Solar System Reader's Theater
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Description
This science activity is a 5-Act, 25-role reader's theater script for the the Solar System, perfect for any middle grade astronomy unit! Students will learn about the Earth and moon, the other planets, as well as the sun and stars! Reader's Theater is an engaging instructional strategy for students that allows them to act out various historical scenes and scientific phenomena. This resource also helps build fluency and reading comprehension skills.
The acts are as follows:
Act I: Early Discoveries (Copernicus and Kepler)
Act II: The Space Race
Act III: The Inner Planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars)
Act IV: The Outer Planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)
Act V: The Sun and Stars (Life Cycle of a Star)
Each act includes discussion questions. There is a quiz for students at the conclusion of the play, as well as an extension activity in which students will create their own script for asteroids and meteors!
Other great Reader's Theaters include:
American History Reader's Theater Bundle
Mesoamerica (Maya, Aztecs, Incas) Reader's Theater Bundle
Ancient River Valley Civilizations Reader's Theater Bundle
