Sarah, Kenny, Alexis, Alexis

4th Grade Science Immersion – Stars and the Solar System

1. There’s No Place Like Space- by Dr. Suess
https://www.amazon.com/Theres-No-Place-Like-Space/dp/0679891153
This picture book talks the eight planets, constellations, the sun, and the moon
and includes imagery and rhyming. The imagery and rhyming will help students
actively learn and memorize the planets in the order they are in.

2. World Beyond the Solar System Article

https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/worlds-beyond-solar-system
This article has acronyms for students to easily remember the planets in order
as well as providing simple definitions that relate to the solar system.

3. 3D Model of a planet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxv_kxq5vlg
This 3D Model will help students to visually see the order of the solar system.
Each group will construct their own model and then present to the class their
model. Students may also put facts/information cards next to each planet.

4. Solar System Song

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/841821355322461473/?lp=true
Elementary age students love to sing, and it helps them learn. They will
remember the planets once they learn this song and their characteristics.

5. Solar System 101- National Geographic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=libKVRa01L8
This video is about the solar system and it will allow the students to get closer to
learning about the solar system virtually. It provides characteristics of what each
planet is made of, temperatures on each planet, and the distance the planet is
from the sun.

6. The Solar System Kahoot

https://embed.kahoot.it/c482c175-ac56-47e0-bc23-c08fe53ebe1d
Kids love competition and seeing who can win a game. Kahoot will allow them to
compete and learn at the same time. As the teacher, you can also view their
scores to see which questions they are getting correct and wrong to see what
information they are picking up well. The Kahoot asks questions about the
location, size, and features of each planet.

7. Solar System Magazine

https://www.kidsdiscover.com/shop/issues/solar-system-for-kids/
This solar system magazine has great images for students to see what the space
and the solar system looks like. It provides facts, word searches, and challenges
for students to deepen their knowledge of space.

8. Matching Facts
https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/space/solar-system-cut-outs.pdf
This matching fact activity allows students to cut out definitions and paste them
to the correct planet. This activity tests what students already know about each
planet and is an interactive worksheet for kinesthetic learners.

9. Space Exploration Chapter Book

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0439114934/ref=as_li_tl?imprToken=6e3
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This space exploration chapter book is easy for students to read about outer
space and includes pictures, diagrams, charts, and facts to help visual learners.

10. Interactive Sky Model

https://www.skyandtelescope.com/interactive-sky-chart/
This interactive sky model allows students to enter a location and see the
constellation names, constellation lines, star names, planet names, ecliptic figures
that are in their area.

11. The Challenger Learning Center Field Trip

http://thechallengercenter.net/
The purpose of this field trip is to engage students with interactive models of the
solar system including an e- planetarium, hands on science explorations, an
aerospace education laboratory, an astronaut theater, and so much more.

12. 50 Things to see with a Telescope (Picture Book)

https://www.amazon.com/50-Things-See-Small-Telescope/dp/0615826717
Students will be able to see through pictures and illustrations the possible stars,
galaxies, planets, etc. that they can see from their own backyard with a telescope.
This will in turn help students learn about the use and importance of telescopes.

13. The Planets Today (Live Feed of the Planets Position)

https://www.theplanetstoday.com
Students will be able to determine where the planets are on any date for the
upcoming year. Their mission is to determine where the planets are on their
birthday of the current year. This will enrich the student’s knowledge of the
planets and their positions

14. Phases of the Moons (using Oreo’s)

https://www.moonconnection.com/moon_phases.phtml
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Phases-of-the-Moon-
Worksheet-1946361
The students will be given a work sheet and will have to remove the icing from
oreo’s to create the different phases of the moon. This teaches students different
phases of the moon and they become acclimated to the different name phases.
The students must also place the moons in the correct positions.