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Modeling the Solar System
Students build a scaled model of the solar system. In this space science lesson plan, students arrange them according to their distances from the sun. They analyze each planet's unique features such as density and relative gravity.
Curated OER
Solar System 2
In this space worksheet, students identify and locate vocabulary terms and names related to the Solar System. There are 31 words located in the puzzle.
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Constructing a Planetarium
Students work together to create their own planetarium. They observe the night sky and make a design. They also examine constellations and paint them onto the model of the planetarium.
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Houston Museum of Natural History
This site has links to all aspects of the Houston Museum of Natural History.
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Drexel University: Archimedes
An extensive site dedicated to the life and legacy of the Greek mathematician Archimedes. Content includes a timeline of Archimedes' life, an overview of several of his inventions, and numerous anecdotes isolating various moments in his...
PBS
Pbs: Nova: Infinite Secrets
Offers a look into the mind of Archimedes based on findings within newly discovered manuscript.
Museum of Science
Welcome to the Universe at the Museum of Science
The Boston Museum of Science offers an extensive selection of movies about space in the Charles Hayden Planetarium. If you live near the facility, find out the shows appearing and grade levels they are intended for to schedule a field...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Classroom Planetarium
Create a classroom model of the solar system while teaching about relative size of all the planets, and each planet's distance from the sun.