Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 4, Big Ideia 5, IAC, Resource, Solar System
This activity is part of teaching unit 4, Gas Giants. You can find the introduction and teaching guide here. Gas giants – Jupiter This activity is part of teaching unit 4, Gas Giants. You can find the introduction and teaching guide here. Jupiter is the largest and...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 1, Big Ideia 3, Big Ideia 4, Big Ideia 5, Big Ideia 7, Earth, IAC, Resource, Solar System
The Solar System contains the Sun, (at least) eight planets and their moons, and many smaller objects such as dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets. Inner and Outer Planets The Solar System containsthe Sun, (at least) eight planets and their moons, and many smaller...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 4, Big Ideia 5, IAC, Resource, Solar System
This activity is part of teaching unit 4, Gas Giants. You can find the introduction and teaching guide here. Gas Giants – Saturn This activity is part of teaching unit 4, Gas Giants. You can find the introduction and teaching guide here. Saturnis the second largest...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 11, OAE, Resource, Solar System
In Age that Crater! students will learn about the existence of craters on the Moon and on other planetary bodies and how they occur. They can also learn how to approximately age these craters, comparing them to other craters. This activity gives young students an...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 11, OAE, Resource, Solar System
With this activity, stydents learn how craters are made from the impact of an asteroid hitting the Earth and the effects this can have. With a fun, simple, but quantitative experiment, they will learn how the crater size depends on the impactor mass and the impact...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 7, OAE, Resource, Solar System
Using planetary maps, students will be able to read cartographic information about the Moon and compare the environmental conditions of our satellite to those on Earth. They will understand the conditions needed for life to exist, and be able to explain why it cannot...
