After the first great story there are a variety of activities and resource you may want to do or present
- Laws of the Universe. These are a series of experiments that show elements of the creation story. Some people then represent these in a quasi alternative version of the First Great Story which focuses more on the science aspect of creation
- Solar System including the planets and different phenomena such as meteors
Elementary Observations has these 3 part cards about space
- Layers of the Earth
Layers of the Earth Diagram (part of my freebie library)
Layers of the Earth 3 part cards
- Seasons and features of the different hemispheres such as how the phases of the moon look different in different hemisphere
Seasons Tilt of the Earth – this is an expensive piece of montessori equipment so you may want to do a DIY instead.
Northern Hemisphere Seasonal Wheel
Southern Hemisphere Moon Phases
- Physical Geography : Study Oceans and other bodies of water. You may want to look at landforms or advanced landforms
Elementary Observations Advanced Landforms
- Biomes
Montessori Mom has a great collection of ideas here
- Periodic Table or Elements – if you can access it you may want to use the atom structure board which uses marbles to help iillustrate elements. A cheaper alternative is to draw a diagram with the layers of the atom and use different colour counters to represent the layers.
Ellen Mchenry has a great collection of activities especially for 9-12 year olds.
Plate Tectonics such as Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Plate tectonics Matching (part of my freebie library)
Creation stories – especially looking at different creation stories
RESEARCH:
Students may want to undertake some type of research. Having an Inquiry template is one possibility to ensure that students to do something that is both challenging and achievable.
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