The Sun, The Moon, The Earth, and The Stars!

The Sun, The Moon, The Earth, and The Stars!

Science Resources for K-3 Classrooms

By Yvonne Dixon

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The Sun, The Moon, The Earth, and

The Stars!

Science Resource Contents 1. Essential Question Cards 2. Vocabulary Cards for Science Word Wall 3. Vocabulary Color and Match 4. Space Mystery Word (Making Words) 5. Scrambled Space Sentences 6. Earth, Moon, and Sun Pre-Test or

Summative Test 7.Let's Explore the Sun! (Comprehension

Questions) 8. Let's Explore the Earth! (Comprehension

Questions) 9. Measure My Shadows/Sidewalk Shadows 10. What Causes Shadows? 11. Sun Dial Fun! 12. Shadow Measuring Homework! 13. Favorite Season Class Survey and Tally

Graph 14. Seasons KWL 15. Seasons Flip Flap Book

16. The Season Tree! 17. Reasons for the Seasons Graphic

Organizer 18. Moon Web! 19. The Moon (Comprehension Questions) 20. Charting the Lunar Cycle 21. Phases of the Moon Cut and Paste 22. Cookie Moon Phases 23. Make a Model of the Moon/Earth/Sun

Rotation! 24. The Stars (Research and Facts) 25. STARburst Graphing! 26. Be a Night Sky Watcher! 27. Constellation Books 28. Astronaut Writing! 29. "Star Light! Star Bright"... Writing! 30. Coffee Can Constellations! 31. Out of this World Celebration Snacks! 32. Shoot for the Stars Math Facts Bar Graph!

The Sun, The Moon, The Earth and

The Stars!

Teaching Guide The resources in this packet are designed to promote student understanding of the relationship between Science and our world around us. Included are hands-on, studentcentered, inquiry-based activities to enhance instruction. Students will investigate and explore the following Earth Science topics:

1. Students will investigate the position of the sun and moon to show patterns throughout the year.

*Students will explore the position of the sun in relation to a fixed object on earth at various times of the day.

*Students will determine how shadows change through the day by using a sundial.

*Students will relate the length of the day and night to the change in the seasons.

*Students will observe and chart the shape of the moon over a period of time (a month).

2. Students will investigate and understand the reasons for seasons.

*Students will explore the relationship between the earth and sun and why seasons occur and change.

3. Students will investigate and understand that stars have different sizes, brightness, and patterns.

*Students will describe the physical attributes of stars. *Students will research and explore stars and constellations.

Essential

Question

How do the Earth, Sun, and Moon

interact?

Essential

Question

What are the seasons and what makes them

change?

Essential Question

What causes day and night?

Essential

Question

Why does it look like the Sun moves during the

day?

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