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  • ACTIVITIES

    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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  • 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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  • Science and Social Studies: Make a Scale Map of the Solar System

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    Science and Social Studies: Make a Scale Map of the Solar System

    Distribute a reading selection and critical thinking questions about the size of the solar system. This activity…

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    Solar System
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  • Stars and Galaxies

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    Stars and Galaxies

    Learn about stars, constellations, and galaxies in this fact sheet. This printable includes images to help students…

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    Stars
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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
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    A Day in Space Sub Kit (Grades 5-6)

    Allow students to learn about outer space while you're away from your classroom with this substitute teacher kit for…

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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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  • Lenses and Mirrors Activity

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    Lenses and Mirrors Activity

    After using reference materials to answer questions about lenses and mirrors, students will label each shape as convex…

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    Human Body and Anatomy
    Light and Optics
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  • Living in Space Printable II

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    Living in Space Printable II

    Discover what it is like to live in space, from what astronauts eat to how they live in the weightless environment.…

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    Astronauts and Space Flights
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    Practice Makes Perfect

    Use DK's math, science, social studies, and Spanish worksheets in your classroom or as homework activities. Give…

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    Spanish Language
    Insects
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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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  • 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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  • 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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    Astronauts and Space Flights
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  • The Solar System: Vocabulary

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    The Solar System: Vocabulary

    Distribute a printable set of vocabulary words related to the Solar System.

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    Solar System
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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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  • 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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  • Activity: Telescopes

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    Activity: Telescopes

    Students will refer to the reading passage in this science printable to answer questions about refracting and reflecting…

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  • The Milky Way

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    The Milky Way

    Explain what the Milky Way is with this astronomy printable. Students will use their knowledge of stars and galaxies to…

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  • Science Reading Warm-Up: Uranus

    DAILY WARM-UPS

    Science Reading Warm-Up: Uranus

    Improve students' reading skills and increase their knowledge of space sciences. This printable warm-up includes a…

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    Uranus
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  • Teaching Astronomy with Multicultural Mythology

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    Teaching Astronomy with Multicultural Mythology

    Students create imaginative stories with the flavor of cultural mythology.

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    Religion and Philosophy
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  • Earth, Moon, Sun, and Seasons -- Lecture Notes and Facts

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    Earth, Moon, Sun, and Seasons -- Lecture Notes and Facts

    Instructor lecture notes for a lesson on earth's rotation and seasons. Includes answers for the homework section of…

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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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  • 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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    Solar System
    Drama and Performing Arts
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