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Preview: "Earth & Sun" On-Demand Video Lesson
Students have an out-of-this-world experience building magnetic models of the solar system while studying Rotation, Revolution, Day/Night, Seasons, Solar Years and Relative Distance/Size.
Grade: 1-5
Length: 60-90 minutes.
Group Size: 15-150 students.
Students need: “Earth and Sun” Toymaker Kits, colored markers, crayons, scissors, tape
More Info: Your students will experience a fun-filled, hands-on toy-building adventure that directly supports and extends national science standards around the topic of Earth and Sun.
Professional toy inventor and nationally recognized educator Rick “Mister Toymaker” Hartman provides the instruction with a Video-Guided (On-Demand) lesson teeming with scientific surprises, entertaining demonstrations and informative content.
Your students will use simple materials like wood blocks, wheels and rubber bands to build two fascinating toys that demonstrate important concepts studied in classrooms. Topics like: rotation and revolution, patterns of day and night, solar years, relative size and distance and variables (for older students.)
Perfect for curriculum enhancement, "In-School Field Trips," and other special occasions, the "Earth and Sun" workshop promises to be a "Best Day Ever" for students, teachers, and parent volunteers alike!
Earth & Sun (1-5) Class Pack Special
1-ESS1-2 Earth's Place in the Universe
Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.K-2-ETS1-1 Engineering Design
Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.5-ESS1-1 Earth’s Place in the Universe
Support an argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distance to earth.5-ESS1-2 Earth’s Place in the Universe
Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, and seasonal appearances of some stars in the night sky.3-5 ETS1-3 Engineering Design
Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.