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Earth and The Solar System PowerPoint by Science Team
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Earth and The Solar System PowerPoint. A PowerPoint made primarily for a classroom display showing photos of planets and basic facts.solar system 1 The Sun The Sun is made mostly of a gas called hydrogen The core of the sun is made of a ga…
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Phases of the moon by Science Team
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Phases of the moon. Power point showing the phases of the moon 1 Phases of the moon Learning Objectives: To describe the different phases of the moon. Key Words: crescent, waxing, waning, quarter, gibbous, full moon, new moon phases…
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Solar System/Planets Labeling Activity by Science Team
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Solar System/Planets Labeling Activity. Here is a little diagram that I got my 7th Grade class to label. It has the sun and 9 planets (it includes pluto)
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Planet Fact Sheets (could be made into a book) by Science Team
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Planet Fact Sheets (could be made into a book). Planet fact sheets (compiled from information from books/Internet) using simple language for children to be able to read and understand. Fact 4: Mercury has no moons. Venus Fact 1: Venus is t…
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Aliens by Science Team
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Aliens. Aliens have landed in your lab and the students have to work out where in the lab the aliens would prefer to live. Remember, it has to fulfil their needs and keep them safe from conditions which might harm them. Ubexu is from th…
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Space wrap up by Science Team
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Space wrap up. A wrap up which can be adapted for different topics. 5 Back to menu 2 How many moons does Jupiter have? 9 Back to menu 4 Which planet is the closest to the Sun? Answer 12 Back to menu Answer to Q6 Neptune 13 Back to menu…
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Gravity and Space review PowerPoint by Science Team
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Gravity and Space review PowerPoint. Review guide about gravity and space. Gravity and Space 2 What do gravity, mass and weight all have in common? 5 A downward-pulling force on an object due to gravity. What is the weight of a pushchai…
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How weight changes around the solar system by Science Team
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How weight changes around the solar system. handout on calculation of weight around the solar system. But, gravity depends on the size of the body producing it, so gravity around the solar system changes…..and so does your weight. Where…
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Space Gameboards by Science Team
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Space Gameboards. Gameboards that youcan adapt to assist student learning about space Health and Happiness Tally Card + or – Radiation Points + or – Mission Points Crew: Launch ?: Land ?: Launch ?: Comic Rad: Land ?: Total RPs____________ …
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Day & night and Moon Phases by Science Team
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Day & night and Moon Phases. Day & night and Moon phases 1 Why do we get day and night? The Moon itself puts out no light at all. And so on. Use the lamp, globe and a ping pong ball to show how the moon looks different during its cycle Tea…
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The Moon landing by Science Team
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The Moon landing. A presentation about the 1969 Moon landing. Six hours after landing at 4:17 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (with less than 30 seconds of fuel remaining), Neil A. Armstrong took the “Small Step” into our greater future when he…
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Label the Solar System handout by Science Team
Handout
Label the Solar System handout. Very simple handout I made including the sun and the 8 planets (roughly) to scale. Students can label and color in the planets and sun. Can be easily differentiated by either writing the names of the planets…
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Is the earth flat? by Science Team
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Is the earth flat?. 8 cartoon characters give observations and explanations for and against the earth being flat. Patrick Farmer, 200 AD Malvern, Britain When I went to the moon, I could see that the earth was round. Chris Sailor, 1492 Gen…
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Day; night; months and years by Science Team
Test Prep/Review
Day; night; months and years. Very basic ppt to be used as a starting point. Most :students will be able to relate day and night, and the length of a year to a simple model of the Sun, Earth and Moon. When it’s at the other side it’s dark …
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the sun as energy source by Science Team
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the sun as energy source. PowerPoint presentation explaining the Sun as a source of energy- energy transfer; fossil fuels; renewable energy. Lots of energy… where did this come from? Solar Power solar panels solar cells Wind energy Energy …
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Planet facts by Science Team
Handout, Activity, Learning Tools
Planet facts. Resources about the facts of planets in the solar system. What is it made of? Distance from the Sun (in km, Sun-Earth distances or astronomical units) Diameter (in km) Average surface temperature (in OC) Mass [Earth = 1] (or …
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Phases of the moon by Science Team
Activity
Phases of the moon. PowerPoint using real pictures of the moon to show the different phases. Activity involves drawing the phases next to the appropriate lablel, cutting them out, and then stapling them together to create a flickerbook. Ne…
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EARTH IN SPACE: Mnemonics Posters by Science Team
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EARTH IN SPACE: Mnemonics Posters. Two posters to help students remember the planet order: distance from the sun and size. If scientific thinking changes again then this will need to be edited! The Solar System The planets in order of size…
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Star Wars style intro PowerPoint by Science Team
Tutorial
Star Wars style intro PowerPoint. Set of slides that use Star Wars style scrolling for fun starter or concluding activity to recap learning. L.O.s 12 Running out of space. I can explain why we have seasons I can list the order of the plane…
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The Space Race by Science Team
Tutorial
The Space Race. Interactive presentation with questions on key milestones in the Space Race.students can then evaluate who they think really won the Space Race and make their own timeline of events 1 When did humans first send an object in…
