Learners will explore Jupiter's origins through three stories. First, they model their own lifetimes by tying knots in lengths of yarn to represent key events in their pasts. Then, children listen to and act out a cultural origins story, such as the Skytellers stories told by Native American master storytellers. Finally, they explore Jupiter's story by modeling a timeline from today back to its "birthday." They use the timeline to visually demonstrate that the Big Bang occurred much earlier in the past. Children will discover how the Juno mission to Jupiter will help unveil how our solar system - including Earth - came to be. The activities are from Explore! Jupiter's Family Secrets, a series designed to engage children in space and planetary science in libraries and informal learning environments.

This is a remix of Historical Figures Research Project / Wax Museum by Lisa VanOmmen.This remix focuses on second grade standards. It takes the learner through a series of lessons so they understand a timeline, the correct sequence of events, and how timelines are important when learning about historical figures.

In this lesson plan, students will be able to to reinforce their knowledge of the preterite tense in Spanish. Students will be able to feel the words through charades and put the words into practice through a timeline.

This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach second graders about using timelines to 1-minute increments.