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Lesson Plan List for: Earth in the Universe

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Resource	Grade Level	Media Type
Accidental Discoveries This lesson will help the students understand that science theories change in the face of new evidence, but those changes can be slow in coming.	5-8	Lesson Plan
Choosing a STEM Career Students will view video clips about graduate and middle school students with interests in STEM careers and compare technologies from yesterday with today. They will explore careers on-line before writing about their futures as STEM professionals.	6-12	Lesson Plan
Creativity in Science This lesson will take a look at the different roles scientists play in discoveries.	5-8	Lesson Plan
Development of a Habitable Planet Students investigate the origin of the elements, the process of planet formation, the evolution of life on Earth, and the conditions necessary for life as we know it.	6-12	Lesson Plan
Earth, the Universe, and Culture The following lesson will help the students understand the cultural nature of scientific research.	5-8	Lesson Plan
Looking Back in Time This lesson plan will provide a concrete way for the students to understand the concept of “distance in space equals distance in time.”	5-8	Lesson Plan
The Lunar Cycle Students learn about the Moon's changing appearance and how orbital motion causes the Moon’s phases.	3-5	Lesson Plan
Melting Ice In this media-rich lesson, students explore the role that ice plays on Earth, the factors causing it to melt, and the local and global consequences of melting ice.	6-12	Lesson Plan
Our Knowledge of the Universe Students investigate the history of astronomy to see how major conceptual and technological advances have sculpted the current view of the universe.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Our Super Star Students learn basic facts about the Sun, model the mechanics of day and night, and use solar energy to make a tasty treat.	K-5	Lesson Plan
The Relationship Between Science and Technology Students will learn how technology can help scientists solve a problem. One of the challenges scientists face with any spacecraft is attitude control. Students will be introduced to the problem of attitude control in space and two different ways scientists address it.	5-8	Lesson Plan
Solar Cooking Warming Up to the Properties of Solar Radiation and Its Uses in Our Homes	6-8	Lesson Plan
Theories This lesson will help the students understand that science theories change in the face of new evidence, but those changes can be slow in coming.	5-8	Lesson Plan
What's Your Hypothesis? Students use theories of dinosaur extinction and mammalian survival to examine the relationship between hypothesis and evidence.	K-2	Lesson Plan