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Lesson Title: Space Rocks! A Giant Meteorite Board Game
Year of the Solar System
Grade Levels: 4-6
Connection To Curriculum:
Science
Teacher Prep Time: 1 hour
Lesson Time Needed: 1 hour
Complexity: Basic
Keywords: meteoroid, meteor,
meteor showers, games, simulations,
asteroids
Materials:
Copy of the Space Rocks Game Board
Colored markers
Several large pieces of poster board
Wide cellophane tape
One die per child
Game rules and answers for parents
One copy of the answer sheet per team
One token for each player
Colored markers
Several large pieces of poster board
Wide cellophane tape
One die per child
Game rules and answers for parents
One copy of the answer sheet per team
One token for each player
Description
This is a board game. Students assume the roles of meteorites and play a giant board game to learn about meteors, meteoroids and meteorites. They compete to get to Antarctica, where they have the chance to be found and studied by scientists!
Objectives
Students will:
• Investigate the difference between a meteoroid, meteor, meteorite, asteroid and comet.
• Compare and contrast the characteristics of meteorites and Earth rocks.
• Explore what happens to a meteoroid as it moves from outer space to the Earth's surface.
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Lesson Guide Space Rocks Lesson [101KB PDF file] |
Lesson Activities and Sequence
Space Rocks! A Meteorite Game
Keywords: meteoroid, meteor, meteor showers, games, simulations, asteroids
National Standards:
National Science Education Standards, NSTA
Earth and Space Science
• Properties of Earth materials.
• Objects in the sky.
• Changes in the Earth and sky.
Science as Inquiry
• An appreciation of "how we know" what we know of science.
• Understanding of scientific concepts.
Earth and Space Science
• Properties of Earth materials.
• Objects in the sky.
• Changes in the Earth and sky.
Science as Inquiry
• An appreciation of "how we know" what we know of science.
• Understanding of scientific concepts.