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Astronomy pdfs for GATE

Preview of Solar Eclipse 2024 Project Based Learning Activity For 3rd, 4th, and 5th STEM

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
Preview of Solar System Logic Puzzle for Developing Critical Thinking Skills

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
Preview of Logic Puzzles Outer Space Science

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
Preview of Eclipses and the Founding Fathers: Revolutionary War Eclipse Perspectives - DBQ

Eclipses and the Founding Fathers: Revolutionary War Eclipse Perspectives - DBQ

Created by
iHistorian
** FULL-COLOR AND BLACK LINE MASTERS ** 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
Preview of Women's History Month - Female Astronauts

Women's History Month - Female Astronauts

30 investigations of female astronauts: Christina Koch, Sally Ride, Mae Jemison, Valentina Tereshkova, Stephanie Wilson, Eileen Collins, Joan Higginbotham, Kathryn Sullivan, Shannon Lucid, Judith Resnik, Anna Lee Fisher, Margaret Rhea Seddon, Peggy Whitson, Svetlana Savitskaya, Ellen Ochoa, Kalpana Ochoa, Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Samantha Christoforetti, Christa McAuliffe, Catherine Coleman, Helen Sharman, Laurel Clark, Anousheh Ansari, Roberta Bondar, Anne McClain, Yi So-yeon, Liu Yang, Naoko Yama
Preview of Total Solar Eclipse 2024 STEM Challenge | Build a Pinhole Projector Activity

Total Solar Eclipse 2024 STEM Challenge | Build a Pinhole Projector Activity

April 8, 2024 is almost here, and your teacher life just got a little busier with total solar eclipse activities you need to plan. Celebrate and learn more about the Great North American Total Solar Eclipse with my Total Solar Eclipse 2024 STEM Challenge | Build a Pinhole Projector Activity. Use Total Solar Eclipse STEM activities to cover standards and give your students super fun Great American Solar Eclipse activities they will love. This ready to go Build a Pinhole Projector Activity is just
Preview of Challenge Project: Black Holes

Challenge Project: Black Holes

Challenge Projects are designed as differentiated experiences for any student - whether he/she is gifted, high potential, average, underachievers, English language learners, struggling, and/or displaying other special needs. These enrichment units are designed to be chosen by students based upon their interests and strengths. Challenge Projects do not have a set length of study. Rather, each avenue of study should be flexible and determined by the length of time daily that a student is able to
Preview of Rocket PBL Student Research Packet for Gifted & Talented - IIM Process

Rocket PBL Student Research Packet for Gifted & Talented - IIM Process

Made with the gifted students in mind! This Project Based Learning (PBL) packet uses STEM-based learning to captivate students with a problem-statement for students to develop an original solution to solve. It also follows along with the IIM (Independent Investigation Method/Model) research methodology. This is perfect for younger gifted students who have never done IIM before and need a more structured way to complete the process, or perfect for older gifted students in the general education se
Preview of Zaccaro Math Gifted Enrichment - Astronomy

Zaccaro Math Gifted Enrichment - Astronomy

Created by
Edward Zaccaro
Passion is an important part of developing excellence. Unfortunately, math is often taught as all scales and no music. These lessons will give teachers the tools to help students take intellectual risks; learn to think deeply and with insight; see the magic and wonders of mathematics and help students understand and appreciate mathematics and its place in the world. Problems are provided with numerous levels of difficulty to meet the needs of all gifted students.
Preview of Canva Project: Research a Famous Astronomer / Contributor to Space Exploration

Canva Project: Research a Famous Astronomer / Contributor to Space Exploration

Created by
PrimaryToMiddle
Generally used with 8th grade. Using Canva, students will create a presentation about a famous astronomer / contributor to space exploration.
Preview of Space Objects Review Game - Quiz, Quiz, Trade

Space Objects Review Game - Quiz, Quiz, Trade

Quiz Quiz Trade is a fun, engaging activity to review skills! To play, each student gets a card. The students walk to a partner. Once they are with a partner, they quiz each other. To quiz, they take turns reading each other’s card. After each partner has a turn, they trade cards. The students move onto a new partner and repeat the quiz, quiz, trade!This product includes 36 games card, teacher directions, and tips to include student accountability.Terms Include:CometAsteroidMeteorMeteoroidMeteor
Preview of Fortune Tellers for Phases of the Moon

