Having students create models can serve both as an effective review method as well as a performance-based assessment. By requiring students to make clearly justified choices in how they construct their models, you can create a rich opportunity for them to put to active use the vocabulary and information they have been presented with. This idea, creating a “Solar System Bracelet”, is simple to do yet requires careful thought and reasoning to create a good model.
Grades covered: 4 through 8
Curriculum Topics: space, Solar System, Astronomy
Standards
Idea Sheets are cross-referenced to subjects listed in the Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards, and California Content Standards.
Categories include:
- Earth and Space Science
- Grades 3-5
- Grades 6-8
- Science
Tags: Solar System, Arts & Crafts
Subjects covered: ["Earth\/Space Science"]