Online Activities

Hands-On Activities developed by the Sandburg Planetarium Teacher for use during site visits to Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) elementary schools (which meet the Virginia Standards of Learning and FCPS Elementary & Middle School Program of Studies in Science), including links to astronomy-related Internet sites providing information resources for activity extension or enrichment:
• Grade Level 3-6 - Birthday Moons - It's Just a Phase You're Going Through...
• Grade Level 4 - The Sun and its Neighbors (our Solar System)
• Grade Level 5 - Stars and Constellations
• Grade Level 8 - Earth and Space Systems (moon phases, solar and lunar eclipses, ocean tides, and change of seasons)

Additional Instructional Resources

• Sky Awareness Activity (SAA) - Increase your students' sky awareness by completing this activity (excerpted from The Unofficial Student Activity for Bob Ryan's Almanac & Guide for the Weatherwise, including additional sky-related questions which appear only in the SAA).
• Snowflakes - A Thematic Approach provides K-12 teachers with a flurry of ideas for using snow to deliver interesting and exciting interdisciplinary instruction perfect for the holiday season.
• Science Internet Links (excerpted from the Multimedia Resource Guide for Fairfax County Public Schools Elementary Science Program, 1997-98)
• Internet Sites to Supplement Science Kits (excerpted from the Multimedia Resource Guide for Fairfax County Public Schools Elementary Science Program, 1996)
• Windows on Science, Earth Science, Volume II videodisc correlations with FCPS elementary astronomy units for Grade Level 4 & 5

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