WORKSHEETS
In this critical thinking activity, students decide whether the story of the Loch Ness monster is plausible.
Students classify a selection of animals as invertebrates (animals without backbones) and vertebrates (animals with…
Students learn how dinosaur names are related to their physical characteristics.
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Students make a Venn diagram to classify different types of dinosaurs.
Students stage a play to demonstrate what they have learned about space and the solar system.
Students extract chips out of chocolate chip cookies to simulate the work that paleontologists do.
Students read dinosaur descriptions with clues to help classify dinosaur species into their subgroups.
Teach students about the Space Shuttle and how it works.
Students simulate a meteor collision.
Students learn about the Apollo missions' landing sites.
Use this lesson plan to teach students about the Moon's phases. This astronomy activity is perfect for elementary and…
REFERENCE
Teach students about the lives and ideas of early astronomers with a research activity.
Teach students about the race between the US and the USSR to get into space.
LESSON PLANS
The constellations reveal themselves one star at a time Use this lesson plan to teach students about constellations.…
This printable includes pictures and visual representations of the zodiac constellations, which will help students learn…
Use a printable that contains facts about the planets. This printable includes Pluto as a planet, even though it is now…
Teach students about the lives and ideas of ancient astronomers with a research activity.
Students make a record of the sun's motion during a day by using the shadow of a stick.
Teach your students about constellations with these three activities.
Students partake in a simulation to help them locate the Earth and determine how fast the Earth travels through space.
Teach students about the possibilities of an asteroid collision with Earth. This is an enlightening discussion for Near…
Use this lesson plan to teach students about the magnetic field surrounding the Earth.
Guide students through the steps of making a miniature comet in the classroom.
Demonstrate to students how a comet looks from Earth.
