Earth & Space Lesson Plan

The Earth

Week 1               Our Planet, What’s out in space? - 1^st Encyclopedia of Our World p. 4 & 6

                                Glow in the Dark Constellations p 26 Pegasus

 

Week 2                On the Moon, Looking at the Earth - 1^st Encyclopedia of Our World p. 8 & 10

                                Glow in the Dark Constellations p 28 Andromeda

 

Week 3                MSB Inside the Earth, Day & Night - 1^st Encyclopedia of Our World p. 12

                                Magnetic Pull of the Earth - Supplement, Magnet Kit

                                Glow in the Dark Constellations p 10 Ursamajor and the Big Dipper

 

Week 4                The seasons, The Weather - 1^st Encyclopedia of Our World p. 14 & 16

                                Field trip to AZ Science Center Planetarium – Jupiter & Saturn Sept 12

 

Week 5                Storms & Winds, MSB DVD Wet All Over - 1^st Encyclopedia of Our World p. 18

 

Week 6                Rocks & Fossils, Earthquakes - 1^st Encyclopedia of Our World p. 20 & 22

 

Week 7                Volcanoes, Following a River - 1^st Encyclopedia of Our World p. 24 & 26

 

Week 8                MSB DVD Rocks & Rolls, Floods - 1^st Encyclopedia of Our World p. 28

 

Week 9                Mountains, The Seashore - 1^st Encyclopedia of Our World p. 30 & 32

                                Field trip to AZ Science Center Planetarium – Mysteries of the Universe Oct 10

 

Week 10              Seas and oceans, Under the sea - 1^st Encyclopedia of Our World p. 34 & 36

 

Week 11               MSB On the Ocean Floor, MSB DVD Ups & Downs

 

Week 12              Under the ground, Caves & Caverns - 1^st Encyclopedia of Our World p. 38 & 40

 

Week 13              In the desert, Grasslands - 1^st Encyclopedia of Our World p. 42 & 44

 

Week 14              In the rainforest, Icy world - 1^st Encyclopedia of Our World p. 46 & 48

 

Week 15              Rivers of Ice, Cities & Towns - 1^st Encyclopedia of Our World p. 50 & 52

 

Week 16              Useful Earth, The Web of Life - 1^st Encyclopedia of Our World p. 54 & 56

 

Week 17              World in Danger - 1^st Encyclopedia of Our World p. 58, MSB Catches A Wave

                                Field trip to AZ Science Center Planetarium – History Of the Universe Dec 5

 

Space

Week 18              Amazing Space, The moving sky - 1^st Encyclopedia of Space p. 4 & 6

Glow in the Dark Constellations p 14 Orion

Space pop-up facts

 

Week 19              Telescope - 1^st Encyclopedia of Space p. 8, Field trip to AZ Science Center

Planetarium – Telescope viewing at sunset

Space pop-up facts

 

Week 20             Radio Telescopes, Trips into Space - 1^st Encyclopedia of Space p. 10 & 12

Glow in the Dark Constellations p 16 Taurus

Space pop-up facts

 

Week 21              MSB DVD Space Adventures - Lost in Space, Astronaut training - 1^st Encyclopedia

of Space p. 14

Space pop-up facts

 

Week 22             A Walk in Space, Living in Space - 1^st Encyclopedia of Space p. 16 & 18

Glow in the Dark Constellations p 12 Ursa Minor and the Little Dipper

Space pop-up facts

 

Week 23             Dangers & Disasters, Satellites & Space Probes - 1^st Encyclopedia of Space p. 20 & 22

Space pop-up facts

 

Week 24             Into the Future, Is Anyone Out there? - 1^st Encyclopedia of Space p. 24 & 26

Space pop-up facts

 

Week 25             What’s in our Solar System?, - 1^st Encyclopedia of Space p. 28, MSB Lost in the Solar

System

Space pop-up facts

 

Week 26             The Moon, The Sun - 1^st Encyclopedia of Space p. 30 & 32

Space pop-up facts

 

Week 27              Mercury & Venus, Mars - 1^st Encyclopedia of Space p. 34 & 36 Glow in the Dark Constellations p 18 Leo

Space pop-up facts

 

Week 28             Jupiter & Saturn, Uranus & Neptune - 1^st Encyclopedia of Space p. 38 & 40

                                Glow in the Dark Constellations p 20 Virg0

Space pop-up facts

 

Week 29             Pluto & Beyond, Bits and Pieces - 1^st Encyclopedia of Space p. 42 & 44

Space pop-up facts

 

Week 30             MSB DVD Space Adventures – Out of this World, The Universe - 1^st Encyclopedia of

Space p. 46

Space pop-up facts

 

Week 31              Distant Suns, A Star’s Life - 1^st Encyclopedia of Space p. 48 & 50

Space pop-up facts

 

Week 32             Galaxies, Weird & Wonderful - 1^st Encyclopedia of Space p. 52 & 54

Space pop-up facts

 

Week 33             Looking at the night sky, Binoculars and Telescopes - 1^st Encyclopedia of Space p. 56

& 58

Space pop-up facts

 

Week 34             Experiment – look at constellations through Telescope

                                Glow in the Dark Constellations p 22 Cygnus

Space pop-up facts

 

Week 35             Experiment – look at constellations through Telescope

                                Glow in the Dark Constellations p 24 Scorpius

Space pop-up facts

 

Week 36             Plan a trip to the Observatory in Los Angeles