Space Awareness
Oceans on the Rise
Temperature rises and land disappears! Through a lab exploration, learners understand the effect of temperature increase on water similar to the effect of global warming on our oceans. As they heat the water in a flask, they measure the...
Space Awareness
Global Warming of the Atmosphere
Scientists know the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere today is higher than at any point in the last 800,000 years. Scholars learn about the amount of thermic radiation absorbed by air and what happens to the rest of the...
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What Makes a Gas, a Greenhouse Gas?—The Carbon Dioxide Dance
Investigate a heated topic in environmental science. Scholars team up to play the parts of gas molecules in the atmosphere. As the teacher moves about, acting as the electromagnetic wave, learners react as their molecules would to the...
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Solar System Crossword Puzzle
In this solar system crossword puzzle worksheet, students figure out the answers to 14 clues in order to fill in the circular crossword puzzle about the solar system.
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The Solar System
In this solar system word puzzle worksheet, students use the 17 clues regarding the solar system to fill in the blanks in the crossword puzzle.
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Solar System Crossword
In this solar system learning exercise, students fill in a crossword that gives them clues about the solar system. Students solve 31 clues for the crossword.
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Journey To The Solar System
Third graders engage in a lesson to find different facts and connect them to the concept of the solar system. They conduct research using the technology integration of the internet. Using the information the students create a classroom...
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Space Vocabulary Quiz
In this space vocabulary worksheet, students draw lines to match 14 vocabulary words pertaining to space with their definitions.
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Asteroids
Students examine the different types of asteroids and how they enter the atmosphere. In this space lesson students use mashed potatoes to create an asteroid they can eat.
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Meteors
Learners identify the different types of meteorite using an interactive website. In this earth science lesson, students simulate how meteors crash on a surface. They relate meteor size to crater size.
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Kepler's 3rd Law
Learners derive the velocity in a circular orbit of any radius. They derive the Earth escape velocity and prove Kepler's 3rd law for circular orbits # A simple formula for the orbital period in a circular Earth orbit of given radius.
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Ptolemy, Copernicus, & the Church
High schoolers determine the difference between a geocentric universe and a heliocentric universe.
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Ptolemy, Copernicus, & the Church
Students explore the scientific revolution. In this scientific revolution lesson, students complete activities regarding Ptolemy, Copernicus, and the Church.
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Medicine in the Middle Ages 1100- 1400
In this history of medicine learning exercise, students explore details about doctors, illnesses, hospitals, and treatments during the Middle Ages.
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Archaeology For Kids Quiz 83
In this archaeology for kids quiz 83 activity, students interactively answer 12 multiple choice questions about the history of money, as part of an online magazine.
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Solar System Challenge
In this solar system worksheet, students complete 13 multiple-choice questions to demonstrate their knowledge of the solar system.
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Solar System Vocabulary
In this solar system vocabulary skills worksheet, students match the 13 solar system-related names and terms in the word bank to the appropriate definitions.
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Solar System Crossword
In this solar system crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 13 clues and the terms in the word bank to help them correctly complete the word puzzle.
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Dark Matter In The Universe
Students investigate the concept of dark matter and how it occurs in the universe. They conduct research using a variety of resources. Students use the information by reading at least two articles about dark matter. They also generate...
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Interplanetary Distance and Travel Time
Students are introduced to the challenges involved in understanding the space travel distances and the time involved to do so through the use of an interactive fable. The modeling and comparisons deal with specific distances at different...
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Zodiac Constellations
In this space science learning exercise, students learn to identify the 12 constellations of the Zodiac. Students read the information and look at the detailed drawings of each constellation and when it is visible in the night sky.
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Making Models To Understand Our Home
Learners investigate the concept of a model and how it is used to represent something that is real. They recognize how the model can be applied to other types of concepts like the solar system. Students create a scale drawing of a house...
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Sky Watching
Students complete night-sky observations to understand how our knowledge of the sky has been enhanced by telescopes. Students complete a timeline worksheet giving the history of telescopes. Students then then make their own observations...
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Solar System Multiple Choice Activity
In this solar system instructional activity, students complete a ten question multiple choice page pertaining to the solar system. Prior knowledge is assumed.
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