Planets steam activities

Kids are fascinated by outer space, astronauts, moons, stars and planets! In fact, an outer space lesson plan may be our most requested topic EVER! We have scoured high and low for the best outer space science experiments including a DIY galaxy in a bottle (to learn about anti-gravity) and a balloon rocket STEM project. […]

Want to teach the kids all about our solar system? How the Earth Rotates Craft for Kids #craft #solarsystem

Fantastic homeschool space unit study! Also perfect for solar system or astronomy unit studies! Ideal for elementary aged kids!

Ready to explore the stars? We’ve got the top 20 STEM space activities for kids. Learn about constellations, planets, rockets, astronauts, moon craters, nebulae, shooting stars and more. All activities are easy to set up and use things you have on hand. Perfect for a space camp, birthday party or just for fun. Click through to explore the wonders of the universe with us

30+ Hands-On Ways To Teach The Solar System I love a variety of good ways to teach without a textbook! From history to art, there are a bunch of exciting ways to bring learning to life. Check out the full series here. Today, I wanted to share these tactile ideas for learning about the Solar […]

Your elementary students will love these solar system activities that help to bring science to life. These hands-on and engaging activities will help your students learn about the sun, the planets and the solar system. These space themed projects include a variety of learning styles and activities to help all students master the #solarsystem. Finish with a project based learning activity and you have an out of this world solar system unit! #elementary #upperelementary #elementaryscience

🧑‍🚀Twinkl's Astronaut Training STEAM Activity Pack will make your Space Day lessons more exciting. Your students will get to complete a set of STEAM Space Day activities that help them plan a trip to Mars. They’ll get to design their own rover, create a space map, complete space shuttle math and carry out in-depth research on a planet of their choice.🪐

It's hard to believe it's over 50 years since astronauts first landed on the moon, and that the last time astronauts ventured as far as the Moon was 1972!

Yes! Today we used toilet paper to learn about science! How fun is that? To better understand how far from the sun each planet is we made a model. Remember kids...I am not Ms. Frizzle and can't turn our school bus in to a rocket ship and take you to the moon, therefore we have to make a model. The solar system is way to big to "see" so we have to model it! Toilet paper came in handy today for our solar system model! The students were put into groups today and assigned two different planets…

Free printable astronomy activity showing how small planet Earth is relative to the gas giants in our solar system - ResearchParent.com