Sun and Earth

Earth, moon, and sun activities for 3rd-grade and 4th-grade Do you teach Earth’s cycles in science? In third-grade in Virginia, one of our science units we teach students about the revolution of the Earth around the sun, moon phases, Earth’s rotation, and tides. Some of these can be fairly abstract concepts for an 8-9-year-old, so ... Read More about Earth, sun, & moon lesson plans for 3rd grade

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Okay, I'm behind...very behind. I have the most wonderful student teacher working in my classroom this month, and I seem to be a bit of a crazy person trying to balance everything (some may debate that I *might* be crazy most of the time, haha!). Anyway, I mentioned a little space freebie a few weeks ago, and that never happened. Well, it did, but I didn't post it :(. So, here are some pics from our space unit and a little freebie... Here is our Moon facts chart... And here is one of the…

Celebrate the power of the Sun and let kids "see" solar energy with these fun solar energy experiments for kids.

This week we are learning about patterns in events such as day and night. We read Snowmen and Night. Then we made a chart to compare night ...

Here's a Scholastic page on a simple shadow experiment.

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Directions: Students cut out the pictures of objects and activities seen during the day and at night, sort them into the correct boxes and glue. Check out the other activities included in this "Day and Night" unit! #dayandnight $

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Before our Christmas break, I introduced a song to my students to help them understand the relationship between the earth, moon and sun. I made up some picture necklaces and we are using these during our line time to sing...

Learning about the Human Body is great fun! Exploring and understanding the amazing structure and design within the composition of human life, inevitably points to a Creator. Oh what a blessing to be made in

Bring the outside into your classroom with this Day and Night unit! It includes real pictures of objects and activities seen during the day and night to sort, "My Day and Night Observation Journal", sorting activities, printables, and science notebook pages!This is a great addition to your day and n...

What a great way to start learning about the solar system. Here are a selection of lesson plans, worksheets, and printables over the Earth, Sun, and Moon. This set of lesson plans is a thorough unit on the sun from “Eye on the Sky”. And each lesson plan contains worksheets and printables that are ready-to-go. … Continue reading "Earth, Sun, Moon Lesson Plans, Worksheets, and Printables"

Overview: This full unit has everything you need to teach your students about the sun, Earth, and moon. Students will learn about the location of the sun, moon, and Earth in our solar system, rotation vs. revolution, phases of the moon, and more! Resources include a teacher guide, hands-on students ...

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