Description
Why Choose Wild Earth Lab?
Drawing on my environmental science background, I create accurate, engaging resources that make teaching easier. Original, thoughtfully designed visuals and hands-on activities help bring the real experience of being a scientist into your classroom.
Age Range
This unit is designed to be adaptable for a range of ages, with activities and materials that can be adjusted to meet different learners’ needs. It includes suggestions of ways to make lab activities simpler or more challenging, based on your students’ needs. It is suitable for learners from late elementary school through early high school and works well with mixed-age groups.
What’s Included?
(60-page PDF file)
- PART 1 – INTRO TO STARS:
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- Introductory reading
- List of sun and star activity ideas
- Nuclear fusion poster
- Star types (color & temperature) handout
- 2 star life cycle diagrams (sun-like and massive stars)
- Blank diagrams & cut-out picture/label tiles for student practice
- Information flashcards
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- PART 2 – OUR SUN:
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- Our Sun handout & a poetry activity
- The Sun & life on Earth reading (discusses the Sun’s role in providing energy for plants and Earth’s food webs)
- Sun anatomy diagram
- Unlabeled diagram for student practice
- Vocab list
- Seasons & solstices reading/diagram
- Aurora borealis handout
- Word search
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- PART 3a – OUR SOLAR SYSTEM:
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- Solar system reading
- Solar system poster
- Relative sizes diagram (planets vs the Sun)
- Planet three-part cards (also used for the relative distances lab below)
- Mnemonic device activity (worksheet for making your own mnemonic device for the order of the planets)
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- PART 3b – RELATIVE DISTANCES LAB – A HANDS-ON ASTRONOMY & MATH ACTIVITY:
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- Instructor guide w/ directions and examples
- Student lab handout
- Challenge questions (calculations & critical thinking)
- Reflection questions (impacts & key takeaways)
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- PART 4 – SOLAR ECLIPSES:
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- Reading
- Eclipse diagram
- Unlabeled eclipse diagram for practice & word bank
- Eclipse vocab information cards
- Stages of a total solar eclipse diagram
- Blank stages diagram and cut-out picture/label tiles for practice
- Directions to build a solar eclipse viewer box
- Eclipse viewing worksheets
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- Instructor materials: directions and answer key
- Access to additional online materials: background information and more ways to expand on this topic.
Bundle & Save
This unit is also included in my Space Bundle.
Good to Know
- Single-classroom use: Materials are for personal and single-classroom use only and may not be shared or distributed. Contact me about multiple licenses for schools or organizations.
- Digital product: This is an instant PDF download, designed for printing on standard 8.5 × 11-inch paper. Due to the nature of digital products, purchases are non-refundable.
- Adult supervision: Activities should be completed with appropriate adult supervision.
- Terms & Conditions: See the full terms & conditions.
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