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Astronomy Alphabet
Topic outline
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Written by: Linda Smentek, SpacEdge (formerly EIS) Education Team Member, October 2015
Topic: Astronomy, Language Arts
Grade (Age): Gr 3-5 (Age: 8-10)
Short description: In this lesson, students will participate in an activity that will test their knowledge of astronomy related vocabulary. Then, students will research their vocabulary, ensuring that they are able to match a definition to each word.
Students research astronomy terms to find one vocabulary word for each letter of the alphabet. They define terms and draw a related picture.
Before beginning this project, you might want to send home a letter to the parents of your students. Below are two sample letters to parents.
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Astronomy is such a big topic! Let’s narrow down your project’s astronomy topic.
All of your terms must be related to one of these Astronomy topics: Solar System, Universe, Science Fiction Books about Astronomy, Space Vehicles, Galaxy, Putting Students Into Space (i.e. microbiology), Space Movies About Astronomy, Book Titles That Deal With Astronomy, Other.
Once you have narrowed down your astronomy alphabet topic, begin to record your alphabet word findings. You may download the worksheet provided below or create your own list using some type of word processing program. Your list should include: one letter for each letter of the alphabet, one related word/term, a definition / explanation, a possible picture, and (if desired) a web link to more information about each term.