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Astronomy research for homeschool
Space Exploration History Timeline Activity | NASA | Space Race Lesson | Reading
This is an informational text timeline activity to help your students to learn about the biggest events in space exploration history. There are 29 events included, each represented on a timeline card with a relevant photo and caption (from NASA’s public galleries). I have included two sizes for the timeline cards (large and smaller). There is a student timeline worksheet which contains a box for each major event on the timeline in which students will fill in information and answer questions whil
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6th - 9th
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Solar System : Planets Research Project Posters Organizers 3rd 4th 5th
Are you studying the Solar System? This pack "all about the planets" research poster pack includes 9 different planet posters. All 8 planets, plus the dwarf planet Pluto. There is a set of 9 posters where the planet image is 'fixed', meaning they are the same size on all posters. There is also a set where the image of the planet is a 'relative', meaning that the size of the planet differs on each poster based on the real life relative size to other planets. So, you actually get 2 sets of the s
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3rd - 5th
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Solar Eclipse 2024 Space Writing Activities Planet Reports & Crafts Solar System
Now includes craftivities for the Solar Eclipse!Is your class learning about the Solar System? Are you doing a Space theme day? These Space Craftivities are perfect to display your little writers work. This set is perfect for planet reports and comes with coordinating toppers for each planet. There are also some fun creative writing prompts with adorable astronaut toppers.This set comes with the following prompts:If I Were an Astronaut (4 different astronaut kid picture options)If I Lived in
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K - 3rd
Planets of the Solar System - Research Project with Rubric
Planets of the Solar System - Research Project with Rubric - 5 page research project on all planets of our solar system with rubric and research organizer. This project will engage your students as they learn about each of the planets of the solar system. It includes a research organizer to focus student research, web links for possible research, a rubric for ease of marking, a student handout to explain the project and a teacher guide for ease of use!
Your students will love learning about t
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4th - 9th
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Planets Worksheets Flashcards with Book
Planets Worksheets Flashcards with BookThis resource includes facts about the planets of our solar system along with questionnaires for the students. The students will surely learn the order of the planets from the sun with these fun worksheets. Included is also a mini book that will help the kiddos memorize the order of the planets and learn fun facts that will help them in future grade levels. The PDF file includes:✅8 informational pages about the planets✅8 pages of questions regarding the inf
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3rd - 5th
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Planets of the Solar System Space Trifold Travel Brochure Research Activity
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. Each tri-fold brochure covers:location (order, distance)characteristics (size, color, type, rings, moons, etc.)environment (atmosphere, length of day/year, temperature, wind, etc.)missionname originThe student will also calculate what their age and weight would be on the planet using calculators found online (with links provided).Include
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3rd - 5th
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Planet Research Project Write a Children's Book | Solar System | Middle School
Your students will love writing a fun children's book for this Planet Research Project! Their children’s book will tell and illustrate a fictional story taking place on a planet. You can choose to keep the planet choices those within our solar system (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto?) and/or you can allow your students to choose other planets outside of our solar system that have been discovered. Some of my students LOVE that they can choose ‘the Diamond Planet’ or
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6th - 8th
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MS-ESS1-3
Space Research Project - PBL
If you would like to purchase the 100% EDITABLE version of this product, click here! Great for differentiation!This resource can be printed and used in the classroom or be used for distance learning with Google Slides.Inspire and engage your students in the mysteries of Space!The boundless, mysterious, and largely unexplored void that is known as Space has fascinated human beings for thousands of years. From The Big Bang to the possibility of life on Europa (a moon of Jupiter), what we learn abo
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5th - 9th
The Planets of the Solar System Planet Research Project Activity Astronomy
You will download 30 astronomy task cards to help your students to research the planets of the solar system. This plant research project works well to supplement 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade science curriculum.You may use the printable planets of the solar system task cards in your centers or stations for fun practice or review games and activities, such as a scavenger hunt or SCOOT. They also work well for transition activities, as exit tickets, for morning work, homework, early finishers, test
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4th - 6th
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Earth's Atmosphere Reading Passages
This pack contains colorful and engaging reading passages, follow-up questions, and graphic organizers on the five layers of the Earth's atmosphere!- Troposphere- Stratosphere- Mesosphere- Thermosphere- Exosphere
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3rd - 6th
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Solar System Reading Passages
This 63 page pack includes:- 10 reading passages- 10 follow-up comprehension questions- 20 graphic organizers- Extra activities are included!This pack covers the following topics:- The Sun- Mercury- Venus- Earth- Mars- Jupiter- Saturn- Uranus- Neptune- Bonus: Pluto (Dwarf Planet)Grab a freebie here: Pluto Dwarf Planet FreebieEnjoy!