Fortune Tellers for Phases of the Moon

Created by
Simply Science
This fun device can also be called a Cootie Catcher. You can use it to help students review the names for the phases of the moon. It could be a great distance learning resource!I included two different version, real images of the moon and drawn images of the moon. You can have students create a fortune teller to play with a friend or one that they can play solo. You might have students use the blank form to create their own fortune teller for the phases of the moon. I created a web page with dir
Preview of Solar System Extension Choice Board

Solar System Extension Choice Board

Created by
TemecTeach
This menu board is great for students that are currently learning or have learned about the solar system. There are a total of 9 boxes of activities students can choose. It gets them to create and analyze information. It also incorporates the technology piece in a few of the choices. This would be great to use with GATE students, early finishers, and independent workers.
Preview of Mission Mars

Mission Mars

Students are challenged with first getting to Mars, and then build a colony on Mars. Students work in groups to go through the engineering design process to create a Mars lander, a spacesuit and then a colony that livable on Mars. Includes a video link on a Mars rover.
Preview of iPad Learning Station - Touch the Sky! An Astronomy Adenture

iPad Learning Station - Touch the Sky! An Astronomy Adenture

Are you looking for a great way to use an iPad in your classroom? This learning station is designed to use the new kind of interactive textbooks created just for the iPad. Students are engaged with an Air Force pilot as they learn about astronomy. The station is designed for students to work through 5 "Missions". Correlations to the Common Core ELA standards grades 3-6 are included in the iBook.
Preview of Create-a-Center: Astronomy

Create-a-Center: Astronomy

ABOUT THE CREATE-A-CENTER SERIESEach center provides 90 tasks, ready to cut out and make into a center, as well as a crossword puzzle and an enrichment activity. The multi-disciplinary activities are keyed to Bloom's Taxonomy and include tasks from the 6 major classifications of the cognitive domain: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Create-a-Centers are great for gifted and talented students.Answers are provided for the crossword puzzle and most of the
Preview of Learning Ladder for BUZZ ALDRIN: Reaching for the Moon by Buzz Aldrin

Learning Ladder for BUZZ ALDRIN: Reaching for the Moon by Buzz Aldrin

Created by
MrsRankinReads
Use this 6-step activity page for independent work or differentiated instruction. Perfect for those identified as gifted! Aligns with 7th grade Ohio Science standards and 4th-7th grade Ohio ELA standards.
Preview of solar system research and assessment

solar system research and assessment

researching chart, notetaking sheets (with GATE icons included), and a final assessment.
Preview of Earth and Space Cloze Task Cards (TEK 2.8D) 32 Cards

Earth and Space Cloze Task Cards (TEK 2.8D) 32 Cards

Created by
TASK CARDS KING
2.8 - Earth and space. The student knows that there are recognizable patterns in the natural world and among objects in the sky. The student is expected to: Moon Moon Phases Crescent
Preview of Learning Ladder for MOONSHOT: The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca

Learning Ladder for MOONSHOT: The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca

Created by
MrsRankinReads
After reading MOONSHOT: The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca, students can work through Bloom's Taxonomy using this Learning Ladder. Teachers can use this for independent work and can assign portions of the ladder for differentiated instruction. A great resource for gifted and talented students!
Preview of Astronomy Flipbook (Orbits, Planets, Moons, Formation, Other objects)

Astronomy Flipbook (Orbits, Planets, Moons, Formation, Other objects)

This resource takes all of the main aspects of astronomy (gravity, orbits, revolution, rotation, moons, planets, comets, meteors, asteroids, etc), according to the Middle School NGSS standards, and allows the students to research each topic. Best if used in combination with direct instruction, labs, etc that match each tab.The instruction sheet as well as the student worksheet is included.
Preview of The Great Orbital Escape

The Great Orbital Escape

Use this resource during Astronomy to help students discover the idea behind orbits and revolutions. This resource is aligned with NGSS and can be used during the Explore phase of the Astronomy Unit. This lab requires some supplies such as water balloons, string, eye hooks, tennis balls, ping pong balls, and bouncy balls, although the materials can be altered to what you may already have in your classroom.
Preview of Objects in Space Report Template

Objects in Space Report Template

Created by
Chrysanthemum
Learning how to write a research report can be daunting. This template applies to any object in space. It walks students through the questions they should be answering in a research report. It includes questions about where students found their research. This would be a great tool to use when introducing research reports or as a brainstorming/draft for a research report on space.
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