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Middle school astronomy thematic unit plans
Solar Eclipse 2024 Integrated Unit and Presentation (Print and Digital)
This thematic unit is full of engaging and quality activities in all areas of curriculum to help students develop a strong conceptual understanding of solar eclipses, specifically the upcoming total solar eclipse on April 8th, 2024. This is such a unique opportunity for all! Get students exited about this upcoming event!***Both a Print Version and a Digital Version for Google Classroom™ are included with this purchase.****Activities included:Activity 1: Solar Eclipse: Students read an informa
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
NGSS:
1-ESS1-1
, 5-ESS1-2
, 2-ESS1-1
Also included in: Space Super Bundle: Solar System, Eclipse, Astronomer
Earth's Place in the Universe: Solar System and Astronomy
This thematic unit is choc-full of activities designed to promote conceptual understanding of science concepts related to our solar system. This product is aligned to 5th grade NGSS:5-PS2-1. Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down5-ESS1-1. Support an argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distances from Earth.5-ESS1-2: Represent data in graphical displays to reveal pat
Grades:
3rd - 6th
NGSS:
5-ESS1-2
, 5-ESS1-1
, 5-PS2-1
Also included in: Custom Bundle for Jessica (Tennessee 5th Grade Science)
Earth Science for High School - Full Year Curriculum Lesson Plans
This product includes a Full Year of Earth Science Lesson Plans - 81 files.
Each of the Units contain a PowerPoint presentation, Note Outlines and Homework Assignment. In total, there are 14 PowerPoint Presentation Lesson Plans, 13 Notebook Presentations for Smartboard, 13 Notes Outlines, 12 Homework assignments, 12 Vocabulary Lesson Plans, 12 Test Prep Bundles, a Laboratory Write-Up Template, a Lesson Plan Template, an Open House/First Day of School PowerPoint Presentation and a Course Syllab
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Solar Eclipse Activities, Lunar Eclipse Reading, Posters, PowerPoint Unit
A bundle of resources to study solar and lunar eclipses. This go-to packet contains all of the following for an exciting eclipse unit!Solar and Lunar eclipse diagrams a drawing activity for solar and lunar eclipses that uses a ruler to find the intersecting lines of shadow that form during the eclipse.Reading Comprehension articles three reading passages on eclipses. The first discusses the difference between lunar and solar eclipses, the second describes an annular eclipse, and the third discus
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3rd - 6th
Interstellar: A Literacy and Science Unit
This is a 10-day Literacy and Science unit based on the movie "Interstellar." The unit deals with the concepts of space exploration, our solar system, gravity, wormholes and black holes, aging in space, protecting our planet and environment, and the potential of other habitable planets. As far as activities and assignments go, the unit includes creative writing assignments, persuasive writing assignments, predictions and critical thinking (during the movie), an exo-planet research project, and a
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Thematic Film Unit Bundle! 6 units in total!
Space Super Bundle: Solar System, Eclipse, Astronomer
This AWESOME Super Bundle combines 4 separate resources with a Space Theme.Save a bunch by purchasing all of these products together. Each product is also available separately in my TpT store. Here's a summary of what's included in each: Earth's Place in the Universe:*Planet Report Pages*relative distances of planets activity using toilet paper squares*gravity activities to resolve common misconceptions*investigation of mass and weight on different planets*creation of a sun dial to help stude
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Percy Jackson Unit Study - Greek History, Mythology & Astronomy
A four week cross-curricular unit study for elementary/middle grade homeschool students. This unit covers social studies, science & language arts.Week 1 Day 1: Early Greece, The Minotaur & Labyrinth Day 2: Constellations Day 3: Greek Gods Day 4: Persian Wars Day 5: Informational Speech Week 2 Day 1: Homer & The Odyssey Day 2: Stars Day 3: Our Sun Day 4: The Olympics Day 5: Hero’s Journey Week 3 Day 1: Galaxies Day 2: Sparta Day 3: Athens Day 4: The Milky Way Day 5: Democracy Week 4 D
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
Space Exploration Unit - Bell Ringers, Paired Reading Packet, Writing Prompts
Do you want to be the best teacher? Would you like to introduce a space exploration unit in your class with a meaningful unit packed with paired reading activities, bell ringers and writing prompts? Is one of your goals to teach interesting facts about space with interdisciplinary matching activities and reading passages? Would you be interested in giving your students complex standards aligned activities (PRINT&DIGITAL) with space exploration paired texts (article, poem, short story) and in
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Solar System Craft, Activities, and Fact Slides
This Solar System Unit will introduce your students to facts about each planet in the solar system with informational slides and close read activities. When your students complete the Solar System craft, they will have a better understanding of how the planets orbit the sun. Students will create a mini Planet flap book for each planet after learning some facts about each planet in the solar system. Also included is a writing page for each planet, a coloring page, and a solar system labeling p
