Solar System Lessons
At the following website look for
Astronomy – Surfin’ Through the Solar System. This is
a complete unit for 3rd grade Solar System Exploration. The standards are
for Arkansas but could be reworked for CA.
http://atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Space/
This is a role playing activity
for 3rd grade that demonstrates concept of revolution, rotation and orbit.
CA Earth Science Standards 4d,e
http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/sci/cecsci/cecsci067.html
As The World Turns: a role playing activity demonstrating the motions of Earth as it revolves around the Sun. (Grade 3) CA Earth Science Standards 4d,e http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview?LPid=2351
WebQuest Cosmos
Travel: An Interplanetary Travel Agency (Grades 5-8)
CA Earth Science Standards:
5th grade: 5a,b,c ; 8th grade 4e
The Universe at Your Fingertips
Activities: C-1, C-4, C-10, C-11 (Grades 3-9)
This is a resource notebook prepared by the Astronomy Society of the Pacific
and is part of Project ASTRO. You can order the resource notebook from this
website. The lessons are very good and are inquiry in nature.
http://www.astrosociety.org/education/astro/astropubs/universe.html
Inner and Outer Planets
(Grade 5); CA Earth Science Standard 5b
This is a review activity where students drag images of planets into their
correct order and classifying the planets according to their location in the
Solar System. Uses Kidspiration or Inspiration software.
Lesson Objectives:
1. Students will differentiate between the inner and outer planets by dragging
images of the planets into the correct super grouper.
2. Students will order the images of the planets from closest to furthest
from the Sun in the super grouper.
3. Students will write one short paragraph about each planet that includes
at least two facts about the planet.
Lesson: Kidspiration version, jpg version
Lesson was modified May 17, 2005
from the original found at:
http://www.northcanton.sparcc.org/~elem/kidspiration/tamargo/innerouterplanets.htm
last updated: October 8, 2005
Webpage contact: Nick Strobel
