Category: Teaching Space

Solar System Pop Quiz

Sometimes Pop Quiz is fun in Science Class.  Surprise them with this one and see how present the class is with their current knowledge of solar system and space facts! 1. Which Galaxy do we live in on Earth? Milky Way Galaxy 2. Is our Sun considered to be a Star or a Planet? A [...]

Kepler 10b: Exoplanet Discovery in Search for Earth-like Worlds

Astronomers have discovered the smallest planet outside our Solar System, and the first that is definitely rocky like Earth. In September 2010, the 4th planet of the Red Dwarf star Gliese 581, appeared to be the best known example of a possible terrestrial exoplanet orbiting near its home star. An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is [...]

Making an Edible Solar System

No need to try to generate excitement with elementary students about space, the solar system and planets.  They already have a natural curiosity about these things, thanks to an abundance of science fiction in the media.  Here are a great way to capitalize on this excitement and to teach them the truth about our solar [...]

Meteorite Madness – Wish Upon a Star

Can you imagine being 4.5 billion years old?  That is the age of the rare 52.8 kilogram meteorite chunk that is being investigated at the Royal Ontario Museum this week by Kimberly Tait, the museum’s curator, and the ROM research team.  The meteorite is about the size of a school packsack, and it was found in [...]

Teaching Space and the Solar System – New Space Exploration

Outer space and the solar system is one of the most interesting topics discussed in school because of the countless colorful heavenly bodies occupying the.

Teaching Space and the Solar System

Teaching Space and the Solar System . Outer space and the solar system is one of the most interesting topics discussed in school because of the countless colorful heavenly bodies occupying the universe and the idea that there is actually …

Ideas for Teaching Space and the Solar System

In addition to these ideas, there are numerous online activities and computer-based games that for teaching space and the solar system . Space and solar system units offer an opportunity to include a great deal of fun and games in the …

Ideas for Teaching Space and the Solar System

The mere mention of space and the solar system causes some students to overflow with excitement, while others immediately begin fighting back tears of boredom. Oddly enough, the same thing happens to.

The Ideas in Teaching Solar System

New post at The Ideas in Teaching Solar System. Solar system may be interesting for some students but it can also be a boring subject for the others. It is the problems of every teacher who wants to teach solar system. To make the students get the enthusiasm in the space and solar … continue [...]

10 Tips for teaching Elementary Science

Everyone knows that teaching clouds and the weather is not difficult, just boring. However, you can make it interesting by showing your students how clouds are formed. What you will need is a jar, a match, tape, black paper, a flash light, and a small bag of ice. What you will do is fill the [...]