Description
This resource includes everything you need to teach the first grade NGSS 1-ESS-1 Earth’s Place in the Universe Unit. These science lesson plans will engage your students for hours and make your life so much easier!
✅YOU SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO YouTube as there are many suggested videos.
Lessons in this unit:
Lesson 1 – What is in the Sky?
Lesson 2 – Investigating the Sun
Lesson 3 – The Sun’s Role in Day and Night
Lesson 5 – The Sun and Seasons
Lesson 6 – The Earth’s Moon
Lesson 7 – Final Project Showing Patterns
Included within this resource are:
– the standards
– detailed lesson plans
– YouTube and book suggestions for each unit; all of which have been previewed
– website suggestions
– 24 essential vocabulary cards
– “Reach for the Stars” motivational poster
– astronomer poster
– posters of each of the seasons
– poster showing moon in the daytime sky
– phases of the moon poster
– Big Dipper poster
– KLEWS Chart
– cover for students unit folder
– observation recording sheets
– sun facts reading and cloze
– phases of the moon mini booklet
– directions and template for making a model of the sun, earth, and, moon revolving
– seasons booklet with full paragraph readings
– stars facts reading and cloze
– directions for making animal constellations
– student worksheets
– thematic writing paper
Sarah & Moe –
A review Sally wrote on TpT:
“Great resource! The vocab cards are great! The recommendations are wonderful and the activities are great. We just started this unit and this resource will be so helpful.”