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Below is a list of astronomy and space lesson plans, classroom activities, projects, and demonstrations that might be useful in your classroom. Many of them can be adapted for use with elementary, secondary, middle school, and university students.

Christy Pratt

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	The Size and Distance of the Planets A good lesson plan and classroom activity that demonstrates the immense scale of the solar system. This astronomy - space lesson plan can easily be adapted for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university students.

	Eyes on the Sky, Feet on the Ground This is a list of astronomy - space lesson plans that demonstrate, explore, and analyze astronomy- space through projects, worksheets, and classroom activities. These lesson plans can be adapted for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university level students.

	Views of the Solar System Calvin J. Hamilton has created a vivid multimedia adventure of the solar system throughout this website. There are great photographs, lesson plans, activities, scientific facts, and many more resources that can be used in the earth and space science classroom.

	NASA's page for educators NASA provides lesson plans, projects, classroom activities, demonstrations and many other educational resources for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university students.

	Make A Crater This lesson plan demonstrates crater impact factors with a classroom activity. Students will construct a crater project using the instructions. This activity would be good for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university level students.

	Galaxy Mapping This lesson plan has a classroom activity that involves creating a 3-D map project of a galaxy to understand the entire galaxy. This lesson plan can be used for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university level students.

	Planetary Weather This lesson plan is a good way to demonstrate planetary weather. This classroom activity allows students the chance to explore the weather associated with each planet. This demonstration is good for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university level students.

	Savage Sun This lesson plan involves a classroom activity to help students understand how the sun produces energy and eliminates confusion about the different types of nuclear reactions. This lesson plan is useful for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university students.

	Telling Time by the Light of the Moon This lesson plan allows students the chance to explore the moon with classroom activities. This project allows students a chance to understand the phases of the moon and much more. This is good for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university level students.

	Star Wheel This Lesson plan allows students a chance to explore the stars through an interesting classroom activity where a star wheel is created. This demonstration is a helpful strategy to educate elementary, secondary, middle school, and university students.

	Colors of Stars This lesson plan demonstrates how the color of a star is used to explore and explain other phenomena about the star. This classroom activity would be useful for helping elementary, secondary, middle school, and university students visualize this concept.

	Super Gelatin This lesson plan gives students the ability to investigate the speed of light. This classroom activity will take a bit of time and thought, but will be a fun demonstration for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university students.

Astronomy and Space Classroom Activities and Lesson Plans

Astronomy and Space

Astronomy and Space
Classroom Activities and Lesson Plans