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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sun Catching Eggs

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create wax crayon "eggs" using wax paper, crayon shavings, and an egg template shape in this early-elementary Art lesson. Included with the lesson is an idea for diplaying finished art projects. A great lesson for Easter time.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sun Seeking Plants

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars investigate the story "The Tiny Seed" by Eric Carle. This story is used to introduce the children to the concept that seeds change and grow into plants when conditions in the environment including temperature, light, water...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

How Do Plants and Animals Get Energy?

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this food chain worksheet, students will determine where plants and animals get their energy by filling in the blank of 4 statements.
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Organizer
Curated OER

How Does Energy Flow in a Food Web?

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this food web worksheet, students will write down the 4 steps energy takes as it flows through a food chain. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

What Can You See in the Sky?

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this objects in the sky activity, students will compare what they can see in the sky during the day and during the night. Students will complete 8 fill in the blank statements.
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Organizer
Curated OER

Observing the Sky

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this sky worksheet, students will write down 3 things they see in the sky during the day and 3 things they see in the sky at night. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.
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Organizer
Curated OER

Parts of the Universe

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this universe worksheet, students will complete a graphic organizer by writing in the different parts of the universe, including a brief description of each of these parts.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Weather Calendar

For Students 1st - 3rd
For this weather calendar worksheet, students read the calendar and identify the type of weather that occurred on that date. They also determine the total number of days that were cloudy, sunny, etc. There are 9 questions on this...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

All Kinds of Weather

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this weather worksheet, students draw a line to match the children to the weather that matches what they are doing and wearing. There are 4 pictures of children and 4 pictures of weather.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

S Is For Sun

For Students Pre-K - K
In this printing Ss practice worksheet, students view the animation of the correct formation of Ss, trace, and practice printing upper case S and lower case s letters. Students print twenty-eight letters.
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Organizer
Curated OER

Cosmic Survey

For Students 6th - 9th
In this cosmic survey activity, students rank the given cosmic items by size, distance from Earth, and age and complete 3 graphic organizers. Then students complete 5 short answer questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Average Temperature

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study temperature.  In this average temperature activity students record temperature data, calculate and analyze average temperatures and construct a time line graph. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Moon Phases

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners model moon phases and observe how it changes.  In this investigative lesson students use a model to demonstrate the different phases of the moon.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Seasons on Earth

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine how seasons occur and explore how the different angles effect surface heating.  In this climate lesson students interpret satellite maps of the world that show seasonal differences in plant life. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sun Friendly Homes

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students design and build a model solar energy home. In this technology lesson, students test the efficiency of their model houses by measuring temperature at regular intervals. They analyze data and share results with the class.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Building and a sundial

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars create a sundial. In this sundial lesson, students examine the history and use of sundials. Young scholars create a sundial and test their sundial.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson 1 Activity 1: Tools of the Ancients

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine how Christopher Columbus determined his latitude.
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Lesson Plan
PHET

Pre- and post-assessment (High School)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Need to gauge your pupils' understanding before the lesson begins? A base assessment includes short answer and drawings to determine pupil knowledge. Advanced assessment covers vector addition.
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Activity
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NOAA

The Great, Glowing Orb What You Will Do: Make a Solar Heat Engine

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
How is solar energy able to move wind and water to control the climate? Scholars explore the concept of solar energy in the first of 10 activities in the Discover Your Changing World series. They follow instructions to build homemade...
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Activity
Center for Math and Science Education

Solar System Launch

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Trying to understand the vastness of outer space can be quite a challenge for young scientists. Help put things in perspective with this cross-curricular activity as students work in pairs creating scaled models of the solar system,...
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Lesson Plan
Space Science Institute

The "All American" Eclipse Guide

For Students 3rd - 12th
Are you ready for the biggest astronomical event of the year? More importantly ... are you ready to share it with your scholars? Use a presentation filled with facts and diagrams to make sure everyone in class understands the importance...
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Website
American Museum of Natural History

Journey to the Stars

For Students 6th - 12th
Fifteen detailed pictures and informative captions delve deep into the exploration of stars—their life cycle and importance in the universe. 
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Nemours KidsHealth

Skin Cancer: Grades 6-8

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Do we really need sunscreen? What are the risks of tanning? Learners explore these questions through a series of informational texts and engaging, hands-on activities.
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Worksheet
Simply Worksheets

Solar System - Missing Words

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this space science activity, students complete nine sentence fill-in's about the planets in the solar system. There is no word bank.