1. More Games Fun! Big Idea 5 Review Games Space Trivia
Solar System Trading Cards
Play the Star Finder Game
Space Trivia
First play the PSELL’s board games for Big Idea 5 and 7 and then preview other fun websites.
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2. Big Idea 5 Earth in Space and Time Game Stations
Station 1 Solar System Trading Cards Game Station 2 PSELL Jeopardy: Earth in Space Station 3 Planet Trivia Station 4 The Whadday Know Quiz Show Station 5 Gr. 5 Solar System and Galaxy Review Station 6 Seasonal Star Charts
Teachers - Ahead of time gather resources for the stations and print our the Response Station booklet for Stations 1-5.
Activities for Explore/Explain/Elaborate/Evaluate
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3. Station 1 Solar System Trading Cards Jr. Ed.Game
Teachers: Ahead of time, open up hyperlink:
And download
Solar System Trading Cards, Jr. Edition
To use these cards:
Print out onto card stock or heavy paper.
Cut out and fold in half along dotted line;
glue or tape each card together.
Pass out all of the cards to the players.
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4. Station 2 Jeopardy: Earth in Space Folder Game
This game is recommended for 2 to 4 players.
Open the folder and line up the cards according to their category, putting the highest point value cards on top.
One person or team chooses a category. The opposing person or team reads the prompt aloud and waits for the other team to provide an answer to the question.
The correct response is directly below the prompt. Answers may be worded slightly different than the provided answer, and that’s ok!
If the choosing person/team responds correctly, they keep the card for collecting points.
The winner is the person or team with the most points at the end of the game.
Use quiet, indoor-voices and have fun learning science!
Teachers: Open PSELL Big Idea 5 Earth in Space and Time and print out the Jeopardy Game materials to make the file folder game.

5. Station 3: Planet Trivia
How many planets are there in our solar system?
What is the asteroid belt?
What are the rocky, or terrestrial, planets?
What are the gas giant planets?
Which planets have rings?
Try Science Kids Science Quizzes at or
Try AIMS Planet Trivia Game cards in a folder
Teachers: AIMS Grade 5 Earth Science Planet Trivia Cards pp

6. Station 4 Discovery Education: The Whadday Know Quiz Show
Sign in to Discovery Education.
Then choose one of the links below to play Whaddaya Know Quiz Show:
Space Trivia
The Universe
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7. How to collect Solar System Trading Cards
Station 5 Solar System Trading Cards
How to collect Solar System Trading Cards
On the page, you will see 12 pictures of solar system objects. Click on any picture.
After choosing an object, you will be given a question and three possible answers for what the object is that you are looking at.
If correct, you will see a page with information about the object. If incorrect, you will be given information about the three possible answers. This information should give you clues as to what the correct answer is.
When you see the button: click on it to go choose another card.
When you see the button:
click on it to finish the collection.

8. STATION 6: Make a Star Finder
Number of players: 3 - 4
Each player gets a different star chart month – 1 per season.
2. Hold up the star chart over your heads and look up at it, and turn it so the northern horizon side is facing north. Compare each month to observe how the stars appear to move relative to you on the ground and to each other as time and seasons pass.
3. Why can you be standing in the same spot, and looking at the sky, during summer and then during the winter, and see different star patterns? Why don’t we see the same thing? Discuss with your group.
Teachers: Ahead of time go to and print out star finder patterns for the months of the year.
Activity part 1: Why can you be standing in the same spot, and looking at the sky, during summer and then during the winter, and see different star patterns? Why don’t we see the same thing? We’re revolving around the Sun and we’re in a different position in our yearly orbit.

9. Station 6: Make a Star Finder
Activity Part 2: Color, cut and fold star finder pattern for the month. Follow directions on the next slide.
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10. Play the Star Finder Game
Activity Part 3: Play the game.
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11. Gr. 5 Solar System and Galaxy Review quizlet.com
Click on the link above.
Try out the games found on the link Gr. 5 Solar System and Galaxy Review from quizlet.com.
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12. Online Resources
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