Find a collection of extension activities to use with your students to connect to real world learning.
The below resources come from trusted educational sites such as NASA and Smithsonian Air & Space.
Resources
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Video: How to become an astronaut
Jenni Sidney-Gibbons explains her training.
3.5 minute video
All Grades K-12
Video: Orion Climbs to Orbit
Tip: Watch at 2x speed. Must watch!
3.5 minute video
All Grades K-12
Video: Artemis II Moon Mission Recap (official NASA video). Overview of the mission, crew, and journey around the moon!
3.5 minute video
All Grades K-12
Activity: Marshmallow Constellation Learn about the constellations and create your own. (click above image and scroll down)
Link to Pacific Science Center Lesson PDF
Link to Constellation Printables
Grades 1-5, Astrology, Engineering, Play-Based Learning
Activity: Order Ladybug Larvae from Insect Lore
Bring science to life! Observe the life cycle, practice scientific drawings & more!
Grades 1-6, Science, Entomology
Activity: Create a Glider
Test different variables to improve flight.
Link to Printable PDF for folding and cutting
Link to Youtube video demo of folding from Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum.
Grades 4-6, Science, Engineering, Play-Based Learnin
Nature Walk & Scavenger Hunt
Go on a nature walk and bring paper and pencil. Write and draw all the living animals you find. Keep track and graph how many of each kind of animal you found. Click the image above to find Earth Day lessons that are great any time of year!
Grades K-3, Earth Science, Entomology
Creative Writing + Research:
Create your own insect story to teach readers about an insect. Use Doreen Cronin’s Diary of a Worm and Diary of a Fly as mentor texts. Study the insect of your choice and have fun creating a book!
Grades K-3, ELA, Creative Writing, Research, Science, Entomology
Story Time: Astronaut Read Aloud
Listen to Astronauts Zoom! a book that explains what astronauts do during the day on long missions to space.
Grades K-2, ELA + Science
Moon Activities, Crafts, Games, Photos & More from NASA!
The resources on NASA’s Moon page are incredible and extensive! Click the image to go to NASA’s site and check it out.
Grades 1-6, Science
Lesson: Phases of the Moon
Check out this lesson to physically act out and experiences the phases of the Moon in the classroom.
Grades 1-6, Science
Continue Reading and Learning!
Check out more books about astronauts, outer space, and insects!
Ellen Takes Flight by Doreen Rappaport & Oliver Dominguez
Spidernaut by Jodie Parachini & Dragan Kordic
Everything Awesome About Space by Mike Lowry
Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed & Stasia Burrington
Amelia Earhart (Little People, Big Dreams) by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Mariadiamantes
Grades K-4, ELA
Activites from The National Air & Space Museum Smithsonian
Click the images below to visit The National Air & Space Museum Smithonian and access their wonderful activities!
One Book One School Curriculum Ideas, Teacher Guide & Home Activities
Find engaging enrichment activities by month. Great for schools with a One Book One School initiative!
Whether you’re a teacher looking for cross curricular tie-ins or home schooling, enjoy creative and fun activities in the Educator Guide.
Reading before/during/after activities
Vocab Spanish to English
Character Analysis, Sequence of Events, Compare/Contrast
Math, Science, Geography, History
Creative Writing, Letter Writing and more!
Students create a card, drawing a picture of themselves on the front or gluing a photograph. The inside of the card reads “anything I dream…” with room for students to draw a picture of what they dream of doing.
I’m so excited to visit your school! Please play this one minute video with your students.
