SPONSORED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
Grades 3–5

Blast off to Discovery - STEM and ELA Lessons

Guide your students to work together as they shoot for the stars! Inspired by Luciana Vega, American Girl's 2018 Girl of the Year, these STEM and ELA lessons and activities will get your students excited about space exploration and encourage teamwork.

LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES

LESSON 1

SCIENCE

Building a
Comet Model

LESSON 2

MATH

Jumping on
Other Planets

LESSON 3

ELA

Robots
and Space

LESSON 4

ENGINEERING

Launching a
Rocket Model

CLASSROOM GAME

Test your students' space IQ with this fun culminating quiz game! In teams, your students will answer questions to earn robot parts. The first team to complete its robot wins!

FAMILY TAKE-HOME ACTIVITIES

Make the universe yours by creating planets and galaxies at home!

Design a Planet

Make a Galaxy Pinwheel