LESSON PLANS
Deliver a lesson plan that presents a research project on the solar system.
How much would you weigh on Pluto (if it was still a planet)? Students learn about gravity, mass, and weight by…
The constellations reveal themselves one star at a time Use this lesson plan to teach students about constellations.…
ACTIVITIES
Students learn how and why solar eclipses occur with this hands-on science activity. They create their own eclipse using…
In this printable computer activity, students research the planets on the Internet and use PowerPoint or AppleWorks to…
WORKSHEETS
Teach students about the race between the US and the USSR to get into space.
Students view pictures of the Zodiac constellations, and learn the best time to see them.
Students learn the sizes of the planets and compare them to Earth. This activity includes Pluto as a planet, even though…
The teacher mixes the ingredients of a comet to simulate the real thing for students.
Students make a flipbook of the moon to view the various phases.
Use a lesson that explains how stars form constellations.
Students learn the distances between the planets in our solar system.*This activity includes Pluto as a planet, even…
Students will create an illustrated glossary of astronomy terms.
