WORKSHEETS
The universe is made up of tens of billions of galaxies! Read about the Big Bang, and learn how stars and planets form…
Learn all about the Sun! After reading about our nearest star, students will label the parts of the Sun. They will also…
How long does it take for each planet to orbit the Sun? Find out in this printable. Students will fill in the name of…
Create a class of moon-watchers with this activity. This worksheet explains the phases of the moon. Then, it asks…
Help students visualize a lunar eclipse and a solar eclipse with the diagrams in this printable. After reading about…
This activity is all about Mars, the red planet. Students will take a close look at the planet's surface and make their…
Study the origins of the universe, from the Big Bang to the formation of our solar system. In this printable, students…
Review key events in the history of space exploration from 928 to 2006. Students will fill in the missing dates and…
Quiz students about the universe and how astronomers gather information with these multiple-choice questions.
TEACHING RESOURCE
Find the facts and history behind meteors, fireballs, and shooting stars with this article.
FUTUREFIT PROJECTS
Use this mini-lesson to introduce students to the eight major planets in our solar system. Remind them that our…
Observations will help children to understand the angle of the sun and its relative brightness.
Enhance science skills with an activity that focuses on writing creatively about a planet.
Enhance science skills with an activity that focuses on science rebus.
DAILY WARM-UPS
In this printable warm-up, students read a short biography on astronaut John Glenn and answer reading comprehension…
Teach students about the race to space as they master important reading skills. This printable warm-up includes a…
Teach your students about the planets and improve their reading skills with this printable warm-up. Students read a…
Increase students' knowledge of the planets and improve their reading skills. This printable warm-up includes a reading…
Help students master important reading and science skills with a passage about cosmic DNA and related comprehension…
LESSON PLANS
Students will create an illustrated glossary of astronomy terms.
Students make a flipbook of the moon to view the various phases.
Use a lesson that explains how stars form constellations.
Students learn the distances between the planets in our solar system.*This activity includes Pluto as a planet, even…
