Patterns in the Sky and Outer Space Vocabulary and Activities for 1st grade NGSS

Focus on increasing your first grade students' vocabulary related to the patterns in the sky which can be observed and predicted as well as Space Systems that include patterns and cycles. This Next Generation Science™ Standard inspired resource contains activities and materials for building their knowledge related to patterns of the motion of Earth, seasonal patterns, and cycles. Also teach them about patterns of the sun, moon, and Earth along with sunrise and sunset impacting seasons. Get the resources you need to prep your students for 1st grade NGSS.

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What NGSS goals are the focus?

1-ESS1.1: Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.

1-ESS1-2: Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.

Big topics covered:

• ESS1.A: The Universe and its Stars
• ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System

You get 10 different activities:

1. Students will demonstrate their knowledge of patterns such as hours in the day, days in a week, months in a year and days in a year with a lift the flap to see the answer page.

2. A foldable with three flaps also helps document knowledge about the sun, Earth and moon.

3. A pop-up craft project of the Earth, moon, and sun is also included.

4. A book is provided that allows for pictures to be drawn to show observations of the sun’s position in the sky during the school day.

5. A chart provides an opportunity to document the times of sunrise and sunset to notice patterns.

6. Half-page flashcards for Night and Day are also included for whole group brainstorming of activities done or things observed in the sky.

7. Students will also lists thing that occur on the night or day activitiy worksheet included.

8. As a final activity, students add their photo to the cover of a "magazine" and document their observations in an article written by a classroom peer. These are great to post on a bulletin board or around the school.

9. "Scientists ask questions." card + 7 question cards to spark curiosity for collecting data.

10. Vocabulary cards for: solstice, rotate, revolve, orbit, sun, star, moon, planet, solar system.

26 pages of printables for students

along with many teacher-only directions and note pages too.

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