Outer Space Curriculum Overview

5/2

Morning work (What do I know about space?)

Order of the planets - create a mini book

Planets matching game

Planet fact recording

5/4- 

Morning work (Why would/wouldn't you want to travel to the moon?)

Read aloud (THE MOON)

Lunar phases computer activity

Read aloud (Tell me why…)

Moon rock experiment

Read aloud (The Moon Book)

Lunar phases with oreos/lunar phases spin craft

5/9-

Morning work (sun worksheet)

Read aloud (Who Likes the Sun?)

Make sun dials

Why do we need sunscreen activity

Parts of the sun make a mini-book

Homemade after sun gel

Planet project research

5/11-

Morning work (Astronauts can/have/are brainstorm)

Astronaut reading in partners w/ comprehension questions

Astronaut vocabulary cut, match and paste

Astronaut food video/make Astronaut pudding

Planet projects

5/16-

Morning work (Design a constellation)

Stars powerpoint/learning about the constellations

Constellation myth matching

Make a constellation with mini-marshmallows and toothpicks/write a story about it

Constellation flashlights

Planet projects

5/18-

Mystery science video/activity “Why do the Stars Change with the Seasons?”

Read aloud (Pluto's Secret)

Should pluto be a planet again? Why or why not?

Mystery science video/activity “What are the Wandering Stars?”

Planet projects

5/23- Discovery Science Center trip

5/25-

Finishing touches on planet projects

Planet project presentations

Magic School Bus "Lost in Space" video