allows connection to
helps expand ideas outside of the solar system

Concept Map Space Unit

Canada and space

Hubble Telescope

Chris Hadfield

Space Travel

Space Exploration

Life in Space Webquest

Aircraft vs. Spacecraft

Stars and the Sun

Life Cycle of a Star

Sun as a Star

The Sun and the Stars

The Sun Helps Things Grow

Parts of the Sun

Solar Systems

Planets

Clay Planets

Comets: Make a Model Comet

Our Solar System

Review activity: Grouping and categorizing bodies of space (size, matter, etc.)

Size Relationships

What do they know?

Planets

Moons

Stars

Bodies of Space

Our World in Space

Comet

Asteroid

Meteoroids

Natural Satellites

Planets

Moon

Phases

Reflections

Eclipse

Introduction to the Moon

Weight on Other Planets

Mars

Pop Culture Mars

Mars Rover Mission

Similarities to Earth

Mars Rover Characteristics

Teaching Methods

K-W-L

Inquiry Based

Tactile Learning

Collaborative Learning

Multimodality

Assessment

Diagnostic

Creating personal connections

Need tools to properly explore concepts

Pie Pan Crater experiment

Sun Dial

Creating Connections with Students

Physically constructing the connection

Create personal connections with our students

Astronaut IDs

Oreo Moon Phases

Representing Concepts with new visuals

Students As Moons

Rover Challenge

K-W-L

Start with basic knowledge

Want to know information to build best rover

Reflect and find new understanding after competition

Teamwork

Craft Representations of Space

Test

Mindomo Classroom Concept Maps