6th Grade Science Guide

6.1.2/3: Solar System 3 Dimensions & Progressions

Unit 2

● Solar system scale math sheet

Activity 8: Nearpod Inner Planets, Outer Planets, Comets, Meteoroids, Asteroids (sign up as a teacher and search title of the nearpod, and then add it to your library nearpod.com)

Objective

Overview

Materials

● Inner Planets Nearpod ● Outer Planets Nearpod ● Asteroids Nearpod

● I can describe objects in the solar system.

● Nearpod interactive presentation

Activity 9: Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids Foldable

Objective

Overview

Materials

● Comet, Meteor, Asteroid Foldable Sample ● Comet, Meteor, Asteroid Graphic Organizer ● Comet and Meteors Experiment

● I can describe objects in the solar system.

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Activity: Trading Card Review

Objective

Overview

Materials

● 8 note cards per student or pieces of white paper about the size of a note card. ● Notes from the unit ● Coloring supplies (crayons, markers, colored pencils)

● I can analyze and

● The students will create 8 trading cards on objects learned about during the unit. On the front they will need to draw a colored picture and on the back they will need to write at least 3 facts about it. The cards can be on asteroids, meteoroids, comets, sun, any of the planets, or an ancient Astronomer.

interpret data on the properties of objects in the solar system.

Activity 11: Space Mining Philosophical Chairs

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