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National Wildlife Federation

Massive Migrations

For Teachers K - 4th Standards
Turn your students into flocks of migratory birds for this fun activity on animal migration. Prior to the activity, the teacher creates four different migration routes in the classroom or any available open space, labeling nesting...
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Lesson Plan
NASA

On Target

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
NASA's LCROSS mission is dropping a probe into a lunar crater. Groups design a system to travel down a zip line and drop a marble onto a target in the classroom. The groups then modify their designs based upon testing. 
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Hawaiʻi State Department of Education

Cloud Sculpting

For Teachers 1st
Dance is a fantastic way to communicate thoughts, feelings, and even science concepts. Make this activity a part of your next unit on weather and clouds. Kids will discuss types of clouds, how they look, and what they do. Then, they will...
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NASA

Introduction to Real Air Traffic Control—Problem Set A

For Teachers 5th - 9th Standards
Understand what it takes to control planes safely. The first lesson in a series of six introduces the class to the air traffic control situation. The pupils develop their understanding of units used in air travel, then learn how to read...
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Curated OER

Planets in Our Solar System

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Each member of a four-student group takes on a specific aspect of an assigned planet to research. After gathering information, the team works together to create a travel brochure and a presentation intended to convince other classmates...
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Curated OER

Shoes and the Backyard Landscape

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Your shoes get a lot of mileage in familiar places. Represent the places you have traveled the most with an art project based on a print of Indian People Wear Shoes and Socks by Juane Quick-to-See Smith. Kids trace their shoes and draw...
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Handout
New Bedford Whaling Museum

A New Bedford Voyage!

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
A thorough set of activities, articles, and reference material can enlighten your class about the history of whaling in New England. Kids travel back to a time when whale products were valuable and hunting whales was a way to help the...
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Worksheet
McGraw Hill

Determine the Meaning of Words and Phrases

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Work on using context clues in your social studies class. Pupils read a brief selection about the terrain in Senegal and define each of the underlined words in the space provided. They also list the context clues that helped them...
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101 Questions

Speed of Light

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
How quickly does light travel long distances? A short video simulates light going from the earth to the moon at two different paces. Scholars relate the distance to the rate to understand which simulation is correct.
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PPT
Glynn County School System

Multi-Wavelength Astronomy

For Students 6th - 12th
Take a look at astronomy through the light lens. From radio to gamma, light waves exist in every corner of the universe. An enlightening PowerPoint presentation gives an overview of the different categories of light and then discusses...
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Curated OER

The Great Hubble

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explain how Hubble telescope captures images from space. In this space science lesson, students use the internet to view space photos. They debate on an issue raised by the teacher.
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Curated OER

Astronomical Scales

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students describe the different units of measurement. In this space science lesson, students calculate astronomical distances using a scale. They explain the significance of using scientific notation in expressing very small or very...
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Curated OER

CrossOver

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students become aware of other people when moving in a small space.
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Curated OER

Satellite Mobiles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss satellites and their functions. They design and construct their own satellite out of readily available materials. Students are taught the definition of a satellite. They discuss the two main purposes of satellites:...
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Curated OER

E.T. Write Home

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read the book, The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System, and discuss the planets visited by the characters in the book. They write journal entries from the viewpoint of E.T., writing letters home describing his travels in...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Comets

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this space science worksheet, students learn 3 facts about comets and then read a short informational passage about comets.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Locomotor License

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in a simulation to practice motor skills and moving safely in the space they share with others.
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Curated OER

Floor Paths

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the use of floor paths on the stage. In this floor paths activity, students evaluate choreography for use of the floor space on the stage. Middle schoolers design a short choreography piece that exhibits an...
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Curated OER

Planet Vacation

For Teachers 5th - 10th
In this planets worksheet, students fill out a chart where they fill in the distance each planet is from the Earth, and how much travel time in years and hours it would take to get there. Students do this for 8 planets.
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Curated OER

Scooter Signal

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners practice the use of hand signals to designate right or left turns. In this safety lesson plan, students ride a scooter following paths set up to look like sidewalks and roads. Learners practice forming the proper signals prior...
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Curated OER

Gross Motor Development

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders participate in a game reflecting the solar system, stars, and rockets. They simulate how space invaders move and hit stars and rockets. They discuss how scientists study the stars and planets.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Worksheet 27 - Spring 1996

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this math activity, students examine the position of an object and then use the formulas to determine its path over time. Then they apply the information in order to determine the traveling path of an asteroid in space.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Social Studies Activity Sheets

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this social studies worksheet, learners complete social studies activity sheets including changing the world, historical women, travel, and more. Students complete 52 sheets.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Even and Odd Number Maze

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this math learning exercise, students discriminate between even and odd numbers by following a path of odd numbers to reach the end of a maze puzzle. This page has a space travel theme.

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