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
The Solar System: Asteroids, Meteors and Comets Gr. 5-8
This is the chapter slice "Asteroids, Meteors and Comets" from the full lesson plan "Solar System"About the FULL RESOURCE:Thrill young astronomers with a journey through our Solar System. Find out all about the Inner and Outer Planets, the Moon, Stars, Constellations, Asteroids, Meteors and Comets. Using simplified language and vocabulary, concepts such as planetary orbits, the asteroid belt, the lunar cycle and phases of the moon, and shooting stars are all explored. Chocked full of reading pas
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5th - 8th
The Solar System: The Inner Planets Gr. 5-8
**This is the chapter slice "The Inner Planets" from the full lesson plan "Solar System"** About the FULL RESOURCE:Thrill young astronomers with a journey through our Solar System. Find out all about the Inner and Outer Planets, the Moon, Stars, Constellations, Asteroids, Meteors and Comets. Using simplified language and vocabulary, concepts such as planetary orbits, the asteroid belt, the lunar cycle and phases of the moon, and shooting stars are all explored. Chocked full of reading passages,
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Solar System Bundle
Tools to teach everything you need to know about space! (Check out the preview)
Full color visuals and brief information card on each include:
1. Order and size of planets
2. Planets orbiting the sun
3. One page for every planet
4. A card for Pluto, the dwarf planet
5. How we see the moon
5. Phases of the moon
6. Seasons, tilt of the earth, Leap Year
(Teaching cards have visuals on one side, and facts for you to read to your kiddos on the back.)
Activities include
1. A project assign
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Grades:
1st - 6th
Planets Suite by Gustav Holst | Digital & Printable Listening Unit
Oh how I love Gustav Holst's Planet Suite! It's programmatic, beautiful, and engaging. Want a tie into Social Studies / History? Study these Roman gods. Want to connect to Science and the planets? Here ya go! Connection to art? There are coloring Listening glyphs included. How about connecting to math? Identify these time signatures or the rhythmic chant in Jupiter's 5/4 ostinato. Relating each movement on the exit slip to an emoji is a nice Social-Emotional Learning component!This is
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PreK - 9th
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Also included in: Year Long Music Lessons & Curriculum for 4th Grade Bundle 30% off
Model Rocketry Unit Plan
This is one of my favorite units to teach and I am so happy that you are giving it a try! This unit is meant to be used in either a math or science class to reinforce concepts of measurement, data collection, and accurate writing. It can also be used as a club or extracurricular project. The unit includes all lesson plans, a unit plan, powerpoint, guided notes and handouts, foldables, stations, formative assessment, all answer keys, two demonstrations and two hands on projects as well as oppo
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Space BUNDLE
Space BUNDLE! (Astronauts, Constellations, Planets and MORE!)***NOW OVER 200 PAGES*** Rocket your students to infinity and beyond with the Space Ace Bundle!Help your students become masters of the “known universe”, by giving them every possible advantage in the area of Space and Planetary Science with this Bundle Pack. Get everything I’ve ever made regarding Space Science… the young astronaut’s dream!First, you will get my Constellations of the Zodiac Kit. This includes the following lessons com
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3rd - 10th, Higher Education
Space, Solar Systems, Planets-Earth Primary Grades Science Unit
A great way to introduce your students to the wonders of our amazing planet and the solar system that we are a part of. Included in this pack areThis comprehensive Space Science and Astronomy packet is aligned with the National Science Education Standards (NSES) and common core.Students will learn about simple space science concepts including stars, planets, solar systems, the Sun, Moon, Earth, planets in our solar system, Facts and suggested activities for each plante, constellations and the un
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Space and Earth Systems (Ontario Science Curriculum 2022)
This is an entire unit for the Space curriculum. It fits the expectations of the Ontario Science Curriculum for 2022. If you are considering it, please consider my bundle of science for grade 6 as it will save money overall. The unit includes absolutely everything you could use for this unit to teach it as either language or as science. This unit is designed to be taught as either a series of guided reading centers, or as a science unit. Students will enjoy the inquiry style research activities
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Grades:
6th - 7th
Also included in: Bundled Entire Year of Grade 6 Science
Science Fact of the Day: Space Theme
For just 2 minutes a day, you teach your class one fact about space. 180 days later, your class will have built a deep understanding of outer space, far deeper than could be taught in one short unit.
