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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAnd Now a Word From Our Sponsors
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: Economics, English-Language Arts, History-Social ScienceLesson plan has students write and produce public service commercials promoting the Transit of Venus and providing information a...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkExpedition Stories
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: Human Space Exploration, English-Language Arts, ScienceLesson plan has students write reports or role play stories based on the Transit of Venus expeditions. Students research an expe...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTwo Views of the Universe
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 8Subjects: Human Space Exploration, ScienceLesson about differing assumptions on the workings of the universe. Students compare the earth-centric and helio-centric models ...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPaper Plate Observation
Grades: 4 to 8Subjects: ScienceLesson has students simulate the documentation of the Transit of Venus using paper plates and marking the path of the transit. G...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGeometric Shapes Collage
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 3Subjects: MathematicsLesson plan has students identify different geometric shapes and use the different shapes to build a collage. Includes alternati...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Transit in Pictures
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Visual Arts & Performing Arts, TheatreLesson plan has students write a screenplay and produce a movie or animation of a Transit of Venus including narration. Includes...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPutting the Transit in Context
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: Human Space Exploration, ScienceLesson has students research the important events that were taking place during the major expeditions to investigate the Transit...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSmithsonian in Your Classroom, “The Universe: An Introduction”
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: Human Space Exploration, ScienceLesson plan in which the class works together to arrange pictures from space according to the students’ best ideas of size, dist...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTour the Universe
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 3Subjects: Human Space Exploration, Visual Arts, Visual Arts & Performing ArtsA virtual tour of heavenly bodies.Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWeather Unit
Grades: TK/K to 2Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Science, Weather, Climate & AtmosphereDescribes how the sun makes weather and gives information about the seasons. SmartboardContributor: RADIUSViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWeather/Thermometer
Grades: TK/K to 2Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Science, Weather, Climate & AtmosphereSmartboard lesson, Students can interact with the lesson. Learn about different kind of weather. Observe, record, and describe d...Contributor: RADIUSViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDay Light, Night Light: Where Light Comes From
Grades: 1 to 4Subjects: Energy & Work, Light, Sound & Other Waves, Physics, ScienceLet’s Read & Find Out Science series Explains how the sun, the stars and light bulbs make light so we can see. (kid friendly...Contributor: RADIUSViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAstronomy Out of this World
Grades: 3 to 8Subjects: Our Solar System, Earth & Space Science, ScienceLearn about celestial bodies and their behaviors. This book includes a super cute poster of the solar system.Contributor: RADIUSViews: 0Favorites: 0