ACTIVITIES
Students construct a model to illustrate how the position of Earth, the sun, and the moon affect the tides. Assesses…
Students conceptualize the enormous differences in size among four categories of stars. Assesses their understanding of…
WORKSHEETS
In this activity children learn how angular diameters can be used to measure the true diameter of the moon.
The objective of this activity is to build a scale model of the planetary distances in the Solar System. This activity…
The objective of this activity is to build a scale model of the planetary distances in the Solar System.
The object of this activity is to observe a model of how the Solar System would have originated according to the…
Students consider some of the characteristics of Venus and Mars which make the planets uninhabitable for life as we know…
Use this reading reference with the lesson, It's Only a Paper Moon.
Use this reading reference with the lesson Solar System Scale.
Use this reading reference with the lessons Solar System Scale and Solar System Soup.
Use this reading reference with the lesson Reason for the Seasons.
Parents and children can learn about the sky from their own backyard.
Student interest in the stars leads to a successful sky watch party.
Students use math and science skills to build a planetarium.
Students and teachers take astronomy to the streets.
Using storytelling as a tool for learning astronomy.
Students take an overnight visit to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and perform research using a 40-ft.…
Enhance science skills with an activity that focuses on researching planets.
Students are given sets of values in astronomy problems, and are asked to figure out the differences.
This printable science activity explains how you can tell the difference between a star and a planet when you are…
In this printable science activity, students make a scale model of the solar system. This activity includes Pluto as a…
