Lesson Plan

Stars, Moon & Planets Lesson Plan

A week of looking up after dark.

Kids learn why the moon changes shape, find the Big Dipper and the North Star, and build a toilet paper solar system to see how far apart the planets really are.

Each level gets its own five-day plan, with light-year math and latitude by fist for older kids.

What's inside

• Three ready-to-teach plans: Littles (K-3), Middles (4-6) and Bigs (7-8)
• Phases of the Moon label sheet
• Toilet paper solar system and star finding
• Sort cards, sequence cards and a writing page
• Word search, crossword or maze, scramble, secret code, fact cards and word cards
• Certificate and answer key, 60 pages, US letter size

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