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Do you need differentiated Earth Moon Sun stations activities for your earth’s systems unit? Perfect for a middle school Earth Space science class. This resource will help you reach and assess your students in a multitude of ways. This resource includes 7 stations with minimal prep involved. There is a printable version, editable PowerPoint version and a Digital Google Slides™ version that will help you save on time and paper!
Also aligns to Florida SC.8.E.5.7 – Compare and contrast the properties of objects in the Solar System including the Sun, planets, and moons to those of Earth, such as gravitational force, distance from the Sun, speed, movement, temperature, and atmospheric conditions
The 7 types of Heredity and Inheritance Stations Activities include:
1. Discover – Students will research real-world application of the Earth Moon Sun System
2. Observe – Students will observe a video about solar vs lunar eclipses
3. Experiment – Students will simulate Moon phases
4. Write – Students will explain their answers to questions in 2-3 sentences.
5. Create – Students will create an infographic about eclipses
6. Sort – Students will sort images of the lunar phases with their titles
7. Quiz – Students will answer a mix of 8 true/false, multiple choice and short answer questions.
*Each station should take students between 8-10 minutes to complete.*
This resource includes:
- Digital Google Slides™ link to perform stations online.
- Printable version of stations in color and black/white
- Editable PowerPoint version of stations.
Content covered:
⭐ What is the Earth Moon Sun system?
⭐ Orbit vs Revolution
⭐ Effect of gravity
⭐ Seasons and Earth’s tilted axis
⭐ Moon Phases
⭐ Lunar Eclipse
⭐ Solar Eclipse
⭐ Tides on Earth
*Please note that the instructions for stations are editable but clip art, special fonts and formatting are not.*
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