SPACE MONTH

Your students will model the solar system and build a paper rocket! They will read amazing books such as Voyage Through the Galaxy and play fun games.

(Click on each calendar day to access your lesson plans and teaching resources)

Day

1

Our Amazing Galaxy

Read: STEMTaught Journal

Play: White Board Pictionary

STEM: (K-3) Sun, moon and star tangrams

(4-8) Solar System Scavenger Hunt - Explore the NASA solar system model

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Gravity Races

Read: STEMTaught Journal

Play: Straddle Ball

STEM: (K-8) Gravity Races: Race objects of different sizes

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Rocket Design Test

Read: STEMTaught Journal

Play: Keep the Satellite Up

STEM: (K-8) Test and compare rocket designs with Ogg and Urgog (length, fin, location, weight distribution, fin size)

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16

Space Bookmarks and Programming

Read: Why is Nita Upside Down?

Play: Aliens and Astronauts

STEM: (K-3) Space Bookmarks

(4-8) Robotics

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2

Earth Hat and Programming

Read: STEMTaught Journal

Play: Softball Throw

STEM: (K-3) Model the solar system

Code: (4-8) Robotics

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7

Paper Rockets and Programming

Read: STEMTaught Journal

Play: Wormhole Relay

STEM: (K-3) Rocket Engineering: Design and build a paper rocket

Code: (4-8) Scratch Coding - Orbiting Planets Model

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12

Rocket Design Test Launch
and Programming

Read: 3... 2... 1... Blast Off

Play: Cat and Mouse

STEM: (K-3) Rocket Design Test Launch

Code: (4-8) Scratch Coding - Interplanetary Birthday Calculator

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17

Take Apart Electronics
and Tinkercad

Read: STEMTaught Journal

Play: Going to the Moon

STEM: (K-3) Take Apart Electronics

Tinker Cad: (4-8) Make a space probe like voyager

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3

Programming and Modeling Planets

Read: Voyage Through the Galaxy

Play: Moon Rock Relay

Code: (K-3) Robotics

STEM: (4-8) Make a scale model of the planets

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8

Programming and Paper Rockets

Read: STEMTaught Journal

Play: Astronaut Hopscotch

Code: (K-3) Robotics

STEM: (4-8) Design and build a paper rocket

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13

Programming and
Rocket Design Test Launch

Read: There's a Hole in my Galaxy

Play: Grab and Dash

Code: (K-3) Robotics

STEM: (4-8) Rocket Design Test Launch

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18

Build a Spaceship and Take Apart Electronics

Read: The Case of the New Planet

Play: Astronaut Training

STEM: (K-3) Build a Spaceship

(4-8) Take Apart Electronics

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4

Modeling Planets
and Tinkercad

Read: Voyage Through the Galaxy

Play: Dribble and Shoot

STEM: (K-3) Make a scale model of the planets

Tinker Cad: (4-8) Model the planets

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9

Stomp Rocket Launch
and Programming

Read: STEMTaught Journal

Play: Space Storm

STEM: (K-3) Finish building and launch your rocket

Code: (4-8) Robotics

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14

Sidewalk Chalk Festival

Read: The Sun

Play: Paper Spaceship Throw

STEM: (K-8) Sidewalk Chalk Art Festival

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19

Marshmallow Constellations
& Programming

Read: Why Oh Why Do We Look At the Sky?

Play: Catch the Alien

STEM: (K-3) Make marshmallow constellations

Code: (4-8) Robotics

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5

Solar System Walk

Read: STEMTaught Journal

Play: Don't Wake the Alien

STEM: (K-8) Finish modeling your planets and go on a Solar System Walk

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10

Space Art and Stomp Rocket Launch

Read: STEMTaught Journal

Play: Nature Alphabet

STEM: (K-3) Space Art

(4-8) Finish building and launch your rocket

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15

Sidewalk Chalk Art Festival

Read: The Sun

Play: Hot Moon

STEM: (K-8) Sidewalk Chalk Art Festival

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Day

20

Space Rocket Snacks

Read: Moon Basketball

Play: Call Ball

STEM: (K-8) Make space themed food; play a word game

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All Space Month Materials

Click here to view the list of materials needed for the entire month.

Full Monthly Materials List