Space activities for middle school

Like most preschool fascinations, I’m not entirely sure how it began. It might have been the Star Gazing Discovery Bottles I made last month, or the fact that they are in bed before they actually appear in the sky every night. Whatever the cause – studying stars has become the…

Last year, I started a new Space Club program at four middle schools. Not wanting to reinvent the wheel, I searched the web for ideas and curriculum to implement. I soon became excited to find great resources like NASA and TeachEngineering , but I was

These planets look as great in person as they do in these photos! There are a few versions of this project out there, so I don't get any points for originality, but regardless, it's a great project and more importantly, the kids really seemed to like creating them. The project took about 5-40 minute periods. On day 1 I showed everyone how to create the "waves" and blend them in an upward facing direction. On day 2 I set up a splatter paint station and demo'd how to start shading the planets…

50+ awesome space activities for kids to learn about the planets, the sun, the moon, stars, constellations, astronauts, space travel and more! || Gift of Curiosity

This is one of my very favorite homemade glitter playdough recipes because it combines the deep rich galaxy colors with sparkles and stars making it

Learn all about the in these exciting moon activities perfect for a moon unit study! Kids will love learning about the moon with these ideas.

Teach kids about space with this astronaut ice cream recipe! It's a fun addition to any space or astronomy lesson or when learning about astronauts.

With 180 lessons in our online catalog, you can explore Earth and space with us all year long. We show you how with this handy NASA-JPL school year calendar. To celebrate and help you make the year ahead stellar, we've put together a monthly calendar of upcoming NASA events along with links to our related lessons, Teachable Moments articles, and student projects you can use to engage students in STEM while they explore Earth and space with us all year long!

Ready to launch your students into some space STEM activities? Explore our top 10 space-themed STEM activities categorized into the 3 stages of STEM to fit any learning level. This team challenge is a great back to school icebreaker!

This week I am listing my ten favorite Science and Social Studies pins. I really enjoy teaching Science and I am so grateful that our district provides us with so many great resources. We no longer have textbooks for Science in elementary school so I am always on the lookout for some fun and educational activities.