Space
Books Read:
Activities Completed:
Report on planet of choice
Studied the calendar and where the sun is at each month's juncture
Studied daylight savings time and time zones
Discussed the planets and what was special about each
Discussed Johannes and Kepler's contributions to space knowledge and added to timeline
Completed planet puzzles
Discussed Isaac and Newton's contributions to space knowledge and added to timeline
Light and ball experiment to demonstrate rotations, day and night, and seasons
Created solar system posters
Made solar system wall
Sequence activities with planets based on size, gravity, forces, and alphabetizing
Make 3D model of the solar system using Styrofoam balls, wire, and paint
Demonstrated how spheres and circles rotate using a soft ball
Rotating dances and the Hokey, Pokey dance
Spinning tops experiment discussing axis and planets staying in orbit
Wrote story "The Gravity's Gone"
Re-enacted Galilei's gravity experiment from the Leaning Tower of Pisa
Experimented with gravity by dropping off action figure with and without a parachute
Using string and action figure, made a rotating figure
Acted out the planets' rotation and the moon's around the earth
Took a test on space from Abeka
Vocabulary:
planet
sphere
spin
revolve
moon
orbit
tilt
gravity
satellite
axis
rotate
centrifugal force
Background from Graphic Garden