Grades 3 through 5. Five day Research Simulation Task. Ma’at Standard.
The Hayden Planetarium with Neil deGrasse Tyson. Grades 3 to 5 RST
How does the Hayden Planetarium help us learn about space?
Explore the Hayden Planetarium as a place for curiosity and discovery. Learn about its dome presentations, Neil deGrasse Tyson’s childhood visit and path into science, stars and planets, scientific models, and the team that helps visitors learn. No museum visit or purchase of outside materials is needed.
14 page student RST. $39.99 per educator per year.
Develops independent reading, evidence-based explanations, and RACE writing. Grade 3 uses frames and explicit details; Grade 4 writes an attributed paragraph; Grade 5 develops connected paragraphs and explains a model’s limitation. The final RACE response includes two writing pages with 40 ruled lines and a 19 point rubric.
Five separate downloads after confirmed payment
- 14 page print student PDF with age-appropriate response space.
- Matching fillable student PDF with 1,000 character written-response fields and 15 short answer-entry boxes for the multiple choice assessment.
- Separate Teacher Notes and Answer Key PDF with I Do, We Do, They Do guidance and final-response scoring.
- Separate Teacher Guide PDF with standards, band differentiation, WIDA-informed scaffolds, IEP and Section 504 supports, preparation, and sources.
- Digital HTML companion with numbered reading sections, full-reading view, one-sentence or core-section display, optional read aloud, and 1,000 character response fields.
Five days of connected inquiry
Daily objectives, Do Nows, Quick Writes, DOLs, and exit tickets connect reading with exploration. Activities include a labeled dome sketch, Tyson’s learning sequence, a supplied 12-dot model, a counting and subtraction comparison, a controlled comparison of dot visibility under safe ambient lighting conditions, and a mini exhibit. Day 5 includes 15 multiple choice questions with five per page and a final explanation. The Amistad connection recognizes a Black scientist’s contribution to public science education.
Annual instructional license
The $39.99 purchase covers one educator and their own scholars for 12 months. Annual renewal requires a new purchase; there is no automatic billing. A single RST school license is $100 annually through a written license order. Established district discounts depend on participating school counts. View annual licensing and request a quote.
The K to 2 edition is sold separately for $39.99. This purchase includes only the edition identified above and its matching materials.
Digital delivery and accessibility
Save each file during the 30 day download window; the instructional license lasts 12 months. No ZIP is required. Open fillable PDFs in a compatible reader and the downloaded HTML in a modern browser. Read aloud offers available device voices, speed, pause, resume, and stop. Voice availability varies by browser and device. The companion preserves the reading content while changing visible chunk size; it does not claim certified Lexile measures. Export or print responses before switching devices. Teachers score writing and final explanations; automatic RACE scoring or automatic Google Classroom submission is not included.