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Sixth Grade, Experiment with Planets Science Projects. (5 results) Investigate free online data sets or collections of images to answer questions about planets, moons, satellites, or asteroids. Or build your own moving and changing planetary or lunar model.
This lesson plan outlines a 50-minute lesson for 6th grade science students about the orbits of planets around the sun. Students will compare differences in planetary orbits, classify planets as rocky or gas giants, and list the order of planets from the sun.
DCPS: 6th Grade Science Summary • In this lesson, students will read "A New Look at the Solar System" (pp. 16-21), and "Just Like Earth" (pp. 22-29) to recognize similarities and differences among planets and other objects in our solar system. National Geographic Explorer, Science Reader Space Science, Lesson 2
This document outlines a lesson plan for a 6th grade science class on the solar system. The lesson has three parts: 1) Students are split into groups to build scale models of the planets from clay based on calculations provided. Each group researches and presents on their assigned planet.
Does this planet have any moons? If so, how many? What are they like? How long is the planet’s “day”? How long is its “year”? What is the surface gravity like on the planet? How did scientists learn about the planet? Who first discovered the planet? When?
