Watching the Moon
Students will observe the moon throughout one month to observe the changes that occur.

Day and Night
Students will learn to understand the relationship of the earth and sun in changing from day to night.

Why do we have Night
This will help children understand why there is day and night.

What Color Is the Sky?
Students explore the colors and changes in the sky by observing the refraction of light through a prism and recording the day and night sky over a week’s time.

Lunar Cycle
The activities in this lesson involve both individual and class work to facilitate students' learning about the predictability of the moon's phases.

Objects in the Sky
This lesson is the first lesson of a four-lesson series in which students observe the daytime and nighttime sky regularly to identify sequences of changes and to look for patterns in these changes. The website has links to the other three lessons.

Sky Paths: Studying the Movement of Celestial Objects
By using these activities, K-4 students will have the concrete experiences of observing, organizing, comparing, and describing the movement of objects that they observe in the sky.

Clouds
Students will learn what clouds are, how they are formed, and their classification.

Stars and Constellations
This lesson introduces students to stars and constellations. Students will create their own constellations using glow in the dark stickers and black poster board.

Magic School Bus Lost In Space
This lesson will help the students know exactly where each planet goes and what it is like on that planet.  The students will read about it, create it, and watch a movie about it.

Birthday Moons
Students become familiar with lunar phases by locating and then graphing the Moon phase of their own birthdays. After listening and discussing lunar myths and legends they create their own Birthday Moon Stories.

Edible Solar Systems
Using different sized candies, this activity will allow students to model the order of the planets in the solar system.
 

Moon Watch Flip Book Interactive images of the phases of the moon

Science Online A must see! Great site for links to Blueprint Skills, Lesson Plans, Topical Sites, Interactive Websites for Students and Worksheets

Science Clips You will find an alphabetical list of science interactive movie clips.

NASA for Kids This website has games, activities, art, and stories about space.

Rainbow Experiments This website gives instructions for two experiments to make rainbows.

Astronomy for Kids This website has interactive activities and songs about space.

Suggestions for English Language Learners (ELLs):
(E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding) 

(E/B): Identify pictures showing morning, afternoon, evening, and night.
(E/B): Place pictures of various activities under headings of morning, afternoon, evening, and night.
(E/B): Sequence various activities and estimate what time the activity might have occurred.
(D): Working with a partner, create a sundial with a paper circle and a craft stick and mark the shadow at three times during a day.
(D): Describe (orally) how to make a sundial and mark the hours.
(E): Draw pictures showing morning, afternoon, evening, and night and write sentences about their pictures.
 

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