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8th grade astronomy lessons
Stars & Constellations Coordinate Plane Graphing Pictures Activity Ordered Pairs
Graphing the Constellations: This activity integrates Math and Science by teaching students about coordinate graphing as well as the constellations! The constellations are precisely positioned so that their positions match that of their actual positions in the sky! This can even be used as a constellation star map! UPDATE (10/12/16): I have tweaked many of the pictures to make it easier for students to connect the dots for each constellation. Please re-download to receive this update.This act
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4th - 9th
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Astronomy Bundle | Space Lessons, Units, Notes for High School Astronomy Course
I LOVE Astronomy! One of my life's missions is to help more people understand the wonders of space and appreciate the Earth. I hope these Astronomy resources will find a home in your classroom and spark curiosity and excitement in your students.This zipped folder will include all of my present and future Astronomy resources at a HUGE discount.SPECIAL BONUS ONLY FOR ASTRONOMY BUNDLE BUYERS!!!Teachers who purchase this bundle will be given access to a private OneDrive folder containing the assess
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7th - 12th
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Bill Nye the Science Guy : MOON (space / planets video worksheet / sub plan)
*Video is needed for completion of this purchase*Please make sure you have access to this video before making your purchaseWant more BILL! BILL!! BILL!!! – CLICK HERE!This worksheet can be used to accompany the Bill Nye video THE MOON (Season 1, Episode 11).The worksheet has 15 questions that help students stay focused on various science facts about the moon (phases, orbit, gravity, Earth's tides). There are 2 follow-up questions that students can complete on their own or through group discussio
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5th - 8th
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Space 5E Lesson Plans Bundle - Complete Lesson Plans
Space 5E Lesson Plans Bundle - Everything you need to teach a unit on space. Each of the lesson plans follows the 5E model and provides you with the exact tools to teach the topics. All of the guesswork has been removed with these NO PREP lessons.Complete 5E Lessons Included for Each Topic:The Lunar CycleTidesSolar System Arrangement and PlanetsDay/Night, SeasonsGalaxies and Light YearsLife Cycle of a StarH-R DiagramElectromagnetic SpectrumEclipsesAsteroids, Meteors, and CometsBig Bang TheoryW
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6th - 8th
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Bill Nye The Science Guy: OUTER SPACE (space / planets video worksheet / sub)
*Video is needed for completion of this product*Please make sure you have access to the video prior to making your purchaseWant more BILL! BILL!! BILL!!! – CLICK HERE!This worksheet can be used to accompany the Bill Nye video OUTER SPACE (Season 1, Episode 19).The worksheet has 13 questions that help students stay focused on various science facts, topics, careers, and activities to the episodes theme. There are also 4 follow-up questions that students can complete on their own or through group
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5th - 8th
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Planets Grade 6 7 8 Science Lesson - Inner & Outer, Hands-on, Leveled Activities
Everything you need for an engaging middle school unit on characteristics and movements of the inner and outer planets. Includes presentations, worksheets, choice projects, and assessment. Fully editable, multiday content needs minimum prep. Differentiated, student-led learning leaves time for you to focus on student success! Your junior high students will answer these essential questions:Can you describe the physical properties of planets and their location?Can you describe the movements of the
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Space 5E Lesson Plans Bundle - Complete Lesson Plans
Galaxies ALL-IN-ONE Lesson | PowerPoint, Notes, Art Activity & More!
If you are teaching GALAXIES you are in luck! This bundle of resources includes a lesson plan, PowerPoint, student notes, practice questions and formative assessment pieces – most of which are completely editable. This lesson bundle also includes a scientific art activity! I’m sharing my love of Astronomy with you, in hopes that your students will love it too!Student learning goals for the Galaxies Lesson:• describe the composition of galaxies, including features of black holes• compare the re
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7th - 12th
Graph the Constellations (coordinate graphing, ordered pairs)
Seamlessly integrate math and science in this lesson. Put your students' knowledge of coordinate systems and ordered pairs to work to graph the relative locations and shapes of some of the major North Polar Constellations. Location of Polaris (the North Star) is also part of the lesson. This is fairly accurate to a star map of the same constellations. All of the points represent stars.
