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Astronomy thematic unit plans for Microsoft Word
Mission to Mars - Curiosity Rover Project (STEM)
Looking to engage your students in the most current science news? This 3 day unit from Lab207 is built around the recent Curiosity Mission that NASA sent to Mars. Through the course of this project students will engage in independent research, a building project, and design work. I ran this project in my class this week and the students LOVED it! More details on the project below.
Objectives:
-Students will explain the formation of Mars
-Students will compare and contrast earth and Mars based
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8th - 12th
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SES 4U_ Unit 4_ Earth Sciences_ Unit Plans Day-by-Day
This is the unit plan for the final unit of SES 4U, Earth Sciences. This unit plan details the outline of the unit, which includes the lesson topics, lab activities, Gizmos assessment dates and any other lessons. This unit should take 1 month, in a semester model.
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12th
Also included in: SES 4U_ Unit 4_ Earth Sciences_ ENTIRE UNIT BUNDLE
SES 4U_ Unit 3_ Geological Time_ Unit Plan Day by Day
This is the Unit plan for unit 3 of SES 4U, geological time. In this unit, the students are assigned their major course project, about a different geological era. If this project is included in the unit, the unit should take around 1 month- including work periods and presentation dates. This course unit has been written to work with the semester model.
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12th
Also included in: SES 4U_ Unit 3_ Geological Time_ ENTIRE UNIT BUNDLE
OUR SOLAR SYSTEM (IN 4 LANGUAGES, GREAT ALSO FOR ESL / ELL)
This resource begins with the reader called Our Solar System in English, Spanish, Swedish and French, which also makes it handy for ESL or ELL students. Next come handy links to computer-translated articles on Our Solar System also in English, Spanish, Swedish and French. For instantly printable learning activities there are ten half page word searches and also ten full page word searches. http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/J-Mason-Emerson/Order:Best-Sellers/
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4th - 12th
SES 4U_Unit 2_Solar System_ Unit Plan Day-by-Day
This is the detailed unit plan that includes all lesson topics, accompanying homework and assessment days. This has been created to work with the Unit 1 plan, for a semester-model school.
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12th
Also included in: SES 4U_ Unit 2_ Solar System_ ENTIRE UNIT BUNDLE
Bacteria for Mars
A middle school look at how bacteria could be used in terraforming Mars.
After reading, students show their comprehension through various reading practices: recall, context clues, comprehension questions, and a performance event.
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7th - 9th
OUR SOLAR SYSTEM IN 6 LANGUAGES, fun activities; great also for ESL or ELLs
This begins with the reading section called Our Solar System in English, Spanish, Swedish and French, which also makes it handy for ESL or other classes that include English Language Learners (ELLs). Next come handy links to computer-translated articles on Our Solar System also in English, Spanish, Chinese, Indonesian, Swedish and French.
For instantly printable learning activities there are ten half page word searches, ten full page word searches and five numbers to words fun activities.
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Space Unit for Young Children
Nothing is as vast as space! The imagination can be turned loose to dream about what is out there! While at the same time, there is so much that is known about space. With all that it offers, space should be used in a fun and comprehensive learning unit. A space unit can be used to introduce and reinforce several important concepts in Early Childhood Education; including language, cognitive, social, and motor skills. This unit includes a letter for parents, a directory of space terms, 9 deta
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PreK - K
Solar System: "Out of This World" Integrated Science/Writing Curriculum
We are learning more about the universe beyond plant Earth every day, but there is still much to be left to the imagination. Explore descriptive, expository, point of view, poetry and other types of writing during this science writing unit. The main focus will be on organization and language, developing setting and character, writing action and description and much more! Motivate and instruct students in the writing process through this fun space exploration!
It would be helpful to purchase the
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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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5th - 6th
Stars and Constellations Unit Plan
My unit plan is designed for students in the fifth grade. The goal of the unit is for students to understand that they are part of the universe and that within that universe there are stars (including the sun), planets, and constellations. By the end of the unit, students will understand that stars are much larger than they appear from earth. They will not only understand this overarching standard, but they will learn about other planets, types of stars, and constellations.Unit is integrated wit
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Homework: Solar System Project
This project is designed to supplement a unit on the Solar System. Students complete the project at home and return for a graded assignment.
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Constellation Unit Take Home Kit
This is a take home kit to help expand student's knowledge on constellations and the history behind the constellation's stories.
There are instructions and all the worksheets included in this lesson. All that you would need to include and create yourself are the telescopes and the shoe box.
