SPACE
Standards
Resources
TEXTS
News ELA Earth and the Solar System Text Set
News ELA The Universe and Its Stars
News ELA NASA's New Frontiers
News ELA The Red Planet
National Geographic Solar Systems
SIMULATIONS
PhET Gravity and Orbits
PhET My Solar Systems
Glenco Solar Systems
Glenco Artificial Satellites
Glenco Moon Phases
Glenco Tides Ocean Motion
Glenco Star Classification
Seasons Virtual Lab
SEPUP Seasons
SAS Curriculum Eclipses Virtual Lab
SAS Curriculum Pathways Seasons Virtual Lab
TOOLS
Build a Solar System Calculator
Naked Eye Astronomy Guide (Thanks to Peyton in California for the suggestion!)
GAMES
Earth in Space Review Games
NASA Solar System
SCI Games
Class Assignments/Activities
Day 1: Power of 10
Cosmos Episode 1
Scale of the Universe Interactive
Day 2-3: Scientific Notation Mini Project
Design a Planet (Must be logged in to your Adams 12 Account to Access)
Day 4-5: Scaling the Solar System for Distance
Big Ideas Math Chapter 10, Activity 10.6
Day 6: Scaling the Solar System for Size and Distance
Earth as a Peppercorn
Day 7: Assessment
Day 8: Introduction to Orbits
How to make a comeback can
Power Point
Day 9/10: PhET Orbit Simulation
Student Handout
Day 11: Objects in Orbits
Student Text/Graphic Organizer/ Protocol
Day 12: Energy in Orbits
Day 13/14: HR8799
Day 15: Assessment
Day 16: Comparing the Moon and Sun
Day 17: Earth/Moon/Sun System Vocabulary
Day 18: Field Experience to Planetarium in Boulder
Day 19/20: SAS Seasons Lab
Simulation
News ELA Earth and the Solar System Text Set
News ELA The Universe and Its Stars
News ELA NASA's New Frontiers
News ELA The Red Planet
National Geographic Solar Systems
SIMULATIONS
PhET Gravity and Orbits
PhET My Solar Systems
Glenco Solar Systems
Glenco Artificial Satellites
Glenco Moon Phases
Glenco Tides Ocean Motion
Glenco Star Classification
Seasons Virtual Lab
SEPUP Seasons
SAS Curriculum Eclipses Virtual Lab
SAS Curriculum Pathways Seasons Virtual Lab
TOOLS
Build a Solar System Calculator
Naked Eye Astronomy Guide (Thanks to Peyton in California for the suggestion!)
GAMES
Earth in Space Review Games
NASA Solar System
SCI Games
Class Assignments/Activities
Day 1: Power of 10
Cosmos Episode 1
Scale of the Universe Interactive
Day 2-3: Scientific Notation Mini Project
Design a Planet (Must be logged in to your Adams 12 Account to Access)
Day 4-5: Scaling the Solar System for Distance
Big Ideas Math Chapter 10, Activity 10.6
Day 6: Scaling the Solar System for Size and Distance
Earth as a Peppercorn
Day 7: Assessment
Day 8: Introduction to Orbits
How to make a comeback can
Power Point
Day 9/10: PhET Orbit Simulation
Student Handout
Day 11: Objects in Orbits
Student Text/Graphic Organizer/ Protocol
Day 12: Energy in Orbits
Day 13/14: HR8799
Day 15: Assessment
Day 16: Comparing the Moon and Sun
Day 17: Earth/Moon/Sun System Vocabulary
Day 18: Field Experience to Planetarium in Boulder
Day 19/20: SAS Seasons Lab
Simulation