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Astronomy rubrics for GATE
Solar Eclipse 2024 Project Based Learning Activity For 3rd, 4th, and 5th STEM
This PBL activity is perfect for the next Solar Eclipse! Your students will learn about and apply research skills, writing skill, science skills and more during this PBL. It includes text about solar eclipses and 5-10 days of activities. One STEM activity included (building a solar eclipse viewer). I suggest allowing for at least 5 days to complete this project-based learning activity.Driving Question: D.Q.: How can I plan a solar eclipse viewing party that is fun, but also teaches students abou
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3rd - 5th
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Solar System Logic Puzzle for Developing Critical Thinking Skills
Enrich Your Solar System Unit with This Planetary Logic Puzzle!Astronomical Fun for Young Astronomers: Dive into the wonders of our solar system with this enthralling brain teaser. Perfect for students in grades 6-8, this puzzle combines learning with logic, tasking students with solving a mystery using clues about the planets and their order from the sun, and distinguishing between gas giants and terrestrial planets.What’s Included in the Puzzle:Ready-to-Use Easel Activity: With all answer boxe
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6th - 8th
Planet Report: The Solar System Inner and Outer Planets
Encourage your students to delve into our solar system's 8 planets. This planet report is an easy way to incorporate writing and art into your science lesson. During this project, students will be required to create an artistic representation of one of the planets in our Solar System (excluding Earth) and research different aspects of the planet to present in a written report. All of these items will be easily graded with the included rubric. The report will cover these topics:Planet NamePositi
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3rd - 6th
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Stars STEM: Types of Stars
This STEM project explores how STARS can appear different in the night sky based on how far they are from the Earth! You provide materials for students to design and try their own stars in a 1/2 hour time limit. This STEM's goal is to explore properties of stars, their brilliance, and how this is affected by their distance from the Earth. All the materials you need for documenting student progress are found inside! Look What's Inside the Types of Stars STEM! For the Teacher• Notes for the Tea
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3rd - 6th
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Design a Solar System Project Activity for Astronomy
Design a Solar System - Astronomy or STEM ProjectThis is an awesome resource to use as a summative assessment of your students understanding of planets, orbits, stars, galaxies and more. Your students will have the exciting challenge of creating their very own solar system. This project has detailed guidelines but is open ended enough to release your students creativity in a multitude of ways. They will enjoy the freedom to create and design while feeling confident in the direction they are aske
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8th - 12th
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Solar System Project Rubric
This is a simple rubric to send home with criteria and suggestions for a solar system model. It is also used for grading the final product.
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2nd - 5th
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Earth, Sun, And Moon Interactions Choice Board Project
This project is available as a Microsoft Word download for easy editing and differentiation. The project covers the Earth, Sun, and Moon interactions including Eclipses, Different Seasons, and Changing Tides. Download includes a Rubric and Accountability Sheet to notify parents of the project at the time it is assigned.
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4th - 7th
Asteroid, meteor, meteorite, and comet poster activity with rubric
Asteroid, meteor, meteorite, and comet poster activity with rubric Includes all the basic requirements for a poster.Students must draw the Earth, the atmosphere, and space. Then correctly place, label, and define each of the 4 on the poster. Grading point system is premade for easy expectations and grading. On a word document so you can edit any parts you would like to. Simple easy activity that most students enjoy Used in my middle school classroom, see thumbnail previews for some of my 6th g
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5th - 10th
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Planet for Sale Poster Project
This is a great project to include in a Solar System unit. Students are required to select a planet and complete research on it. They then present their project in poster form as a realtor. I have used this project with 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders.
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1st - 6th
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Assessment Bundle - Evidence for the Big Bang Theory - NGSS HS-ESS1-2
Evaluate student understanding of the big bang theory and the evidence that supports it with this assessment pack aligned to the NGSS HS-ESS1-2. This bundle includes traditional multiple choice assessment tasks, a C-E-R performance task, a red shift quiz in which students analyze star spectra data, and formative assessment tasks to prepare students for summative evaluation.5E Model Phase: EvaluateLearning Target:Students will construct an explanation based on evidence for the Big Bang theory.Suc
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9th - 12th
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HS-ESS1-2
Also included in: Evidence For The Big Bang Theory BUNDLE - HS-ESS1-2
Solar System Brochure Activity - Space Creative Writing Science Activity
This Space Science is a project where students will design a brochure on our Solar System! This astronomy activity makes for a great exploratory, review or substitute ready-to-go printable. It includes directions with clear and concise criteria (1 page), a two-page editable template (both in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint) and a student-friendly rubric. This product is included in my Astronomy Unit 2: Solar System!Students will demonstrate their understanding of the following:Geocentric System v
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4th - 10th
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Also included in: Solar System Planets Curriculum Bundle - Space Science Unit
Earth Moon and Sun System Assessment (with rubric and scaffolding information!)