This product contains 180 facts about outer space, ranging from facts about planets, asteroids, comets, different types of stars, galaxies, human space exploration and so much more. Facts are themed by week, with 5 different facts about each topic.
This product is intended to be used all year, star
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
Solar System Games Bundle
Get 3 great games at a fraction of the individual price with this bundle. Games include: Solar System BINGO, "I have, who has? Solar System game, and Space Jeopardy (you will need powerpoint to open this file). Here is a description of each of the games included:Solar System BINGOA fun lesson in vocabulary to use for a unit on the solar system, the universe and outer space. Students will love this interactive game. My students love Bingo games and it is a fun and easy way to differentiate lea
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1st - 6th
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Mission to Mars - Curiosity Rover Project (STEM)
Looking to engage your students in the most current science news? This 3 day unit from Lab207 is built around the recent Curiosity Mission that NASA sent to Mars. Through the course of this project students will engage in independent research, a building project, and design work. I ran this project in my class this week and the students LOVED it! More details on the project below.
Objectives:
-Students will explain the formation of Mars
-Students will compare and contrast earth and Mars based
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Grades:
8th - 12th
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Solar System and Planets Activities Planets of the Solar System Craft Project
Solar SystemSolar System Trading Cards! Want to really engage your students while teaching science lessons on our planets and solar system? Your students will never forget these trading cards while learning fun facts about the sun and the planets the orbit around it! A fun activity for all primary ages! ***************************************************************************** This product contains:(double-sided trading cards)The SunMercuryVenusEarthMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptuneEasy-to-Make
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Grades:
K - 8th
The Earth - Sun - Moon System NGSS Bundle
In this lesson bundle, students explore the Earth-Sun-Moon system. This bundle includes:Gravity and Earth's Moon (Investigative Phenomenon)This activity is the investigative phenomenon for “What Patterns Exist In Our Solar System?” Students will engage in a “This or That” game answering True/False statements regarding the moon. After a short clip, students will complete a short modeling exercise to show how they think the Earth “caught” a second moon. The lesson will conclude with questions and
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-1
Out of This World Outer Space Writing and Math Worksheet Packet for Grades 4 -6
Space themed ELA and math mini unit.Students practice descriptive, creative, and step-by-step writing and upper level math skills (fractions, negative numbers, ordering numbers, expanded/standard/word form, mean, median, mode, range, and more!)Answer keys provided for all math worksheets.Contents: (Bulleted items indicate skills students will NEED to complete the worksheet)1. Cover Page2. Table of Contents3. Creative Writing Prompt 1 • Students must use adjectives in descriptive writing 4. C
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Grades:
5th - 6th
Astronomy 3-4 Week Unit Plan - Middle School Earth and Space Sciences
I have taught this as a 3-week unit in 6th grade many times, but it is advanced enough for 7th or even 8th grade. There is plenty of material which can be pared back for your individual or class needs. It can be challenging to complete the unit in 3 weeks, therefore allowing 4 weeks can be ideal and a good strategy for teaching this unit for the first time.This unit is more content and observation-based, vs. the other more typical investigation and lab based science units I've taught. It is in
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Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
, MS-ESS1-1
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