Students will compare and contrast the inner planets and the outer planets and identify a unique characteristic about each of the planets. Ask your students to make a page or two about each outer planet that includes the name of the planet, a picture of the planet, and 35 facts about the planet. Identify different features of the solar system like the sun, the moon, the planets, comets, and asteroids. A new view of the solar system, tracable circles, paper, markers, glue, scissors lesson plan topic. This second worksheet coordinates with the planets by gail gibbons or similar title. Solar system lesson plans worksheets, lessons, and. Planets pluto saturn solar system activities solar system analogies solar system compare and contrast solar system crossword. Go around the class and ask specific students to read while others follow along. They have already learned about the sun and the earths connection to it. This book mixes illustrations with actual photographs of the moon.
Students who have wondered about their place in the universe while looking up into the night sky will have their questions answered and their curiosity piqued. It includes a lesson plan created by science teachers, which you can download in pdf form or view below. Planets is a newgeneration reference book that combines amazing facts with an exciting graphic design to present the vastness of space in an approachable way for young readers. This lesson plan fills in background knowledge on planets, then offers an engaging video to dig into how planets orbit and their visibility. Students will divide into groups of 4 and complete a chart diagram of our solar system and the planets in it using various materials. With clear pictures and simple sentence structure, this is a perfect resource for exploring the planets in the early elementary grade levels. This lesson will also give the creative students of your. During this lesson, students are asked to work with a partner to create a toscale model of the planets, using a compass. If you plan to use the file in another application such as microsoft word that does not recognize html formatting, you should not include the html. Walk around the classroom, giving suggestions on experiments to try, or pointing out how the magnets are attracted to each other. Prerequisite skills havent been entered into the lesson plan. Use this informational book to introduce the solar system and space exploration, integrate knowledge with a compare and contrast matrix, and reinforce key space vocabulary. Tell your students to work with a partner and create an outer planets book. There are various activites that will be implemented encouraging students memorization and basic concepts of each planet.
Students create a moving solar system, simulating planet rotational cycles. Our comprehensive lesson plans support your curriculum for early learners through reading, writing, numbers, math, coloring, stories, and even a little bit of. It covers objects in the sky and changes in the earth and sky, as students learn the size of each planet, the vastness of space, and some special features of our solar system. The book explains the composition of the planets, their order in the solar system, and the features of each planet, from mercury to the dwarf planet pluto. Given a test, the students will write two characteristics that allow earth to sustain life. Solar system lesson plans, themes, printouts, crafts. Books for teaching about the solar system scholastic. Plan your 60minute lesson in science or science skills with helpful tips from joyce baumann.
This minilesson can be taught as part of 1 or 2 45minute class periods. Use the slideshow, teacher resources, and student worksheets in this astronomy minilesson to give students a general overview of the eight planets in our solar system. Ask your students to go to the library and read a book about any one inner planet except earth. This free download includes facts about the planets of our solar system along with questionnaires for the students.
In this lesson, students gain an introductory understanding about the planets in our solar system. In this planets lesson, 3rd graders form groups, choose a plant, gather facts about that planet and create a poster with the information. Simons books are so popular theres even a book with ideas for teachers to use in teaching his books. Young astronomers travel through the solar system in the pages of this printable book. Meet the planets solar system lesson teachervision. Models of planets are displayed in hallway or on walls of gym for all to see.
Aug 30, 2010 in this session children blast off to the far flung corners of the galaxy to find out more about the planets that make up our solar system. Solar system for kids solar system lesson plans solar system literature book units solar system math solar system puzzles solar system reading comprehension solar system word searches space and stars the moon the sun. Have them use their planet worksheets from explicit instruction to write facts about each planet next to the drawing. They collect data in the form of a fact file used to report back to the rest of the class. Identify and explain basic information about the planets. This planets lesson plan is suitable for 3rd grade. Carefully put the marble from your pocket into your hand, without allowing students to see it.
It is purposed for use in community education environments, homeschool environments, traditional schooling environments, or as a supplemental and fun addition to any education program. The book ends by leaving young readers to wonder about the hundreds of known planets outside our solar system. The students will surely learn the order of the planets from the sun with these fun worksheets. In this lesson, children play a game using vocabulary about space, sing a song about travelling to the sun, listen to and read a story about a fictional planet, design their own. Plan your 60minute lesson in science or earth and space science with helpful tips from jennifer sallas. The solar system consists of the sun and a collection of objects, including planets, their moons, and asteroids that are held in orbit around the sun by its gravitational pull on them. Ask each student to choose one solar system feature to research. This lesson plan for teachers of primary students at cefr level a1 explores the theme of space. Get 5 readytogo, totallyplannedoutforyou lessons all about the planets, stars, rocket exploration and more.
Browse space worksheets, minibooks, activities, and lesson plans teaching. Solar system unit for kindergarten and first grade solar. This can assist by creating a visual to accompany students reports. Ask your students if they know the names of the inner planets. Students will be able to share facts about planets by completing a book. I have combined and altered other peoples work here to suit my own classes needs. Work with students as they choose their topics to be sure that each feature, including the nine planets, is chosen. In order of increasing distance from the sun, they are the four terrestrials, mercury, venus, earth, and mars, then the four giant planets, jupiter, saturn. Book report makeover archive are you tired of the same old book reports.