This product should be used as the final assessment for the NGSS Standard MS-ESS1-1 where students are asked to create a model of the Earth Moon and Sun system, and how all of the phenomena work together. This covers the ENTIRE standard. This assessment includes:- Rotation vs revolution of - Eclipses- Moon phases- Tilts of axis's and orbits- Seasons- Equinoxes and Solstices etcI've included 2 pages of all the information that should be taught prior to this assessment as teachers notes at the end
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7th - 9th
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MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
, MS-ESS1-1
Space and Sky Science Digital Hyperdoc Unit
It’s time to explore the universe with this ENTIRE UNIT on Space and Sky Science! Featuring a full colour and interactive digital document, it is perfect for distance learning or classroom use. The document functions as a digital textbook and is split into seven topic sections (missions) with questions for the students to work through. Students will be guided through these questions with links to videos, websites, and other digital tools where they can learn from experts and fully appreciate th
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5th - 8th
Astronaut Space Research Project Gifted Students Enrichment PBL
Are you looking for a student-driven project for your gifted (AIG) students? In this resource, students will research 6 prominent astronauts. They will then create a project demonstrating what they learned. This resource includes ideas for online resources students can use but you can easily use your own resources for students to use.This resource is perfect for your AIG and/or gifted students as it includes broad ideas, openness, and student choice. What is included?Teacher & Student Instru
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4th - 6th
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Mars Exploration Booklet Research Assignment Handout - Space Technology
A solid and well-defined set of directions and rubric for students to create a booklet from 3 sheets of copy paper about Mars and Mar’s landers and rovers. If your students have their phones, electronic device, or a laptop as a reference, this is completely NO PREP with NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE!Students will create a booklet using this handout's clear step-by-step directions and rubric. Students will write facts about planet Mars, and write the dates, missions, discoveries, and information about vario
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7th - 11th
Space Research Project
I designed this project for students to complete during our Solar System Unit. Students will research a topic related to space, write an informational paper and then create a poster or model of their topic.
This pack includes:
1 Information/directions page
2 Research organizers (one for objects and one for people)
1 Resource page for books and websites used for research
3 Grading rubrics (one for the poster, one for the model and one for the information paper)
1 sheet of 30 research topics
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2nd - 12th
Logic Puzzles Outer Space Science
Extend your outer space - astronomy lesson plans with these three (3) table logic puzzles.Geared for 3rd and 4th grade students with an interest in outer space, these logic puzzle brainteasers are a fun way to boost learning and explore more about:Lunar LandingSpace ProbesEarly Rocketry DevelopmentWe've taken critical thinking activities to a whole new level by integrating content-area facts with fun brain teasers. Whether you need a time filler, a homework assignment, an activity for an early f
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2nd - 5th
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5th Grade Next Generation Science Unit Space Systems: Gravity
Includes: Unit Teacher Guide (materials needed, explanation, standards), Student Packet (all experiment components, all argumentative essay components), Assessment Rubrics
This unit is designed to lead students through the Next Generation Science Standards for 5th grade. This packet focuses on Space Systems: Stars and the Solar System and The Next Generation Science Standard:
5-PS2-1. Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.
Students w
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5th
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Life Cycle of a Star Project with Rubric
Students will pick how they want to show the life cycle of a star. They can create a children's book, 3D display on a poster board, creative video, or anything else that can be approved by the teacher. Includes rubric for grading. Edit and change as you wish!- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Feedback gives you FREE MONEY and also helps me make my products better!Here’s how:You can earn TpT Credits by leaving ra
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6th - 12th
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Astronomy Research Project
Astronomy Research ProjectThis is a great way to help students synthesize what they have learned during a unit on astronomy.In this project, students are to pick a topic that has been covered in class under the topic of astronomy to research about and create a PowerPoint presentation on. There are several check points and a list of questions students need to have answered in their final product to help keep students on task. In the end, students will present their PowerPoint to the class in a 3-
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6th - 12th
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Eclipses and the Founding Fathers: Revolutionary War Eclipse Perspectives - DBQ
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A Document-Based Question Unit on Eclipses and the Founding Fathers - Revolutionary War Eclipse Perspectives.
With the upcoming SOLAR ECLIPSE on Monday, August 21, 2017 in the U.S.A., it is prudent to discover that this is not the first in our history. In the midst of the Revolutionary War, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson took time out of their busy and important schedules to acknowledge two eclipses in the U.S. In this assignment, discover in t
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5th - 8th
Astronomy "Pokemon Card" Summative Assessment
High school astronomy is a branch of science that explores the celestial objects and phenomena beyond Earth's atmosphere. It delves into the vast expanse of the universe, studying the stars, planets, galaxies, and other cosmic entities, as well as the fundamental principles governing their existence and interactions. Here's a detailed description:1. Observational Astronomy: High school astronomy often begins with observational techniques, teaching students how to use telescopes and other instrum
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7th - 10th
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5th Grade Next Generation Science Unit Space Systems: Star Luminosity
Includes: Unit Teacher Guide (materials needed, explanation, standards), Student Packet (all experiment components, all argumentative essay components), Assessment Rubrics
This unit is designed to lead students through the Next Generation Science Standards for 5th grade. This packet focuses on Space Systems: Stars and the Solar System and The Next Generation Science Standard:
5-ESS1-1. Support an argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars is due t
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5th
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Constellation Research Project
Students select (at random) a constellation to research. I give my students two days in class to research and write the paper, drawing and presentation prep are done at home.Students are responsible for completing a short paper (~250 words), a "star map" (constellation illustration on construction paper) and giving a short presentation on their constellation.Included Materials:1. Teacher Guide2. Constellation Project Cards (PDF)3. Constellation Project Rubric (PDF)4. Constellation Project Rubric
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6th - 9th
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