Description
This Solar System project allows students to choose a project idea of their choice. The differentiation of activities provides students with autonomy in their learning and presentation of knowledge. The project will assess knowledge of planets and objects in our solar system. Perfect for a Middle school Earth Science or Earth Space Science class.
Also aligns to Florida standard 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.
Included in this resource:
✅ 1 editable choice board with 9 activities to choose from.
✅ 1 editable rubric.
✅ 1 color and 1 black/white version for printing.
✅ Editable PowerPoint file for editing
✅ PDF file for printing
✅ Link to Google Slides version for Google Classroom
This choice board is editable to suit the needs of you and your students. Students can also submit most of the activities digitally through Google Classroom or Canvas.General teacher directions and the choice board are included in PowerPoint format for easy editing. There are no rubrics included within the resource for their individual choice activities, only one rubric that can work for any of the project choice.
Why Teachers Love Middle School Science Choice Boards
✔ Encourages student ownership and voice
✔ Makes differentiation simple and manageable
✔ Works for independent work, partners, or small groups
✔ Supports multiple learning styles and strengths
✔ Perfect for enrichment, review, early finishers, or end-of-unit projects
✔ Saves planning time with ready-to-use materials
Classroom Benefits
This resource helps you:
• Differentiate without creating multiple assignments
• Increase student engagement and motivation
• Encourage creativity while maintaining academic rigor
• Assess mastery in multiple formats
• Support collaborative and independent learners
• Provide structure while still allowing flexibility
💡 Perfect For:
- End-of-unit assessments
- Test Prep (Florida SSA, Texas STAAR, NGSS)
- Homeschool Science Activity
- Formative or Summative Assessment
- Review activities
- Sub plans
- Project-based learning
- Early finishers
- Enrichment or extension activities
*Only the choice options are editable. Fonts and clip art are not editable due to copyright.
Options include:
✅ Create a social media post
✅ Design a brochure
✅ Research planets
✅ film a video
✅ create a survival guide
✅ and more!
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