The solar system is an amazing and complex network of planets, stars, moons, asteroids, and even mysterious black holes. Measuring the distances from the sun to the various planets was not an easy task. Solar system solar system and planets earth jupiter mars mercury neptune planets. The nine planets images and information about the planets. For early astronomers, this required making may difficult, often inaccurate. This book is filled with 30 handson activities that explore the night sky. The orbits of all the planets are elliptical in shape, although on the scale of the solar system they may seem circular. Given an outline of the solar system, the students will identify the planets in the solar system and list 3 features for each. Instruct them to make a title page with their names. Students are stationed throughout the solar system display, as invited guests parents, other grades and classes, principal, school nurse, librarian, etc. In this lesson students will learn about the other objects that make up the solar system. Given a worksheet, the students will distinguish between the inner and outer planets and their relative distance from the sun. Join us as we blastoff into space and explore the galaxy from the sun all the way to the dwarf planets through this comprehensive early learning printable pack all about the solar system, children will enjoy learning about stars, planets, rockets and more through fun.
Below is s pre k through 5th comprehensive lesson plan library, created by educators. Jan 19, 2015 overall objective recognizing our solar system. Each planets page can include a drawing of the surface of the planet, significant facts about that planet, a drawing of a native of the planet, as well as information about life there. Under iau definitions, there are eight planets in the solar system. In this handson lesson, students learn about and discuss the phases of the moon through a variety of handson activities, including making their own moon flipbooks and cookie moons. After learning about the planets and the solar system, students creatively p. This planets and outer space unit study is for a homeschool charlotte mason. Neptune neptune in the solar system fun neptune facts for kids neptune coloring page all about the planet neptune.
With clear pictures and simple sentence structure, this is a perfect resource for exploring. Includes 100% turnkey lessons to accompany the solar system printables. Implementing this lesson plan will help students understand the planets in our solar system, summarize their learning, and define domainspecific words as they learn about the planets. Use this lesson to teach your students about the planets that are the farthest away from the sun. Encourage students to create a tour book about our solar system. The activities and exercises can be completed in class or given as takehome assignments. If so desired, students plot the planets using crayola crayons and erasable colored pencils in a large diagram. Planets will blast students into outer space to explore planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and faraway galaxies. I plan most of my science lessons using the bscs 5e lesson model.
The planets revolve around the sun, forming the solar system. Classroom planetarium students create a 3d representation of the. Print a hardcopy of the lesson plan and the researchers descriptions if desired. Pass out the venus, mercury, mars, and know your planets. Daily lesson plans include literature suggestions, activities, art, writing, reading, and math. After a few minutes of exploration, have students get into small groups of three or four. Included is also a mini book that will help the kiddos memorize the order of the planets. Our the solar system lesson plan introduces students to the solar system, including the planets.
Planets will blast students into outer space to explore planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and faraway. Teacher will present planets around a star song to class. Kuiper belt and the dwarf planets the kuiper belt printables and diagrams kuiper belt objects dward planets coloring page kuiper belt and dwarf planets worksheet. Classification of the solar system lesson on how the planets are classified. Lesson the planets of our solar system betterlesson. Each lesson plan follows the 5e model and provides you with the exact tools to teach the concept. A longer book about a trip to the moon and what it takes to get there. Teach them about the planets with rings and the materials inside the rings. A directory of lesson plan sites for teaching literature in. You will also need the following materials to complete this lesson. A directory of lesson plan sites for teaching literature. Find more activities, games, and lesson plans at 1 moon phases lesson plan overview. In this lesson, students will identify the planets in the solar system, observe and. Solar system earth jupiter mars mercury neptune planets pluto saturn solar system activities solar system analogies.
Lesson plan beginning the journey into outer space space food the moon, phases of the moon. The solar system proves an abundance of learning opportunities. The order of group members will be in relation to the sun. The students will be able to name the planets of the solar system in order from the sun to pluto. Printable lesson plan on exploration of our universe. This lesson for late elementary students grades 3 5 teaches about earth and space science using an inquiry approach.
If you plan to use the file in another application such as microsoft word that does not recognize html formatting, you. Lesson plan this magnet lesson plan incorporates the 5es of teaching. Make a daily solar system and planets activity lesson plan book daily solar system and planets activity lesson plan book. If you plan to import this file back into, you should include this html. Give magnetic marbles to students, so they can experience the forces of magnetism on their own. It doesnt matter if youre ten or fifty, just thinking about the stars and the possibilities fills the mind with wonder. This mini lesson can be taught as part of 1 or 2 45minute class periods. Ask highlevel questions to check for understanding. In this session children blast off to the far flung corners of the galaxy to find out more about the planets that make up our solar system.
Solar system unit for kindergarten and first grade your students will have a blast learning about the solar system with this thematic unit. Learn what a planet is and explore the planets in our solar system. Browse the site and youll find lesson plans, worksheets and activities. Plan your 60minute lesson in science or science skills with helpful tips from joyce. For a quick overview of the model, take a look at this video. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to identify solar system and the name of the planets recognize the order of planets in our solar system. Tell students that todays lesson is about the outer planets, the four planets in our solar system that are farthest from the sun. Plot the planets lesson plan use markers to make a diagram to a report about the solar system. Learning about the planets is a natural extension in our exploration of the sun. Space the sun, moon, stars and planets teachingenglish.
Free printables for use with apologias astronomy book. Use this lesson to have your students research about a planet of their choice and present it to the class. Book cover creator a site where students may create book covers for the books which they have read. This lesson is designed to introduce the planets of the solar system to students in the 4th grade level. Students will participate in a skillsbased lesson around this theme. I used the planets slides on the ppt as fact cards around the room and pupils had to work in pairs to find the missing facts from their top trumps they then cut up the cards and played with them as a final task. Ask your students to use at least two books to find the facts. Planet book make your very own book about the planets. Oct 16, 2017 it includes a lesson plan created by science teachers, which you can download in pdf form or view below.