Constellations included: Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, and Draco. Common names of the constell
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3rd - 8th
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Life Cycle of a Star Complete Science Lesson Plan - Grade 6 7 8
Everything you need for an engaging middle school unit on the sequence of events in a star's life cycle. Includes presentations, worksheets, choice projects, and assessment. Fully editable, multiday content needs minimum prep. Differentiated, student-led learning leaves time for you to focus on student success! Your junior high students will answer these essential questions:What is the life cycle of a star?How does the mass of a star predict the sequence of events in the life cycle of that star?
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Space 5E Lesson Plans Bundle - Complete Lesson Plans
Big Bang Theory ALL-IN-ONE Lesson | PowerPoint, Notes, Flipbook & More
If you are teaching about THE BIG BANG THEORY you are in luck! This bundle of resources includes a lesson plan, PowerPoint, student notes, practice questions and formative assessment pieces – most of which are completely editable. This lesson bundle also includes a flipbook explaining red-shift! I’m sharing my love of Astronomy with you, in hopes that your students will love it too!Student learning goals for the Big Bang Theory Lesson:• explain what happened during the Big Bang• describe how s
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7th - 12th
Seasons Grade 6 7 8 Science Lesson - Day & Night, Hands-on, Leveled Activities
Everything you need for an engaging middle school unit on changing seasons and the cause of day and night. Includes presentations, worksheets, choice projects, and assessment. Fully editable, multiday content needs minimum prep. Differentiated, student-led learning leaves time for you to focus on student success! Your junior high students will answer these essential questions:What causes day and night?What causes the seasons to change?What makes this Kesler Science Complete Lesson stand out?Diff
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Space 5E Lesson Plans Bundle - Complete Lesson Plans
Mythbusters : NASA Moon Myths (science video sheet / STEM / space / sub plans)
MYTHBUSTERS VIDEO WORKSHEETSUBJECTS: SCIENCE, PHYSICS, STEMGRADES: 7-12*Video is necessary for completion of this worksheet.*Please make sure you have access to the video before making your purchase.*Always view all videos for content prior to showing to your students.$AVE WITH A MYTHBUSTERS MEGA BUNDLE - CLICK HERE!*Mythbusters "NASA Moon Landing Hoax" (Season 6, Episode 2)A 32-question worksheet to accompany this excellent Mythbusters episode focusing on science questions revolving around cons
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: SPACE & PLANETS Bundle Package #2 (15+ Assignments / NASA / STEM)
Earth's Tilt and Reason for the Seasons Activity BUNDLE NGSS MS-ESS1-1
SAVE 20% off list prices plus 2 FREE BONUSES! Designed to SUPPLEMENT and add ENGAGEMENT to an existing middle school seasons unit with great activities, an easy supplies lab, and a graphing project. Supports NGSS MS-ESS1-1 and HS-ESS1-4. BUNDLE INCLUDES:Bust a Seasons Myth ActivityGraph the Sun's Angle & Length of DaylightRotation/Revolution Sorting ActivityEasy Supplies Angle of Light LabContrast Indirect/Direct Sunlight Worksheet - FREE BONUSSeasons Review Game Activity - FREE BONUSINDI
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7th - 10th
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MS-ESS2-6
, MS-ESS1-1
H-R Diagram - Hertzsprung Russell - Astronomy Doodle Notes, Reading & PowerPoint
Explore the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram - the most important graph in Astronomy - with your students using this H-R Diagram Doodle Note with Star Name Game, plus accompanying reading with PowerPoint presentation.What’s in the download?★ 2 pages of Doodle Notes: The H-R Diagram Doodle Note and Star Name Game PDF file. After the H-R Diagram note, students read descriptions of stars on the Star Name Game page. Students use the properties of stars and the features of the graph to identify the names
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7th - 12th
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Solar System & Planets PowerPoint: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars Jupiter, Saturn..
