Stars Planets Space Week Activities STEM Planet Research Project 3rd 4th Grade

Your students will explore outer space with this themed bundle of activities! Includes 5 STEM challenges, reading comprehension passages, research brochure templates, task cards and more.

This bundle includes all of these resources:

• The Great Journey to Jupiter STEM Challenge
• Space Travel Brochure Templates
• The Sun & Planets Reading Comprehension Passages
• The Sun & Stars Science Activities

Please look at the individual previews to see exactly what is included in each.

The Great Journey to Jupiter STEM Challenge

This is a set of 5 space-themed STEM challenges centered around the story of a group of scientists who must travel to Jupiter to save mankind. After watching the introductory “movie trailer” and hearing the opening storyline, students will read 5 of the team's travel log entries. Each one will challenge them to design something to help them survive and save the humans back on Earth.

Space Travel Brochure Templates

This is a set of brochures templates about each of the planets in our solar system (except Earth). They give students a structure to follow when doing research. Includes digital version.

The Sun & Planets Reading Comprehension Passages

This is a set of reading comprehension activities about the sun and the planets that focus on cause and effect and compare/contrast. This resource is a great way to integrate science topics into your reading instruction. It can also be used to teach students how to compare information between two texts on a similar topic. Includes digital version.

The Sun & Stars Science Activities

This resource about stars and our sun includes task cards, compare and contrast graphic organizer, star color chart worksheet, and counting stars/nighttime sky activity. Includes digital pages.