Middle School Science Lessons

————- these links are being updated and moved to the main Earth Science page for spring 2025——–

  1. Sunrise, Sunset, and Moonrise – students will record astronomy data for different cities around the world and look for patterns, how does latitude affect sunrise, sunset, and day length? Is there a pattern for the moonrise times? (blog entry)
  2. Constellation Viewer – using a Pringles Can, students will make a constellation viewer, templates are included
  3. Exploring the Solar System – Students will research past, current, and future missions of unmanned spacecrafts and create Google Slides (blog entry) using the JPL Missions Website (link), mission assignments (public link), and mission information (public link)
  4. NASA – Solar System – tons of information for each of the planets, great resource! (link)
  6. Planet Fact or Trading Cards – using Google Slides students will make trading cards for each of the planets (blog entry)