Solar System NGSS Unit – Grade 4-5 | 85 Detailed Lessons & Experiments

Take your students on a journey through the Solar System with this complete, ready-to-teach science resource — built specifically for Grade 4-5 classrooms and fully aligned with NGSS standards!

This 88-page unit includes 85 detailed, standards-based lessons covering everything from the Sun and all eight planets to dwarf planets, comets, gravity, moon phases, and space exploration — no extra planning required.

✅ What's Included:

85 ready-to-use lessons organized into 9 easy-to-follow sections

Clear, grade-appropriate explanations for every topic

85 hands-on activities & experiments (Oreo moon phases, DIY solar oven, crater impact experiment, gravity well simulator, and more!)

Key vocabulary highlighted in every lesson for word walls & quizzes

A built-in unit review, data-analysis activity, and final STEM mission-design challenge

Fully aligned to NGSS 5-ESS1-1, 5-ESS1-2, 4-ESS1-1, 4-ESS2-2, 4-ESS3-1, 4-PS3-2, 5-PS2-1, and 3-5-ETS1

Connections to Common Core ELA (RI.4-5, W.4-5) and Math

🚀 Perfect for:

Full science unit / homeschool curriculum

Sub plans & independent learning stations

Building slides, worksheets, or interactive notebooks

Differentiated instruction (mix & match lessons by need)

⭐ Why Teachers Love It:

No-prep, print-and-go format with clean, professional layout — just open and teach. Every lesson pairs solid content with a simple, low-cost activity so kids learn by doing, not just reading.