Planets: This planets PowerPoint is meant to introduce students to the planets of our solar system. Students complete a graphic organizer which follows the lesson and includes the following information for each planet:
Planets Power Point Contents:
♦ How Large is each planet
♦ How Far away from the Sun is each Planet
♦ What the planet's surface is like
♦ Composition of the atmosphere
♦ Temperature range
♦ Can it be seen
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5th - 9th
Space Unit Bundle - The Study of the Universe - Google Slides and PowerPoint
A complete teaching package for Space. Your unit comes with nine lessons, lab station activities, projects, bell ringers, activities, and more. Everything you need to teach the unit over 4-5 weeks. Your unit also contains my daily teaching schedule so you'll know what to teach and when as well as a unit quiz and test to assess your students' understanding.Buyer Comment: "I was away for a couple weeks and i used this resource as teacher relief lessons. the relief teacher said that the students a
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7th - 9th
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MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
, MS-ESS1-1
2024 SOLAR ECLIPSE: Integrate Information from Two Texts 4.RI.6
Are you looking for a fun way to have students practice integrating information from two texts? This product is for the April 8, 2024 Great American Total Solar Eclipse! This resource can also be accommodated for anytime!Includes: LESSON PLAN, RIGOROUS LITERACY activities, and a POWERPOINT! This lesson is for that literacy teacher wanting to INTEGRATE SCIENCE or that science teacher wanting to INTEGRATE LITERACY in a student-directed fashion!!!My lesson plan provides differentiation ideas too! I
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3rd - 8th
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Lunar Cycle Grade 6 7 8 Science Lesson - Moon, Hands-on, Leveled Activities
Everything you need for an engaging middle school unit on predicting the changes in the Moon's appearance. Includes presentations, worksheets, choice projects, and assessment. Fully editable, multiday content needs minimum prep. Differentiated, student-led learning leaves time for you to focus on student success! Your junior high students will answer these essential questions:Why does the moon look different every night?Can you make predictions about the Moon’s appearance?What makes this Kesler
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Space 5E Lesson Plans Bundle - Complete Lesson Plans
The Solar System ALL-IN-ONE Lesson | PowerPoint, Notes, News Report & More
If you are teaching about the Solar System you are in luck! This bundle of resources includes a lesson plan, PowerPoint, student notes, practice questions and formative assessment pieces – which are completely editable. This lesson bundle also includes a scientific art activity! I’m sharing my love of Astronomy with you, in hopes that your students will love it too!Student learning goals for the Solar System Lesson:• identify types of celestial objects found within the solar system• compare co
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7th - 12th
Constellations ALL-IN-ONE Lesson | PowerPoint, Notes, Room Transformation & More
If you are teaching about the Constellations you are in luck! This bundle of resources includes a lesson plan, PowerPoint, student notes, practice questions and formative assessment pieces – all are completely editable! This lesson bundle also includes an amazing activity in which you will turn your classroom into a Celestial Dome! Your students will ADORE this activity. I’m sharing my love of Astronomy with you, in hopes that your students will love it too!★★★★★ Check out this video tutorial
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7th - 12th
Galaxies and Light Years Complete 5E Lesson Plan
Make lesson planning the easiest part of your day! All the materials you need to teach an engaging, multi-day lesson on galaxies and light years are included in this Galaxies and Light Years 6th, 7th, 8th Grade Complete Lesson. Minimum prep and student-led learning allow you to focus on real student success! Your junior high students will answer these essential questions:Can you describe the three main types of galaxies in the universe?Can you model how light years measure distances in the unive
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Space 5E Lesson Plans Bundle - Complete Lesson Plans
Space Activities Bundle | Moon Phases | Planets | Solar System | Middle School
Looking for fun, student-centered, and engaging activities to add into your Astronomy and Space unit? This Astronomy and Space Activities bundle contains engaging resources to add to your unit! These are the topics that are included in this bundle:- space exploration- planets of the solar system- surface features of planets- comets, asteroids, and meteoroids- scale of objects in the solar system- moon phases- gravity and orbital motionSave 20% on these activities and get any future activities th
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6th - 8th
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MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
, MS-ESS1-1
Astronomy Space Interactive Notebook Mini Bundle | Editable Notes
Save 20% with the astronomy mini interactive notebook bundle!About this ProductThis differentiated mini unit bundle includes TWO INB units. Each unit is composed of interactive notebook lessons organized into chapters. Each chapter includes:• An overview with photos of the completed INB activity• One page of input notes (differentiated when necessary)• At least one INB activity (key included)• A 4-5 question mini assessment (key included)• A 2-part reflection exerciseImportant Notes:• Download a
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3rd - 9th
Bill Nye the Science Guy SPACE & PLANETS (6 video worksheets mini-bundle / sub)
*Video is needed for completion of this product*Please make sure you have access to this video prior to making your purchaseWant more BILL! BILL!! BILL!!! – CLICK HERE!This mini-bundle purchase is for 6 video worksheets from Bill Nye the Science Guy that focus on topics connected to Space & Planets. Normally each worksheet is priced at $1.75 but with this bundle you get topics all connected to one unit for a great discount!This 6-video worksheet bundle is ideal for classwork or emergency pl
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5th - 8th
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