The Solar System for Kids! (FLEX)

Each week during this nine week course, students will learn about a different planet. Each week will include worksheets mini booklets, and crafts specific to the planet of the week. There will also be a cumulative packet that students will add to each week.

Week #1: Mercury
Week #2: Venus 
Week #3: Earth & the Sun
Week #4: Mars
Week #5: Jupiter 
Week #6: Saturn 
Week #7: Uranus 
Week #8: Neptune
Week #9: final project - Students will have the entire last week to complete this while bonus material is also presented in the classroom. Students are free to take this project in any direction they would like as long as it meets the criteria! They will need to clearly display a visual and informational component of your project. The project topic can be anything from space and solar system related. It can be a topic we discussed during class or a completely different one that you are interested in researching (space related!). Learners are encouraged to present their projects via a self recorded video and send the video in to me ( or they can upload it in the comments below if they are uncomfortable sharing a video with the whole class).

Book List:
Planets and the Solar System By: Patricia J Murphy
Illustrated by: Beatrice Tinarelli
Exploring Space Robots By: Deborah Kops
Jupiter: The Biggest Planet By: Chaya Glaser
Asteroids By: Kate Riggs
Let's Explore Earth By: Walt K. Moon
Let's Explore the Stars By: Walt K. Moon
Let's Explore the Moon By: Walt K. Moon
Mercury By: Vanessa Black
Mars By: Vanessa Black
Jupiter By: Vanessa Black
Mars: Red Rocks and Dust By: Joyce Markovics
Space Maps: Your Tour of the Universe By: Lara Albanese Illustrated by: Tommaso Vidus Rosin
The Outer Planets By: Mary-Jane Wilkins
Explore My World Planets By: Becky Baines
Astronomers By: Tom Greve
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Space By: Catherine D. Hughes Illustrated by: David A. Aguilar
The Solar System: Out of This World with Science Activities for Kids By: Delano Lopez
Illustrated by: Jason Slater
It Started with a Big Bang: The Origin of Earth, You and Everything Else By: Floor Bal Illustrated by: Sebastiaan Van Doninck
Explore the Solar System! By: Anita Yasuda Illustrated by: Bryan Stone
Planets and the Solar System By: Patricia J Murphy Illustrated by: Beatrice Tinarelli
Exploring the Solar System: A History with 22 Activities By: Mary Kay Carson
The Solar System (series) by Smile and Learn

Videos:
Space Kids (series)
The Solar System (series)
MinuteEarth: The Story of Our Planet
Venus - The Hostile Planet
Jupiter - The King Planet
Planet Songs for Kids (series)
Eight Planets: Space Song
Planets, Planets
Dwarf Planets Songs
Sun, Moon, and Stars
SciShow Kids: Astronauts!

- Throughout this class, students will engage with their peers through the use of Kahoots! and class wide games like Jeopardy! and BINGO. Nearpod will also be utilized to demonstrate what students have learned, engage in virtual field trips, and allow for classmate interaction. 

- Students will also post their completed crafts and assignments for their classmates to comment on. Students will follow along with various crafts such as coloring pages, multimedia crafts, informative diagrams, cut and paste crafts, and so much more! We will engage in activities such as interactive google presentations, mini info books, and super exciting experiments! 

- Also shared in the classroom will be exciting videos for students to watch and learn from, guided questions will be attached to each video. 

- Anchor charts will be used as visuals.
Students will also post their completed crafts and assignments for their classmates to comment on. Students will follow along with various crafts such as a coloring pages, multimedia crafts, informative diagrams, cut and paste crafts, and so much more! 

Also shared in the classroom will be exciting videos for students to watch and learn from, guided questions will be attached to each video.