Pluto a Planet or Not Activity

- Grades
- Grades 2–7, Elementary, Middle School
- Pages
- 1
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Science, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Space
- Topic
- Pluto a Planet or Not Activity, Pluto
- Resource types
- Activities
- Preparation
- Print ready
About this resource
What's inside this resource
Activity Introduction
An amazing activity designed for the students to learn more about famous places in different countries.
Pluto
Do you like reading about space? If yes, what is your favorite topic?
What do you know about our solar system? What is the smallest planet in our solar system? What is the biggest plant in our solar system? What is the hottest plant in our solar system? And what is the coldest one?
Do you think there are aliens? If yes, what do you think they look like? What do they eat and how they speak to each other? Where do they live?
What is a galaxy? And what is a milky way?
Have you recently saw a shooting star? If yes, tell us more about it, like when did it happen and where?
What is a blackhole? Can a blackhole gets bigger by time?
Do you like counting the stars? What do you think a star is made of?
The activity is perfect for encouraging the researching skills for the students, while learning more about this fantastic place.
Pluto
This friendly designed worksheet is suitable for students at school, homeschooling, and as a group activity.
Instructions
Do some research to figure out if Pluto is a planet or not.
Format
Available in a PDF format.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Gather information from outside sources about how Pluto is classified
- State and support a conclusion about whether Pluto is a planet
Teaching tips
- Students need books or websites about Pluto, since the organizer gives no reference text.
Skills covered
- Research and note-taking — students look up facts about Pluto and record them in the findings section
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Concepts & topics
Core concepts
- Pluto
- Planetary classification
- Solar system
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