Lesson Plan: Meet the Planets
Are planets in our solar system alike or different? Test your students’ knowledge and critical thinking skills in this lesson plan for students in grades 5-8. It includes several discussion- and hands-on-based learning activities.
Exploring Space
Our popular course Understanding Our Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy helps you get students to look away from their screens and up toward the stars. They’ll understand how the universe works and how it impacts their lives while diving into the science of planets and moons, asteroids and comets, the lives of stars, black holes, dark matter, and more.
Other courses you may like:
- Next Generation Science Standards: A New Framework for Authentic Science Instruction
- Teaching Computer Science in K–5/Teaching Computer Science in 6–12
- Chemists in the Making: Fostering Inquiry with Science Notebooks
- Crafting Engaging Elementary Science Instruction with Stories
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