Earth and Space

Use our down-to-earth lesson plans to create budding science stars!

Our learning experts created each lesson to be fun for kids and easy for non-science teachers to implement. Discover how our challenging, curiosity-sparking lessons encourage critical thinking and build every child’s confidence.

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Bundle Name	Lesson ID/SKU	Add to My Wish List
Astro Adventures	116581	+

Launch your imagination on a mission to the final frontier in an amazing space adventure! Discover the worlds of our solar system and leap among the stars of the Milky Way to explore glowing constellations. Join us as we investigate the stars in an exciting journey to the farthest reaches of our universe!

Lessons in this Bundle

130009 Constellation Cube

Children learn about constellations in the night sky, how to use a star chart, and build models of Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, and Cassiopeia that light up.

130012 Inner Planets

Children explore the solar system by building clay models of the inner planets and discovering what makes each planet unique.

130016 Outer Planets

The children explore the planets of the outer solar system by building clay models of the planets and learning what makes each outer planet similar and unique.

130019 Starry Rainbows

Children discover that white light can be split into all colors of the rainbow, and experiment with diffraction gratings to learn how astronomers investigate starlight to learn about stars.

130021 Telescopes

Children explore how telescopes work by experimenting with lenses, light, and refraction. Then they apply what they have learned about telescopes to construct telescopes of their own.

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Extreme Earth	116579	+

Travel from pole to pole and dig deep into the amazing and extreme science of Earth. Discover the science of planet power as we explore the processes that make Earth shake and quake, and come face to face with the awesome power of tornadoes. From weather to volcanoes, we’re on a mission to prove that Earth science ROCKS!

Lessons in this Bundle

130010 Extreme Earth

Children learn about four of Earth’s biomes—deserts, rain forests, oceans, and tundras—by building rotating dioramas. Children also discover that the plants and animals that live in these extreme biomes have adaptations that enable them to survive.

130017 Shakin' and Quakin'

Children learn that Earth's surface layer is broken into tectonic plates and create graham-cracker models of the three different types of plates—convergent, divergent, and transform. Children also build magnetic plate-tectonics puzzles that show how Earth's plates have moved over time.

130020 Wind Tunnel

Children investigate the power of air, including how wind forms, and make small wind tunnels that create spinning rings of air.

130023 Volcanoes

Children discover how volcanoes form and learn the parts of volcanoes as they create “volcanic artwork” complete with volcanic (igneous) rock samples.

130024 Weather Watchers

Children become junior meteorologists by building weather stations, taking different types of measurements, and making observations about the weather.

Lesson Name	Lesson ID/SKU	Add to My Wish List
Constellation Cube Children learn about constellations in the night sky, how to use a star chart, and build models of Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, and Cassiopeia that light up.	130009	+
Extreme Earth Children learn about four of Earth’s biomes—deserts, rain forests, oceans, and tundras—by building rotating dioramas. Children also discover that the plants and animals that live in these extreme biomes have adaptations that enable them to survive.	130010	+
Inner Planets Children explore the solar system by building clay models of the inner planets and discovering what makes each planet unique.	130012	+
Outer Planets The children explore the planets of the outer solar system by building clay models of the planets and learning what makes each outer planet similar and unique.	130016	+
Shakin' and Quakin' Children learn that Earth's surface layer is broken into tectonic plates and create graham-cracker models of the three different types of plates—convergent, divergent, and transform. Children also build magnetic plate-tectonics puzzles that show how Earth's plates have moved over time.	130017	+
Starry Rainbows Children discover that white light can be split into all colors of the rainbow, and experiment with diffraction gratings to learn how astronomers investigate starlight to learn about stars.	130019	+
Wind Tunnel Children investigate the power of air, including how wind forms, and make small wind tunnels that create spinning rings of air.	130020	+
Telescopes Children explore how telescopes work by experimenting with lenses, light, and refraction. Then they apply what they have learned about telescopes to construct telescopes of their own.	130021	+
Volcanoes Children discover how volcanoes form and learn the parts of volcanoes as they create “volcanic artwork” complete with volcanic (igneous) rock samples.	130023	+
Weather Watchers Children become junior meteorologists by building weather stations, taking different types of measurements, and making observations about the weather.	130024	+
Reaction Rockets Children explore Newton's three laws of motion and investigate how they relate to rocket flight.	130088	+
Space Shuttles The children learn about space shuttles while building their own shuttle models and testing how well they fly.	130089	+
Lives of Stars Children learn about star classification and life cycles. Children build a star life-cycle wheel and use solar glasses to observe the surface of the Sun.	130090	+
Lunar Rover Children learn about the NASA's Apollo missions and build a K’NEX® lunar rovers.[K’NEX is a registered trademark of K’NEX LimitedPartnership Group. Used herein with permission.]	130106	+
Sundials Children discover how the position of the Sun can be used to determine the time as they construct two different types of sundials.	130108	+
Satellites Children explore orbital motion by building model satellites.	130109	+
Where in the World Children learn how maps and compasses work by creating three-dimensional topographic maps and exploring the properties of compasses.	130110	+
Night Cap The children learn about the phases of the moon and build a model that demonstrates them.	130079	+