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  • A Visit to Outer Space Writing Activity

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    A Visit to Outer Space Writing Activity

    Try a printable creative writing activity that focuses on fantasizing about life on other planets.

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    Creative Writing
    Space and Astronomy
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  • Moon Phases Printable Activity

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    Moon Phases Printable Activity

    Use a this worksheet to teach your students about the different phases of the moon. The printable and interactive…

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    Space and Astronomy
    Moon
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  • LESSON PLANS

    Inertia in Motion

    Through experimentation, students will learn about the first law of motion, including inertia, force, and friction.

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    Physics
    Newton's Laws
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    Make Your Own Solar Eclipse

    Students learn how and why solar eclipses occur with this hands-on science activity. They create their own eclipse using…

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    Science Projects
    Science
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  • The Sun

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    The Sun

    Develop student science skills with an activity that focuses on facts about the sun.

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    Space and Astronomy
    Sun
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  • Space Play: Tour of the Solar System

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    Space Play: Tour of the Solar System

    Students stage a play to demonstrate what they have learned about space and the solar system.

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    Science
    Solar System
    Drama and Performing Arts
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  • Star Patterns

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    Star Patterns

    Students view pictures of the Zodiac constellations, and learn the best time to see them.

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    Stars
    Space and Astronomy
    Science
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  • Scale Model of the Planets

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    Scale Model of the Planets

    Students learn the sizes of the planets and compare them to Earth. This activity includes Pluto as a planet, even though…

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    Space and Astronomy
    Planets
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    Astronomy Printables Gallery

    Students will learn about space, stars, planets, and more by writing stories and participating in other creative…

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    Space and Astronomy
    Earth Science
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  • Astronomy Printable Book (K-4)

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    Astronomy Printable Book (K-4)

    Browse a printable teacher resource book on astronomy that is full of ideas for you to use in your elementary classroom.…

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    Space and Astronomy
    Science
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  • Astronomy Printable Book (3-6)

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    Astronomy Printable Book (3-6)

    Browse a printable book of resources for teachers, which provides many different hands-on science activities using…

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    Space and Astronomy
    Science Activities and Experiments
    Science
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  • Design Your Own Space Suit

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    Design Your Own Space Suit

    Try a printable science activity that focuses on designing one's own space suit.

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    Astronauts and Space Flights
    Drawing
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  • Me and My Shadow: Tracking Earth's Motion

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    Me and My Shadow: Tracking Earth's Motion

    Using their own shadows and the shadow of a paper child on a globe, students learn through a simulation how the sun's…

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    Science
    Earth
    Sun
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  • Making a Comet

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    Making a Comet

    The teacher mixes the ingredients of a comet to simulate the real thing for students.

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    Space and Astronomy
    Solar System
    Science
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  • The Sky's the Limit

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    The Sky's the Limit

    Children integrate their sky and moon observations with literature and creative writing.

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    Creative Writing
    Space and Astronomy
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  • Backyard Astronomy

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    Backyard Astronomy

    Parents and children can learn about the sky from their own backyard.

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    Space and Astronomy
    Science
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  • Radio Astronomers for a Day

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    Radio Astronomers for a Day

    Students take an overnight visit to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and perform research using a 40-ft.…

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    Space and Astronomy
    Science
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  • Does Sunlight Affect the Temperature?

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    Does Sunlight Affect the Temperature?

    Develop student science skills with an activity that focuses on temperature comparisons.

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    Earth Science
    Weather
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  • Explaining the Winter Solstice

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    Explaining the Winter Solstice

    In this activity, children draw a diagram to explain what happens during the winter solstice.

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    Earth Science
    Seasons
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  • Following the Sun

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    Following the Sun

    Students make a record of the sun's motion during a day by using the shadow of a stick.

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    Space Exploration
    Space and Astronomy
    Science
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  • Meteors

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    Meteors

    Students simulate a meteor collision.

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    Space Exploration
    Science
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  • Explore Activity: Exploring Size and Distance of Earth and Sun

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    Explore Activity: Exploring Size and Distance of Earth and Sun

    Students measure the diameter of a model of Earth (a peppercorn) and a model sun (a 33-cm circle of poster board) and…

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  • Investigate Activity: Observing Shadows Caused by Sunlight

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    Investigate Activity: Observing Shadows Caused by Sunlight

    Students use a piece of string and a metric ruler to measure the length of shadows made from the sun at different times…

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    Sun
    Physics
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  • Phases of the Moon Lab

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    Phases of the Moon Lab

    In this lab, students are asked to solve several problems involving the lunar cycle and the night sky. Materials list,…

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    Science
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