Sky Science - Let's Do Science Bundle

$23.99 USD

Let’s Do Science is a guide designed to assist generalist elementary teachers in delivering engaging science lessons, in which students can learn the science curriculum through the process of inquiry and problem solving. The Sky Science - Let's Do Science Bundle contains 79 pages which include:

Background information for sky science
12 lesson/activity plans which include worksheets and additional materials (such as rubrics) to aid in lesson delivery
Additional information to aid in teaching science in the elementary classroom

Category: Elementary, English, Lesson Bundles, Middle School, Space & Flight

Downloadable (1 PDF - 79 pages)

The following activities are included in this guide. The list is not prescriptive and teachers may select activities that are most appropriate for their students.

Activity

Overview

Resources included

Additional resources required

Lesson:

Sun Angles

Observe how the tilt of the Earth's axis causes the difference in sunlight, resulting in the seasons we experience.

Lesson plan

Student worksheet

Suggested answers

Data sheet

Graph paper

Pencils

Device with internet access

Lesson:

Solar Eclipse

Create a model representing a solar eclipse.

Lesson plan

Pencils or wooden skewers

Styrofoam balls

Flashlights

Flexible metal wire

String

Rulers

Device with internet access

Lesson:

Why Do We Have Seasons?

Explore how Earth travels around the Sun and how Earth's tilt is responsible for the seasons.

Lesson plan

Diagram

Styrofoam ball

Bamboo skewer

Permanent black marker

Paper & pencils

Eraser

Colored pencils

Flashlight Device with internet access

Lesson:

Lunar Phases and Eclipse

Explore the phases of the moon as well as solar and lunar eclipses.

Lesson plan

Student worksheet

Student reading

Diagram

Flashlight(s)

Space for movement

Device with internet access

Lesson:

Planet Heads Game

Learn about the main similarities and differences between planets in our solar system.

Lesson plan

Solar system cards

Device with internet access

Lesson:

Space Discoveries News Report

Report on a recent space discovery.

Lesson plan

Instruction sheet

Rubric

Various art supplies

Device with internet access

Lesson:

Space Holidays

Learn differences between earth and other planets in the solar system.

Lesson plan

Rubric

Paper/cards

Pens/pencils

Device with internet access

Lesson:

Scale Solar System

Learn about the solar system by studying the eight planets.

Lesson plan

Peer and self evaluation

Diagram

White board or poster paper for brainstorming

Internet access

Balloons

Sports balls Various craft supplies

Measuring tape

Meter stick

Large field (at least 100m)

Lesson:

Phases of the Moon Investigation

Learn why the Moon appears to change shape during each month and explore the eight phases of the Moon.

Lesson plan

Student assessment

Poster paper

Construction paper

Scissors

Sticky notes

Markers

Glue

Blank calendars

Lesson:

Make a Sundial

Students will make a working sundial.

Lesson plan

Background reading

How to make a sundial instructions

Cardboard Gnomon (eg. skewers, chop sticks, pencils)

Protractor

Compass (drawing)

Compass (directional)

Play dough or sticky tape

Lesson:

Tears in Heaven

Students will discuss how the lack of gravity in space affects fluids and the ramifications this has on humans when they travel into space, in particular when they want to use the bathroom!

Lesson plan

Scissors

Tape/glue

Cardboard

Pipe cleaner

Plasticine

Popsicle sticks

Straws

Paper towel rolls

Device with internet access

Experiment:

Human Sundial

Learn how light and shadows can be a source of information by creating a sundial.

Experiment outline

Chalk

Large paved area