Our Solar System Project-Based Learning Activity | Earth & Space Science | Grades 9–12

Our Solar System Project-Based Learning Activity is a project-based learning activity for high school Earth & Space Science (grades 9–12) on Our Solar System.

Pairs with: Our Solar System Slide Show Presentation; Our Solar System Guided Notes; Our Solar System Lesson Quiz; Our Solar System Vocabulary Words & Definitions.

Sections: Earth Science Project Based Learning • Chapter 04; Project Station #1; Technical Vocabulary Matching; Learning Objective & STEM Challenge Target; Investigation Protocol & Directions; Station 1: Technical Vocabulary Term Cards (cut Out); Term #1; STEM Vocabulary. Sample item: “What is the primary heat source driving continuous volcanic eruptions on Jupiter's moon Io?”

What's inside: Project Based Learning Activity (editable .pptx + PDF, 30 slides); answer key / model answers for the teacher.

Standards: HS-ESS1-1 — Develop a model based on evidence to illustrate the life span of the sun and the role of nuclear fusion in the sun’s core to release energy that eventually reaches Earth in the form of radiation. HS-ESS1-3 — Communicate scientific ideas about the way stars, over their life cycle, produce elements.

Resource type: Project-Based Learning Activity. Format: editable Microsoft PowerPoint file plus a ready-to-print PDF.

Classroom use: Students work through the project stations over several class periods, ending with a product they present. Built for high school Earth & Space Science, grades 9–12.

Format note: These files are delivered in Microsoft Office formats (Word and/or PowerPoint). If you open a worksheet that includes tables in Apple Pages or another non-Microsoft app, table formatting may not display correctly. For best results, use Microsoft Word or PowerPoint (or upload the file to Google Docs). If you run into any formatting issues, contact us and we can send a PDF version.