hands-on Oreo Activity for high-interest learning about the different types of solar eclipses.
• Solar Eclipse Model STEM challenge with teacher page, planning sheets, and reflection sheets to ignite critical thinking.
• Vocabulary Activities and Worksheets to support ELLs and build academic vocabulary!
• Differentiated Writing Prompts for thematic learning in literacy centers.

Use this stellar resource in your schedule for:

• Pre-eclipse excitement
• Non-fiction reading lessons
• Friday STEM Challenges
• Space-themed units
• Enhancing comprehension with cross-curricular connections
• Crafting and writing exercises that ground learning in real-world events

FAQ:

What's this lesson all about?

• Students explore the mysteries of the Solar Eclipse 2024. Through hands-on activities, they craft a simple model of a solar eclipse. Next, they delve into literacy with reading passages, posters, and a WebQuest to capture the wonders of the cosmos. This resource makes complex concepts easy as pie, from Oreo cookie modeling eclipses to writing prompts that launch imagination. They demonstrate their learning with a STEM challenge.

What's the STEM Challenge?

• Students will correct an oversimplified model to create an accurate representation of a Total Solar Eclipse. They'll ensure all celestial bodies are rotating appropriately and understand the scale and movement of the Earth, Moon, and Sun.

What materials will I need for the STEM Challenge?

• Earth, Moon, and Sun pieces
• Straws
• Pipe Cleaners/Chanelle Stems
• Brass Fasteners
• Scissors
• Hole Punch

How long will the entire thing take?

It depends on the developmental level of your students and the activities you choose to use within this resource. Assuming you use all components and teach grades 2 & 3, it may take up to one week.

With time-saving lesson plans and activities that launch student engagement into orbit, your class is set for a journey they won't forget! Just check out what this happy teacher had to say ⤵️

❤️ "This is an awesome resource! I was looking for a product that I could use for the Solar Eclipse last year. This bundle provides so much more and I will continue to be able to use parts of it for my Space unit in the future. Thank you so much for all of the time you put into this bundle! I appreciate it!" - Josie C. 5 Stars

Get your learn on with Solar Eclipse 2024 STEM Activity. Get this today and let's make science the star of the show!

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