Saturn Activities
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Saturn Lessons:
Reading, Writing and Rings!: (Gr 1-2) #2 Where Is Saturn in the Solar System? Where Am I in the Solar System?
Topic: Language Arts and Science
Grade Level: K-4
Body: Saturn
Mission: Cassini (Saturn)
Short Description: This lesson introduces students to Saturn and its place in the solar system. This series introduces science into a reading and writing curriculum.
Reading, Writing and Rings!: (Gr 1-2) #1 What Do You Know About Saturn?
Topic: Language Arts and Science
Grade Level: K-4
Body: Saturn
Mission: Cassini (Saturn)
Short Description: Pre-assessment of students knowledge about Saturn. This series introduces science into a reading and writing curriculum.
Reading, Writing and Rings!: (Gr 1-2) #3 Wow, Saturn Is Much Bigger than Earth!
Topic: Language Arts and Science
Grade Level: K-4
Body: Saturn
Mission: Cassini (Saturn)
Short Description: Students explore the comparative sizes of Saturn and Earth; they make to-scale illustrations and caption their illustrations using scientific language. This series introduces science into a reading and writing curriculum.
Reading, Writing and Rings!: (Gr 1-2) #4 Amazing -- Saturn Is So Far, Far Away!
Topic: Language Arts and Science
Grade Level: K-4
Body: Saturn
Mission: Cassini (Saturn)
Short Description: Students create an outdoor, to-scale model of the distances between the sun, Earth and Saturn to get a glimpse of the vastness of space. This series introduces science into a reading and writing curriculum.
Reading, Writing and Rings!: (Gr 1-2) #5 My Spacecraft Model
Topic: Language Arts and Science
Grade Level: K-4
Body: Saturn
Mission: Cassini (Saturn)
Short Description: Students engage in basic problem-solving as they design and construct a model of a spacecraft, document their work and complete a Design Review Summary. This series introduces science into a reading and writing curriculum.
Reading, Writing and Rings!: (Gr 1-2) #6 Earth to Saturn, Earth to Saturn!
Topic: Language Arts and Science
Grade Level: K-4
Body: Earth, Saturn
Mission: Cassini (Saturn)
Short Description: Students use drawing and writing to explore the comparative features of Saturn and Earth. This series introduces science into a reading and writing curriculum.
Reading, Writing and Rings!: (Gr 1-2) #7 Rotating Rings of Ice
Topic: Language Arts and Science
Grade Level: K-4
Body: Saturn
Mission: Cassini (Saturn)
Short Description: Students create a 3-D model of Saturn and its rings and write about the model; students draft and write a paragraph explaining what they know about the ring system. This series introduces science into a reading and writing curriculum.
Reading, Writing and Rings!: (Gr 1-2) #8 Titan and the Other Moons of Saturn
Topic: Language Arts and Science
Grade Level: K-4
Body: Saturn
Mission: Cassini (Saturn)
Short Description: Students learn that Saturn has many moons and that the Cassini mission may discover more moons; they examine characteristics of Saturns moons and sort the moons by attributes, then write about the moons and explain how they sorted them. This series introduces science into a reading and writing curriculum.
Reading, Writing and Rings!: (Gr 1-2) #9 Focus on Saturn's Fascinating Features
Topic: Language Arts and Science
Grade Level: K-4
Body: Saturn
Mission: Cassini (Saturn)
Short Description: Students create a multilayered book showing Saturns layers, ring system and moons; then develop their own texts to explain their Saturn diagrams. This series introduces science into a reading and writing curriculum.
Reading, Writing and Rings!: (Gr 3-4) #1 What Do I See When I Picture Saturn?
Topic: Language Arts and Science
Grade Level: K-4
Body: Saturn
Mission: Cassini (Saturn)
Short Description: Students will create and use a Saturn Discovery Log to chronicle their journey of discovery about Saturn, the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft, and non-fiction writing. This series introduces science into a reading and writing curriculum.
