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1. A Mystery of Space: S T A R S- [Seeking the Sun]
Seeking the Sun objectives Learn more about the sun, and its distance from the earth. Examine the sun's behavior and how it affects your life. activities Main Activity Project Name: Realizing the Space Mission: This activity is designed to expand the student's awareness of the vast distance from earth to the sun. S...

2. Eye on the Sky: Lesson Plan - Post-Assessment
Eye on the Sky Project FIRST: Fostering Reading Through Science and Technology The Sun Sun Image Image Home> Our Star the Sun> Post-Assessment _ 15. Post-Assessment: Student Illustrations and Writing About the Sun _ _ See the Activity in Summary of Activity: Action This assessment, given at the end of the unit, will show what students have learned. _ _ Objectives: Duration of Activity...

3. Seasons
Seasons: The Sun Vocabulary galaxy sunrise sunset sun star sundial shadow Objectives The students will learn about the role of the sun in the galaxy. Students will understand how to use the sun to tell time. Students will tell time using the sun. Background Our galaxy, the Milky Way, contains over 100 billion stars,...

4. Eye on the Sky: Lesson Plan - Pre-Assesment: Student Illustrations
Eye on the Sky Project FIRST: Fostering Reading Through Science and Technology The Sun Sun Image Image Home> Our Star the Sun> Pre-Assessment: Student Illustrations _ 1. Pre-Assessment: Student Illustrations and Writing About the Sun _ _ Summary of Activity: See the This unit on the Sun includes a number of assessment tools. The Activity individual lessons contain work sheets to give...

5. Characteristics of the Sun Lesson
Eezine Educational Electronic Magazine Purpose Characteristics of the Sun (4^th grade) Statement Lesson plans Materials needed: ? Rulers, cut outs of the sun and earth, Flashlight, About the authors Key activities: Students will use hands-on evidence and real-life experience to Weather discuss, debate, and come to an agreement on the concepts related to the sun. Week Flye...

6. The Earth, The Sky, and The Sea (2)
The Earth, The Sky, and The Sea Since Mr. Bowditch used the sky to find directions, this lesson will teach students how the sun can tell directions. Lesson 2 "The Sun and Direction" Goal: 1. The students will understand how the earth rotates and how it's rotation can help with direction. 2. The students will correctly use a compass. Resources Materials: 1. A Chart for times and directions of the sun. 2. A Compass Time: The...

7. The heating power of sunlight
The heating power of sunlight Objectives: Students describe the results of a single variable experiment. Students make predictions and write conclusions. Materials: A chocolate bar Clear, sealable plastic bags (like Ziploc bags) Permanent Marker Paper, pencils Focus: Ask students to name some of the ways the heat of the sun...

8. Determining distance between planets and the Sun
Determining distance between planets and the Sun National Science Education Standards correlation: Earth and Space Science Content Standard D; Grades 5-8:? Earth and the Solar System.? ?The earth is the third planet form the sun in a system that includes the moon, the sun, eight other planets and their moon, and smaller objects, such as asteroids...

9. Science/Health Center - Sun and Moon
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Return to Unit List Kindergarten K Unit 3: Expressions Teacher's Edition p. 54B Science/Health Center Science /Health Center Sun and Moon From the Student Web Page Up in the Sky Look at the sky! What do you see? Click the right arrow to see more. Look at the pictures. About the site Invite children to explore the daytime and nighttime skies with an online animated picture book by David Lumerman. Pictures feature celestial phe...

10. Planet map
...er Earn Cash by Recycling Planet map Author Information Author: FundingFactory Participant - Visit FundingFactory Organization: N/A Email: N/A Lesson Plan Information Subject: Science Category: General Grade Level: PreK - Second Duration: 25 minutes Description: Students will place planets from the sun Goals: N/A Objectives: Student will make a sun and place planets from the sun to see which is closest etc. Educational Resources: Construction paper, stickers or bulletin boarder of the planets, glue, tissue paper Reference Materials: none Activity Plan: Take a dark blue or black 12x18 construction...