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  Students develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon.

Students develop and use models of the Sun-Earth system to observe and describe the cyclic patterns of the seasons in order to gather evidence to explain what causes the seasons

Students develop and use physical, graphical, and  conceptual models of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases.

    This 3 lesson bundle includes models of solar and lunar eclipses, models of seasons, and models for phases of the moon. 135 pages

Study the planets with models.  Students collect information by measuring, construct a chart to organize information, represent the natural world with models and analyze those models for limitations.

Students analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of the sun. A STEAM Challenge asks students to compare size and distance by creating a 2-D or 3-D scale model of the Earth and Sun in space.

Students think critically  by comparing the physical characteristics of the moon to the physical characteristics of Earth. 

 They  create a Venn Diagram,  make a two dimensional paper model for size and distance and a 3 dimensional model for size and distance. 

Students analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of sun. moon, and planets in the solar system. 3 lesson bundle -91 pages

Students  construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object

Students use paper fault block models to engage in learning what happens to faults during an earthquake. and help them envision results of movements along fault lines. Students create questions along the way that they use in full inquiry then present and do peer review. 54 pages

Turn your students into an active ecosystem. Students  analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.

There are 36 activities and investigations for grades 4-8, 277 pages. Teach each inquiry process skill (scientific practices with a hands-on activity, then apply those skills in earth, physical and life science using rocks, seashells, and sound energy as content.