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3rd - 6th
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Solar System Lapbook and Interactive Notebook Activities
The Solar System Lapbook will make a great interactive learning tool and study guide for your students as they learn about the sun, moon, planets, and more! The following is included with this resource:1. A lapbook title page (3 boy and 3 girl choices)2. “Composition of the Solar System” spinner. This spinner features the makeup of the solar system, including pictures that represent planets, the sun, the moon, asteroids, comets, and meteoroids.3. Solar System Vocabulary Pocket (24 cards with d
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2nd - 5th
The Planets of the Solar System 4th 5th 6th Grade Science Interactive Notebook
Astronomy Unit: You will download a 4th, 5th, or 6th grade science interactive notebook activity for your students to learn about the planets of the solar system. This research project is a perfect supplement to your science planets curriculum. There are three interactive notebook pages. Each page features a flap on which planet facts are written. Students must determine the correct planet and paste it underneath the flap. You may choose to print the color or black and white pictures. There are
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4th - 6th
Planet Research Project - PBL - STEM
If you would like to purchase the 100% EDITABLE version of this product, click here! Great for differentiation!This resource can be printed and used in the classroom or be used for distance learning with Google Slides.Inspire and engage your students in the mysteries of Space!In our solar system, 8 large astronomical bodies, called planets, orbit the sun. The Inner planets, (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) are rocky in composition, while the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune)
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5th - 10th
Solar System Project - Create a Planet Alien
This is a project designed to coincide with any Solar System unit. Students create an alien that would survive on one of the specific seven planets. They must create ten physical features to help the alien survive on that planet.
Organizers, assignment sheets, and assessment sheet included!
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4th - 8th
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Space Project Craft Activity - STEM - PBL
If you would like to purchase the 100% EDITABLE version of this product, click here!Engage your students in project-based learning!The boundless, mysterious, and largely unexplored void that is known as Space has fascinated human beings for thousands of years. From The Big Bang to the possibility of life on Europa (a moon of Jupiter), what we learn about our universe helps us understand our place within it. For this project, students complete 12 activities related to Space (The Big Bang, The Uni
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5th - 8th
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MS-ESS1-3
The Planets of the Solar System Worksheet Science Crossword Puzzle Middle School
The Planets of the Solar System Worksheet: You will download one science crossword puzzle for your 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, or middle school science students to research and review facts about the planets of the solar system. Puzzle clues, a word bank, and answer key are provided. This planets of the solar system science crossword puzzle will work well for your early finishers, morning work, bell ringers, review homework, science stations or centers activities, formative assessments, ind
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4th - 6th
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Let's Research: A Solar System Project
An independent file folder project!
This science file was designed to give your students a place to research and organize their solar system content.
The Solar System File includes:
*Student Directions
*File Folder Components
*Solar System File Label (The box with their name and picture)
*The Sun Box
*Vocabulary Boxes
*Mini Poster Planet Facts Section
*Tourism Paragraph
*Planet Mini Poster
*Planet Facts Chart
*Space Equipment Boxes
*Opinion Paragraph
*Space Exploration Timeline
*Are the Ri
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5th - 8th
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Space Research Project - 100% Editable
This resource is 100% EDITABLE using Microsoft Word or PowerPoint. You can add, subtract, or modify any of the content to suit the needs of your students. Great for differentiation!Inspire your students to explore the mysteries of Space!The boundless, mysterious, and largely unexplored void that is known as Space has fascinated human beings for thousands of years. From The Big Bang to the possibility of life on Europa (a moon of Jupiter), what we learn about our universe helps us understand our
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5th - 9th
Solar System Research Project with 8 different Graphic Organizers-- DIGITAL!
Start your astronomy unit with some research on astronomical objects in the Solar System. Students can then become the teachers and present their information to the rest of the class! 8 graphic organizers are included: Planets, Stars, Asteroids, Dwarf Planet, Comets, Earth and it's Moon, Milky Way, Man-made Objects in Space)Project Choice Board and Rubric included. Graphic Organizers are available digitally- perfect for distance learning!Get this product at a HUGE savings as part of a bundle:As
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6th - 9th
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Planets Guided Research Project, Solar System
Are you learning about our Solar System? This product has everything you need for your class to complete their Planet research projects (except the researched information). There is a research project for each of the eight planets included, along with a generic version.Go beyond your typical planet report! This research project will guide your students to learn and write about their planet's:IntroductionHistory of DiscoveryRevolutionRotationSizePlanet MaterialsClimateMoon & RingsInteresti
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Guided Research Project BUNDLE
My Book of the Planets...Note-Taking and Research Practice
This is a great packet to use with studying the Solar System and Space. Students need to research (using books and/or the Internet) each of the planets (I actually included all 13 known planets, even the 5 dwarf ones, as well as the moon). You can pick and choose the ways you want to use the planet sheets!
These look great when completed! I bind them in the spiral binder to make them look like a professional book for the kids when they are finished!
Enjoy!
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3rd - 6th
The Solar System - Planet Fact Sheets
These are fact sheets for each planet updated with the most current information (as of August 2022). It can be hard to find books to keep up with the latest scientific discoveries - I will continue to update these periodically as information changes. This document contains individual fact sheets on all 8 planets as well as Pluto. Each fact sheet includes the following information: Distance from the Sun, Number of Moons, Order from the Sun, One Year on Earth Equivalency, One Day on Earth Equivale
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3rd - 5th
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The Case of Punxsutawney Phil (Groundhog Day Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning)
The Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning method for writing a scientific explanation is a great way to meet Next Generation Science Standards. Students love to investigate and write about a topic that interests them, and this theme does not disappoint.Students begin by learning some history of Groundhog Day and end with writing a CER. This topic combines ELA, math, and social studies, as well as many science topics (seasons, ecology, animals, astronomy….) . This activity is great for Groundhog Day, b
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning [CER] Bundle (NGSS Aligned)
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