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Curated OER

Satellite Drag and the Hubble Space Telescope

For Students 9th - 12th
In this satellite drag and Hubble space telescope worksheet, students solve two problems using a graph showing the altitude of the satellite vs. the year with two lines showing two different types of re-boost and one line without...
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Curated OER

Specializing in Space

For Teachers 4th - 7th
In this literature book review activity, young scholars read a nonfiction book about space or space exploration before choosing a topic to explore further. They choose from 7 activities such as designing a model, writing a letter, write...
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Curated OER

Not so Snappy 8-- Calendar and Space Related Problems

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this math and social studies worksheet, pupils recall the poem "Thirty days hath September..." Students solve 4 time and space-related problems using that calendar rhyme.
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Curated OER

Distance in Space

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore space science by measuring distances between planets. In this solar system lesson, 6th graders view a Bill Nye video and discover the conversion between the metric system and imperial measuring systems. Students...
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NASA

Ripening of Fruits and Vegetables

For Teachers 5th - 8th
How long do fresh foods last in space at the International Space Station? Which foods perish quicker than others? How can astronauts preserve their foods to make them last longer in space? Young scientists test the rates at which some...
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Teach Engineering

Egg-cellent Landing

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
The classic egg-drop experiment gets a new bounce with an activity that asks pairs to design a lander similar to one used to land a rover on Mars within a fixed budget. The activity provides a great introduction to the idea of terminal...
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American Museum of Natural History

Beyond Planet Earth

For Students 6th - 12th
Scholars take a journey through space with 16 eye-catching images. Along the way, learners read captions starting with the moon, then move onto asteroids, Mars, and Jupiter.
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Interactive
Arcademics

Orbit Integers

For Students 6th Standards
Add integers within space. Up to four individuals race through space in a fun online game. Pupils answer integer addition problems with correct answers which provides the spaceship with an additional burst of speed.
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Interactive
Arcademics

Integer Warp

For Students 6th Standards
Multiply the speed in a dash. Individuals play an online space race game. With each correct response to an integer multiplication problem, the spacecraft gets a boost of speed. Problems range from products of two positives, two negative,...
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EngageNY

How Far Away Is the Moon?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Does the space shuttle have an odometer? Maybe, but all that is needed to determine the distance to the moon is a little geometry! The lesson asks scholars to sketch the relationship of the Earth and moon using shadows of an eclipse....
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PBS

Inspector Detector

For Teachers 4th - 8th
How do spacecraft detect magnetic fields? The fourth installment of a five-part unit has learners develop a device with magnets that allows for the detection of magnetic fields. They use a map of an imaginary planet to try out their...
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Newspaper Association of America

Cereal Bowl Science and Other Investigations with the Newspaper

For Teachers K - 12th Standards
What do cereal, fog, and space shuttles have to do with newspapers? A collection of science investigations encourage critical thinking using connections to the various parts of the newspaper. Activities range from building origami seed...
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Interactive
Physics Classroom

Acceleration

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The acceleration rate of a flea jumping works out to 50 times faster than the acceleration rate of the space shuttle. Pupils apply knowledge of acceleration to dot diagrams, velocity-time tables, and word problems. They solve for...
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Interactive
Arcademics

Alien Addition

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
An alien-themed learning game boosts addition skills. Scholars solve the addition problem coming down from an invading spaceship before it lands.
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Interactive
Arcademics

Meteor Multiplication

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Scholars keep meteors from hitting their alien's spaceship by choosing the multiplication problem that correlates to the number displayed.
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Curated OER

Strange New Planet

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders gather data and simulate a Mars spacecraft mission using multi-sensory observations.
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Curated OER

The Earth, Sun Mood and Stars Unit (Planets too!)

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders prepare five activities to do then show their energy saving skills.  In this investigative lesson students create five projects then participate in an energy saving demonstration. 
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Far Out Food and Work in Space

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students discuss aspects of living and working in space as astronauts, as well as other careers in space science. They demonstrate their understanding of the food guide pyramid by designing a healthy food tray for an astronaut.
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Curated OER

Not So Lost in Space

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate how engineers navigate satellites in orbit around the Earth and on their way to other planets in the solar system. They study vocabulary words and participate in studying a satellite by learning about times and...
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NASA

Speaking in Phases

For Students 9th - 12th
Hear from deep space. Pupils learn how satellites transfer information back to Earth. They learn about three different ways to modulate radio waves and how a satellite sends information with only 0s and 1s. Using sound, class members...
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Curated OER

Space Trading Cards

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use the Internet and other reference sources to gather information on a space topic. They create a trading card displaying the information learned and import pictures from libraries and the Internet.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Space Quiz

For Students 5th - 6th
In this space learning exercise, students complete a five question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about the American space program.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Spaceship Math Addition D

For Students K - 2nd
In this addition facts practice worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to solve 40 problems that require them to add 1-digit numbers to 1-digit numbers.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Spaceship Math Addition Q

For Students K - 2nd
In this addition facts practice worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to solve 40 problems that require them to add 1-digit numbers to 1-digit numbers.

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