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50 Text-Dependent Questions: "Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry"
This comprehensive set of complex text-dependent questions delves into Neil deGrasse Tyson's captivating book, "Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry."50+ Thought-provoking Questions: Explore a wide range of topics, from the vastness of the cosmos and the life cycle of stars to the mysteries of dark matter and the Big Bang theory.Multiple Levels of Inquiry: Go beyond basic comprehension with questions that encourage analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.Engaging with the Text: Deepen student un
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4th - 7th
Curiosity the Rover and the Long Trip to Mars
This is an original Reader's Theater script for elementary grades.
It imagines Curiosity the Rover's trip to Mars and what it encounters...
It includes 5 characters and includes a vocabulary list as well.
A fun story based on a relevant event that every student is interested in!
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2nd - 6th
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What Happened to the Sun? 2024 update
This is a book written for first or second graders. It uses simple language to explain a solar eclipse. It features a table with past and future solar eclipses and their duration (perfect for a cross curricular Math lesson), it also has color pictures from Google public domain searches on each page. There is also a link to the website used for the picture on the last page of the next solar eclipse paths.
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K - 3rd
Solar System Fold Out Activity | Comprehension| Cut and Paste
Create a fun and educational solar system foldable that includes a cut-and-paste activity and comprehension reading activity. This interactive tool will engage students in learning about the planets and their alignment in our solar system. Cut-and-Paste Activity: Provide students with images or names of the planets to cut out and paste in the correct order around the sun at the center of the foldable. This hands-on activity will help reinforce the order of the planets and their distance from th
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3rd - 5th
Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back Poetry Packet
This poetry packet was created to go along with Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back by Joseph Bruchac. Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back is a recommended text for Module 1A, Grade 4 ELA on EngageNY.org. Students will be able to meet many of the CCSS while learning more about the history of Native Americans and poetry.
This can be printed out as a poetry packet for each student or handed out daily, as you study each of the thirteen moon poems in the book.
After studying each poem, students are asked
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
E=mc2 by David Bodanis Student Reading Guide
Introducing literacy into the content areas is a best practice in today's high school science classroom. This reading guide is designed to be used by students reading E=mc2, A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation by David Bodanis. There are over 150 questions written by me, a high school physics teacher, designed to help my physics students understand the author's point of view as we read this book in class next year. Questions are chronological and in short answer format. Answer key
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Grades:
9th - 12th
The Sun Is Kind of a Big Deal by Neal Seluk Anticipation Guide
An anticipation guide for primary or early elementary study of The Sun Is Kind of a Big Deal by Nick Seluk.
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PreK - 2nd
Where in the World Do I Live? Mini book
THis is a great resource to use when learning about space. The book starts at the smaller scale (where do they live- city) to gradual bigger places such as state, Country, Continent, planet, solar system to galaxy, Students write their answers on there is a version for students to trace the words. Words are repetitive which makes it easy for early readers to read! Happy Teaching!
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Solar System Reader's Theatre- two reading levels
This Reader's Theater is about the Solar System with 10 parts- Narrator and each of the planets. Students will learn the basic information about each planet while expanding their vocabulary and oral language skills.Example text: " Jupiter: Greetings, stargazers! I am Jupiter, the mighty gas giant, the largest of all planets. My swirling storms and enormous size make me a true king of the cosmos. Far beyond me, there's a realm of icy giants - Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune." Simpler version: "Jupit
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3rd - 7th
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MS-ESS1-3
Ocean Tides Explained - reading and questions
This scientific text explains the motions and gravitational forces of the Sun/Earth/Moon system which results in high tides and low tides, neap tides, spring tides, and the king tide. The questions are all open ended short answer to ensure true understanding.
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5th - 8th
Martian Book Assessment
A 10 question short answer assessment about many of the scientific principles of the Martian. I wrote this because I couldn't find anything that I thought hit on the astronomical/physics/geology aspects of book, that I was wanting the students to focus on. I gave it to my students as a take home test and gave them a week to do so.
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9th - 12th
Earth, Sun, and Moon Writing Prompts
Included are several writing prompts for a unit in science on the Earth, Sun, and Moon systems. Students view a power point slide with an image and will journal using their basic facts they have learned about the topic. This requires the students to go beyond knowing facts about the subject. They will apply what they have learned in go further in depth. Teachers can use these to assess if they really grasp the concept that has been taught. The subjects included are: Moon revolution and phas
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Article Questions - Earth is Spiraling Away from the Sun for Now...
This assignment contains questions to go with an article in Forbes magazine called "Earth is Spiraling Away from the Sun for Now, But Will Eventually Crash Into It." I use these questions in my planetary motion unit in physics, but they could be used in an astronomy class as well. An answer key is included.
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9th - 12th
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Box Car Children #59 Outer Space Mystery Test
Want to assess your student's reading comprehension in a quick, easy to grade test?
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
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