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7th grade astronomy resources for GATE
Solar System Logic Puzzle for Developing Critical Thinking Skills
Enrich Your Solar System Unit with This Planetary Logic Puzzle!Astronomical Fun for Young Astronomers: Dive into the wonders of our solar system with this enthralling brain teaser. Perfect for students in grades 6-8, this puzzle combines learning with logic, tasking students with solving a mystery using clues about the planets and their order from the sun, and distinguishing between gas giants and terrestrial planets.What’s Included in the Puzzle:Ready-to-Use Easel Activity: With all answer boxe
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6th - 8th
Women's History Month - Female Astronauts
30 investigations of female astronauts: Christina Koch, Sally Ride, Mae Jemison, Valentina Tereshkova, Stephanie Wilson, Eileen Collins, Joan Higginbotham, Kathryn Sullivan, Shannon Lucid, Judith Resnik, Anna Lee Fisher, Margaret Rhea Seddon, Peggy Whitson, Svetlana Savitskaya, Ellen Ochoa, Kalpana Ochoa, Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Samantha Christoforetti, Christa McAuliffe, Catherine Coleman, Helen Sharman, Laurel Clark, Anousheh Ansari, Roberta Bondar, Anne McClain, Yi So-yeon, Liu Yang, Naoko Yama
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4th - 12th
Also included in: Space BUNDLE
Invent an alien: learning about the solar system & systems of the body
This project gives students the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge of the solar system, systems of the human body, and adaptations. Students will be given the opportunity to research a planet (it's atmosphere, weather, composition, etc.), then invent an alien that would be able to survive on the planet. While inventing their alien, students need to create systems of the alien's body that will allow it to survive on the assigned planet. Students also need to ensure that the alien's bod
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3rd - 9th
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SOLAR SYSTEM PROJECT: ALIEN TOURISM CONFERENCE
Get your students engaged in the solar system by having them research about their planet and host a tourism event for their planet!This Solar System Project: Alien Tourism Conference is a great engaging activity to get students involved in the planets in our solar system. This project allows students to do a deeper dive in researching planets in the solar system (or planets outside the solar system if you want an extension) and display their understanding in a unique way. This is a great project
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3rd - 7th, Higher Education
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Canva Project: Research a Famous Astronomer / Contributor to Space Exploration
Generally used with 8th grade. Using Canva, students will create a presentation about a famous astronomer / contributor to space exploration.
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7th - 10th
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Space Objects Review Game - Quiz, Quiz, Trade
Quiz Quiz Trade is a fun, engaging activity to review skills! To play, each student gets a card. The students walk to a partner. Once they are with a partner, they quiz each other. To quiz, they take turns reading each other’s card. After each partner has a turn, they trade cards. The students move onto a new partner and repeat the quiz, quiz, trade!This product includes 36 games card, teacher directions, and tips to include student accountability.Terms Include:CometAsteroidMeteorMeteoroidMeteor
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5th - 10th
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Create-a-Center: Astronomy
ABOUT THE CREATE-A-CENTER SERIESEach center provides 90 tasks, ready to cut out and make into a center, as well as a crossword puzzle and an enrichment activity. The multi-disciplinary activities are keyed to Bloom's Taxonomy and include tasks from the 6 major classifications of the cognitive domain: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Create-a-Centers are great for gifted and talented students.Answers are provided for the crossword puzzle and most of the
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4th - 8th
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Learning Ladder for BUZZ ALDRIN: Reaching for the Moon by Buzz Aldrin
Use this 6-step activity page for independent work or differentiated instruction. Perfect for those identified as gifted! Aligns with 7th grade Ohio Science standards and 4th-7th grade Ohio ELA standards.
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4th - 7th
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solar system research and assessment
researching chart, notetaking sheets (with GATE icons included), and a final assessment.
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3rd - 7th
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Astronomy: Fascinating Solar System Projects
A fun and fascinating solar system project idea plan for all upper elementary and middle school students. A non threatening way to learn about the solar system, as well as other astronomy related topics. A great resource for GATE (gifted and talented) students which helps teachers with differentiation in the classroom. The project options help students work at their instructional academic level. This is both fun and educational for all students.
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3rd - 8th
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Learning Ladder for MOONSHOT: The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca
After reading MOONSHOT: The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca, students can work through Bloom's Taxonomy using this Learning Ladder. Teachers can use this for independent work and can assign portions of the ladder for differentiated instruction. A great resource for gifted and talented students!
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4th - 7th
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Astronomy Flipbook (Orbits, Planets, Moons, Formation, Other objects)
This resource takes all of the main aspects of astronomy (gravity, orbits, revolution, rotation, moons, planets, comets, meteors, asteroids, etc), according to the Middle School NGSS standards, and allows the students to research each topic. Best if used in combination with direct instruction, labs, etc that match each tab.The instruction sheet as well as the student worksheet is included.
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6th - 9th
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Conversions with Science Topics
These word problems have students calculate common scientific rates into quantities they understand more readily. Great conversion practice and teaches them some science facts as well.
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6th - 11th
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The Great Orbital Escape
Use this resource during Astronomy to help students discover the idea behind orbits and revolutions. This resource is aligned with NGSS and can be used during the Explore phase of the Astronomy Unit. This lab requires some supplies such as water balloons, string, eye hooks, tennis balls, ping pong balls, and bouncy balls, although the materials can be altered to what you may already have in your classroom.
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6th - 9th
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GATE Tides Choice Board
This editable choice board allows students to apply what they have learned and develop a deeper understanding. This choice board is geared towards gifted and talented learners incorporating the Depth and Complexity icons. These icons allow for students to extend their of the area of study, tides. Students uncover details, new perspectives, to see patterns, and much more!
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6th - 8th
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