When I was a little girl, my dream was to become a teacher, astronaut, or archeologist…lucky for my students, I chose option 1, lol!

But all jokes aside, learning about Space and our Solar System was one of my fondest memories from the upper intermediate years. It is also my favourite part of BC’s grade 6 science curriculum. So, I was super excited that my coaching teacher had not covered this unit yet and was willing to let me take it on during my practicum!

I took the reins and went “all-in”, creating an eleven lesson unit with a good mix of modelling and demonstrating with oral, audio-visual, reading, and written work. Students had opportunities to work as a class, in small groups, and in pairs. You can view my unit here:

Grade 5/6 Science Unit – Space & Our Solar SystemDownload

I also chose to go cross-curricular and bring Space and our Solar System into the English language arts classroom and the art classroom! You can find my ELA lessons here:

Grade 5/6 English Language Arts Lessons – Exploring Space and Our Solar SystemDownload

And check out samples of my students’ Space art here:

I hope you enjoy these units and lessons as much as my class and I did 🙂