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Grades:
K - 4th
Starry Night: Investigating Astronomy through the Arts
Starry, Starry Night is an astronomy unit for upper elementary students designed to incorporate multiple intelligences and the arts. Through this unit, students will investigate planets and constellations with music, art, physical movement, creative writing, and more. This unit includes a printable think-tac-toe menu of independent activities, as well as a variety of group activities to help make the night sky come alive. Although it is written for upper elementary students, it can be adapted fo
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3rd - 6th
Space and Astronomy Writing Unit
This is a quarter-long writing unit integrating writing and science standards. Students will research and write the following pieces: a 3 paragraph essay on the Mars One mission, a 5 paragraph biographical essay on a famous astronaut/astronomer, and a final 5 paragraph persuasive essay on moving to a new planet due to Earth's collapsing ecosystems. The unit also includes an informative poster about a planet within our solar system. This correlates to my other product, the science teach-a-less
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Solar system lesson including worksheets and webhunt
This is a solar system lesson on the planets including worksheets, webhunt, and assessment.
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3rd - 8th
Space Projects with History Influence
This is the informational sheet I give my students during our Space unit. These projects serve as a great learning tool to integrate PBL. There is a project for every type of learner. Students are able to pick a project that sounds interesting and research a wide variety of topics. These projects integrate cross-curricular learning and let students show their creativity.
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Grades:
5th - 7th
Astronomy For Inquisitive Minds!
Round up your little astronauts and fill their minds with "far out" knowledge! These 5 lessons are designed to engage all learners through hands-on activities and demonstrations.Each lesson contains a learning activity through which students "discover" information about the solar system. Student-guided learning with strong teacher support helps students truly own the knowledge they come to find!Unit Includes:*Adaptations for different learners*Pre and post assessment analysis*Five hands-on les
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Grades:
5th - 6th
SPACE LEARNING PACK Re DAWN AND NEW HORIZONS MISSIONS TOO
SPACE LEARNING PACK re DAWN AND NEW HORIZONS MISSIONS TOO has
READING ABOUT DAWN AND ITS MISSION in English and Spanish then also
A. WORD SEARCH FOR DAWN AND ITS MISSION
ANSWERS KEY FOR A. WORD SEARCH FOR DAWN AND ITS MISSION
B. WORD SEARCH FOR DAWN AND ITS MISSION
ANSWERS KEY FOR A. WORD SEARCH FOR DAWN AND ITS MISSION
FILL IN THE MISSING LETTERS activity
DIVIDE THE RUN-TOGETHER WORDS activity
RE-WRITE THE WORDS WITHOUT THE ADDED LETTERS activity
MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST with 20 question
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Grades:
4th - 12th
Planetarium Reflection & Writing Prompt
Provides students a chance to reflect on their field trip experience, and enhance the learning experience. Also encourages students to reflect on their behavior and persuade the teacher to give them more field trips.
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Grades:
1st - 5th
Parshat Pekudei - Lesson Plan 1 - For The Best
Learning the Parsha through interactive, hands-on, cross-curricular;Science, Social, Practical Life, Philosophy, Psychology, Traditions & Customs, Math, Music, Architecture, History, Geography, Literature, Reading, Writing, Language Arts, Crafts, Art, Edible Art, Recipes, Games, etc. projects,How the themes of the Parsha resound and can assist us in our everyday lives.For the Best: When it's time to stay and when its time to move on.MusicAstronomy- CloudsLiterature: Clouds, by: Anne Rockwel
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
"The Magic School Bus: Space Explorers" by Eva Moore Unit
In this book, Ms. Frizzle decides to take her class to Mars. But the "Magic Space Bus" has mechanical issues, and she and her class end up exploring the entire solar system.This unit includes the following: vocabulary/spelling words and activities, discussion questions, vocabulary test, modified vocabulary/spelling tests, writing prompts, activities/worksheets, reading comprehension test, and answer key.This unit would also be ideal for homeschool instruction, independent study, and/or differe
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: "The Magic School Bus Chapter Book Series" Units
Discovery of a New Planet
Students imagine discovering a new planet in our solar system. Through their discovery, they will better understand rotation and revolution and how they affect the planets, differences in planets and their characteristics, and place their planet correctly in the solar system as well as review parts of speech and create an ABC book based on their planet.
They will also compare and contrast their planet to an existing planet, create a glossary of astronomy terms, write an author bio and a persuas
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Take home folder space theme
take home folder communication folder space theme
astronaut alien elementary school space
Grades:
PreK - 4th
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