May 18th, 2012
Waning Crescent Moon
Teacher
Before your Visit:
Prepare your class for your field trip by taking our pre-visit quiz.
During your Visit:
- All of our exhibits are kid-friendly and full of information that children – and adults – can use to expand their own universe
- K-2 Exhibits Scavenger Hunt (pdf)
- K-2 Exhibits Scavenger Hunt #2 (pdf)
- Grades 3+ Exhibits Scavenger Hunt (pdf)
- Key (pdf)
After your Visit:
- “What Am I” is a PowerPoint-based introductory activity centered around the 6th grade astronomy core curriculum.
- “What Am I” activity (pdf)
- “What Am I” “activity (PowerPoint)
- “What Am I” key (pdf)
Build your own star wheel planisphere
Download our Solar System Fact Sheet
6th Grade Core Activities (pre- or post- visit)
Core 1 – Moon Phases
Core 2 – Seasons
- Space Science Institute resources for educators
- Seasons quiz — a Powerpoint presentation.
Core 3 – Solar System
- Solar System 1 (pdf)
- Solar System 2 (pdf)
- Solar System 3 (pdf)
- Solar System 5 (pdf)
- Solar System 6 (PowerPoint)
Core 4 – Universe & Distance/Scale
- How much is a million? Billion? (pdf)
- How much is a million? Billion? (PowerPoint)
- Big & Small / Far & Near (pdf)
- Big & Small / Far & Near (PowerPoint)
- Meter Stick Solar System…and Beyond! (pdf)
- Size & Scale Distance Activity (pdf)
- How Big? How Far? Activity (pdf)
- How Big? How Far? Instructions (pdf)
General – Size scale of planets and stars, images
