Grade 6: Understanding Earth and Space Systems
Space Science Kit.
Call Number: TBD
Covers the following:
Strand A: STEM Skills and Connections
Strand E: Space
Students will identify different components of the solar system, including planets and natural satellites. The concepts of mass and weight will be introduced, and the difference between them will be explained. Activities in this kit will expand on the impact of planetary bodies on our lives, as well as the impact that space exploration and technology has impacted our society. This kit provides materials for eight activities.
Out of this worldExploring the Solar System from AAAS ScienceNetLinks
"This lesson will introduce students to earth's moon and the eight planets in our solar system."
Space Unit Lesson Guide from STEM NORTH
Lessons on space exploration, relative position, and motion of the Earth, Moon, and Sun, the solar system, stars and constellations. Includes worksheets and rubrics for each lesson for teachers to use for assessment purposes.
Space Box Inquiry Project from STAO
Students will become experts on a method of space exploration or phenomenon in space and design a space box. This resource includes an assignment rubric, handout, lesson plan, and space box photos. Go to our Passwords Page for your Queen's teacher candidate access to STAO. If you forget the password for that page email your Education Librarian.
Earth's Rotation and Revolution
"In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about the Earth's rotation and revolution and how these things contribute to night and day and how Earth's tilt gives us seasons."
What Is a Sun? by
This simple guide to the sun and stars will engage readers with the fundamentals of astronomy, detailing how the heavenly bodies affect one another and how they ultimately affect us. The material covers basic science curriculum for this reading level, mak
Sky Wolf's Call: The Gift of Indigenous Knowledge (Ch. 6 Sky Knowledge) by
From healing to astronomy to our connection to the natural world, the lessons from Indigenous knowledge inform our learning and practices today. How do knowledge systems get passed down over generations? Through the knowledge inherited from their Elders and ancestors, Indigenous Peoples throughout North America have observed, practiced, experimented, and interacted with plants, animals, the sky, and the waters over millennia. Knowledge keepers have shared their wisdom with younger people through oral history, stories, ceremonies, and records that took many forms. In Sky Wolf's Call, award-winning author team of Eldon Yellowhorn and Kathy Lowinger reveal how Indigenous knowledge comes from centuries of practices, experiences, and ideas gathered by people who have a long history with the natural world. Indigenous knowledge is explored through the use of fire and water, the acquisition of food, the study of astronomy, and healing practices. *A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
An Earthling's Guide to Outer Space by 
Voici Chris Hadfield by 