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Astronomy Common Core 6.RP.A.3 resources
Mission to Mars Semester STEM Unit + Mars Colony Project!
Need a semester-long STEM unit? This Mission to Mars bundle includes engineering design challenges building up to a capstone project of building a habitat on Mars! Lesson Overview Transform your classroom into a team of astronauts on a Mission to Mars! This STEM curriculum begins with Stage 1 team challenges that build teamwork and communication skills. Mission Control then guides your class through Stage 2 engineering design challenges with each unit a progressively more complex design challeng
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ESS1-3
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
STEM Space Moon Crater Design Challenge (Engineering Design Process)
Can your team of astronauts work together to land a rover in the center of a crater on the Moon? This engaging STEM challenge is a fun way to incorporate the engineering design process into your classroom or afterschool program! Students use the engineering design process and explore the forces of motion to place a ball in a cup at the center of a 6 foot diameter circle without entering the circle. This challenge represents placing a NASA rover into the middle of the Apollo lunar crater for expl
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 9th, Adult Education
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
Design a Mars Colony: STEM / STEAM Project Guide
Mars Colony STEM Project GuideDesign a colony on Mars! Take your STEM or STEAM classroom or program to the next level with this in-depth engineering design STEM challenge. Students will apply scientific concepts, math skills, critical thinking, research, and engineering design to plan a long term habitat on Mars. This creative and in-depth project is a great activity for your classroom or afterschool program! Part of a Mars Colony Project Bundle: This product is part of a larger bundle of activi
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Mission to Mars Semester STEM Unit + Mars Colony Project!
Mission to Moon - Middle School Semester STEM Unit!
Lesson Overview Transform your classroom into a team of astronauts on a Mission to the Moon! This STEM curriculum begins with Stage 1 team challenges that build teamwork and communication skills. Mission Control then guides your class through Stage 2 engineering design challenges with each unit a progressively more complex design challenge as students arrive at and explore the Moon. The final phase is to tackle the Stage 3 Moon Colony project.Units are aligned to science and math standards along
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ESS1-3
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Design a Mars Habitat STEM / STEAM Project Guide
Design a habitat on Mars with our STEM project guide! Take your STEM or STEAM classroom or program to the next level with this in-depth engineering design STEM challenge. Students will apply scientific concepts, math skills, critical thinking, research, and engineering design to plan a long term habitat on Mars. This creative and in-depth project is a great activity for your classroom or afterschool program! Watch the video and learn more about this project here. Designing a Mars Colony is a rea
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ESS1-3
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Mission to Mars Planning Game (Mars Habitat STEM Project)
Mars Colony Project Guide + Planning GameCan you keep a team of colonists alive and happy on Mars? Students work in teams to complete the ultimate project-based learning STEM experience: planning a long-term settlement on Mars! These activities can be used as a companion to the Mars Colony Project, which provides handouts to guide students to brainstorm and plan design solutions for a Mars colony. This Mission to Mars Planning Game product dives deeper into possible colony solutions, adds an int
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 9th
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
Also included in: Mission to Mars Semester STEM Unit + Mars Colony Project!
Mars Colony Distance Learning STEM Project
Design a colony on Mars - new digital version! Take your STEM or STEAM classroom or program to the next level with this in-depth engineering design STEM challenge. Students will apply scientific concepts, math skills, critical thinking, research, and engineering design to plan and build a long term habitat on Mars. Editable digital and printed STEM journals will walk your students through the project - whether in the classroom or at home! Watch the video and learn more about this project here.Ma
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Mission to Mars Semester STEM Unit + Mars Colony Project!
Mission to Moon: Planning Game (Moon Base STEM Project)
Mission to Moon: Design a lunar habitat planning game! Can you keep a team of colonists alive and happy on the Moon? Students work in teams to complete the ultimate project-based learning STEM experience: planning a long-term settlement on the Moon! These activities can be used as a companion to the Lunar Colony Project, which provides worksheets to help students brainstorm and plan design solutions for a lunar colony. This product dives deeper into possible colony solutions and adds an interact
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 10th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
Design a Moon Habitat STEM / STEAM Project Guide
Design a habitat on the Moon with our complete STEM project guide! Designing a city on the Moon is a real multidisciplinary project with creative and critical thinking a central part of the process. Students will need to consider questions like: How will colonists get food? What is the lunar environment like? Will our colony have a government? How do we prevent boredom? Students will apply scientific concepts, math skills, critical thinking, research, and engineering design to plan a long term h
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ESS1-3
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Astronomy & Space | Sci Unit Plan
PURPOSE: This 4-week unit plan will give you a great framework for a unit in discovering the secrets and science of Space. Using these resources, you'll debunk a few misconceptions about the cause of seasons, moon phases, distances between and sizes of planets, and the levels of our atmosphere. This unit plan offers multiple lessons involving great technological resources for conceptualizing the ideas.Inside this .zip file you will find a Read Me.pdf that will guide you through the 4 weeks of th
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 7th
Types:
NGSS:
5-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
, MS-ESS2-5
, MS-ESS1-1
Also included in: Astronomy & Chemistry Unit Plans | Science Bundle
Oops! My Bad! 1600 Years of Calendar Errors
This is a string of lessons (from 3-7 depending upon the pace you choose) that integrate the history of the Roman calendar with mathematics and astronomy. Perfect for anyone learning about the ancient world! Especially geared towards 6th and 7th graders mathematically. First, students look at the names of the Roman months and investigate the roots for months like "Quintilis," "Junius," and "December". Some of these months are related to Roman gods, others to Latin words and numbers. Spoiler aler
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 11th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-1
Sidewalk Solar System
This is an interdisciplinary, common core based lesson plan that incorporates the use of decimals, fractions, ratios, etc. to create a scale model of our solar system. This interactive lesson is a great way for students to use math skills while remembering the names of the planets and dwarf planets and better understanding scale models.
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Grades:
5th - 6th
How Big is Space? | Sci Exploration
PURPOSE: This exploration uses the information presented in the infographic "How Big is Space?" published by the BBC in 2014, and it will require students to reason with percents, rates (speed), and multi-step word problems while comparing distances and planet sizes. Check out the interactive and infographic websites below:BBC's "How Big Is Space?" Interactive WebsiteBBC's Alternate Infographic Website (contains the same information)WHAT’S INCLUDED:This product contains:✏️ 2 pages of mathematica
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
, 5-ESS2-1
Build A Scale Model of the Solar System
Objective: create a scale model of the solar system (planets only) showing -Part 1: The relative sizes (diameters) of the planets -Part 2: The relative distances of the planets from the sunMaterials 1 piece of paper [100cm x 50cm] scrap paper to cut upscissors metric ruler online resourcescompass mechanical pencil
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ESS1-3
Classroom Solar System Model | Sci Exploration
PURPOSE: In this exploration, learners will be creating a to-scale model of the solar system that fits within the walls of the classroom. By leveraging their understanding of ratios and scale factors, learners can scale down the actual distances between planets and the diameters of those planets to a reasonable size for display from the ceiling.WHAT’S INCLUDED:This product contains:✏️ Step-by-step instructions for accurately scaling down the diameters of the planets and distances from the Sun✏️
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 7th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-3
Creating an Accurate Virtual Solar System Model
Use this lesson plan at the beginning of a unit on space or the solar system. It will provide students with a deep understanding of the emptiness of space and the relative sizes of the objects in our system. It also allows for learning outside the classroom.
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
Pacing the Planets
An interdisciplinary study, where students pace out and compare the distances between the planets in the solar system while using math skills.
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 6th
Types:
CCSS:
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