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Extend the lesson outside of the Planetarium.
Extend the lesson outside of the Planetarium.
Check out some additional space science resources to extend the space exploration
South Dakota Discovery Center Produced Lessons
South Dakota Discovery Center Produced Lessons
Lessons that our educators have produced for your enjoyment.
Myths and legends have preserved knowledge of the past all around the world. Not only do they tell a good story but myths convey many aspects of the cultures they originate from. Dive deeper and explore a Chinese myth for the lessons that have been passed down since antiquity.
Time: 2 Periods
Link: Stories in the Stars
Additional Resources
Additional Resources
Below are a list of recourses that our educators find useful.
Grades K-2
Grades K-2
Observe how the Moon appears to change in the sky over time in this GBH lesson plan. The media in this lesson plan includes a digital storybook and a video of the Moon in the sky at different times.
Use observations and a model to find patterns in how the Moon’s appearance changes over time with this GBH lesson plan. Students will collect evidence from a series of images and a digital model as they investigate the Moon’s changing appearance.
Grades 3-5
Grades 3-5
Use observations and analyze data to investigate how the amount of daylight changes throughout a year.
Explore the Earth–Sun–Moon system to develop an understanding that Earth's rotation along with the Moon's position in its orbit causes the Moon to appear during the day and/or at night.
Observe the Moon’s motion in the sky and use physical and digital models to develop an understanding that Earth’s rotation results in the Moon’s apparent motion across the sky from one’s location on the planet.
Grades 6-8
Grades 6-8
Students can explore the solar system using this interactive model from WorldWide Telescope Ambassadors.
Students explore the Moon’s phases and visualize how the Sun, the Moon, and Earth move relative to each other through hands-on models and videos created by WorldWide Telescope.
Grades 9-12
Grades 9-12
In this lesson plan from WorldWide Telescope Ambassadors, students explore objects representing various stages of the stellar life cycle and uncover how these stages fit together into two related sequences: one for Sun-like stars (similar in mass to our Sun) and one for massive stars (more than 8 to 10 times the mass of our Sun).
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