Astronomy Common Core SL.3.1b resources

Eclipse Library Lesson - April 2024 Eclipse - Solar and Lunar Eclipses

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The April 2024 Eclipse is expected to be a huge event! This Eclipse Library Lesson will ensure your students understand the differences between solar and lunar eclipses and why the April 2024 event is such a big deal for North America.This Eclipse Library Lesson includes all my usual Elementary Library Lesson elements: a whole-class discussion, a scrolling slideshow, two differentiated scavenger hunts, standards-aligned lesson plans, and a printable recommended reads list for parents and teacher

Subjects:

Astronomy, Library Skills, Science

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Printables

CCSS:

SL.2.1a

, SL.2.1c

, SL.3.1b

, SL.3.1c

, SL.4.1b

...

Also included in: April Library Lesson Bundle - Elementary Library Lessons - National Poetry Month

STEM: Famous American Astronauts!

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Megascience Meg

A TV Panel Reader's Theater about 3 famous "first" astronauts: Neil Armstrong, Sally Ride and Mae Jemison. This is a "Make-Believe" television interview that your students can role-play. Enjoy reading and acting this story as part of a "Space" unit or "People Who Work in Space" resource. Prepare your students to act out the TV Interview... Lights, Camera, Read!

Subjects:

Astronomy, Career and Technical Education, Drama

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

CCSS:

SL.3.1b

, SL.3.1c

, CCRA.R.2

, CCRA.SL.2

Also included in: Women's History Month for STEM Preschool

Magic School Bus SPACE EXPLORERS Discussion Cards (Answer Key Included)

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Learning Through Lit

Answer Key Included!Rationale for using Discussion Cards:This strategy is powerful in giving students opportunities to work together in mixed-ability, student-led groups. Lower level students benefit from listening to higher level students respond to questions. Higher level students are challenged to express their thinking in a way that helps lower level students comprehend the material.Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for student

Subjects:

Astronomy, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Literature Circles, Centers

CCSS:

RL.K.1

, RL.K.3

, RL.2.1

, RL.2.3

, RL.3.1

...

Magic School Bus COLOR DAY RELAY - Discussion Cards (Answer Key Included)

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Learning Through Lit

Answer Key Included!Rationale for using Discussion Cards:This strategy is powerful in giving students opportunities to work together in mixed-ability, student-led groups. Lower level students benefit from listening to higher level students respond to questions. Higher level students are challenged to express their thinking in a way that helps lower level students comprehend the material.Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for student

Subjects:

Astronomy, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Literature Circles, Centers

CCSS:

RL.2.1

, RL.2.3

, RL.3.1

, RL.3.3

, RL.4.1