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  • What Causes Seasons?

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    What Causes Seasons?

    Review how Earth's rotation and its movement around the Sun cause seasons. Students will identify when seasons begin in…

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  • Motion of the Earth Sun Moon

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    Test: The Motions of Earth, the Sun & the Moon

    Test students' understanding of eclipses, solstices, equinoxes, phases of the Moon, time zones, and the seasons with…

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    Space and Astronomy
    Moon
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  • Team Moon Teacher's Guide

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    Team Moon Teacher's Guide

    Enrich your science, history, or English curriculum with the resources in this teacher's guide for Team Moon, the story…

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    Nonfiction Literature
    Literature
    Reading and Literature
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  • TEACHING RESOURCE

    Instant Expert

    Become an instant expert on science and social studies topics featured in DK's award-winning reference series. Find…

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    Jobs, Careers, and Occupations
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  • Solar System Multiple Choice Test

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    Solar System Test

    Multiple-choice questions in this space-science exam are used to test students' knowledge and understanding of the solar…

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  • The Big Bang: An Expanding Universe

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    The Big Bang: An Expanding Universe

    Try a printable science activity that illustrates the cosmological phenomenon of the Big Bang. Students learn how…

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    Solar System
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  • Moon's Phases Lesson Plan

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    Moon's Phases Lesson Plan

    Use this lesson plan to teach students about the Moon's phases. This astronomy activity is perfect for elementary and…

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  • Rockets

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    Rockets

    Students label the parts of a modern rocket.

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    Astronauts and Space Flights
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  • Our Growing Planet

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    Our Growing Planet

    The unit had three main parts: human population growth over time; the impact of population growth on Earth and its…

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    Social Studies and History
    Society and Anthropology
    Population
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    Bringing the Solar System Down to Earth Lesson

    Students create a scaled-down model of the solar system by calculating the planets' diameters and distances from the sun…

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    Solar System
    Mathematics
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  • Build a Scale Model of the Solar System

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    Build a Scale Model of the Solar System

    Students build a scale model of the solar system. This activity includes Pluto as a planet, even though it is now…

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    Solar System
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  • The Nine Planets

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    The Nine Planets

    In this printable computer activity, students research the planets on the Internet and use PowerPoint or AppleWorks to…

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    Science
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  • The First Man in Space

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    The First Man in Space

    Interesting facts and fun activities related to Yuri Alekseivich Gagarin, the first human ever to fly in space.

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    Space Exploration
    Astronauts and Space Flights
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  • What Are Solstices and Equinoxes?

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    What Are Solstices and Equinoxes?

    After defining solstice and equinox, students will answer questions about seasons and interpret a diagram of Earth's…

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    Earth Science
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  • One Small Step and Mission to the Moon

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    One Small Step and Mission to the Moon

    Share the story of Neil Armstrong and the race to the moon with your students, and assign the related activities to help…

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    Social Studies and History
    Science
    Space Exploration
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  • Women in Space: Sally Ride and Christa McAuliffe

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    Women in Space: Sally Ride and Christa McAuliffe

    Encourage students to learn more about Sally Ride and Christa McAuliffe, two astronaut pioneers.

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    Science
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    Learning About Telescopes

    Explore the concept of magnification and telescopic innovations with your students using the resources in this…

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    Science
    Space and Astronomy
    Telescope
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  • Comparing the Planets Activity

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    Comparing the Planets Activity

    Compare each planet's diameter, distance from the Sun, and number of moons in this enrichment activity for space…

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    Space and Astronomy
    Planets
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  • What Are Galaxies?

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    What Are Galaxies?

    Identify and compare the characteristics of an elliptical, an irregular, and a spiral galaxy to complete the table in…

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  • REFERENCE

    Eyewitness: Space Exploration

    This is a spectacular and informative guide to the mysteries beyond Earth and the history of space exploration,…

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    Space and Astronomy
    Space Exploration
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  • Key Term Review: The Sun and Other Stars

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    Key Term Review: The Sun and Other Stars

    Correctly define terms related to the Sun and other stars to solve this word puzzle. This space-science printable…

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    Stars
    Vocabulary
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  • Disaster in the Air: Challenger Space Shuttle

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    Disaster in the Air: Challenger Space Shuttle

    Distribute an article that examines the Challenger space shuttle tragedy of 1986.

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    Science
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  • Constellation Activities

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    Constellation Activities

    Teach your students about constellations with these three activities.

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    Space and Astronomy
    Stars
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  • Solar System Trading Cards

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    Solar System Trading Cards

    Students create "trading cards" of the sun and other objects in the solar system to demonstrate their understanding of…

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