WORKSHEETS
Learn about the space shuttle—the first reusable space craft. NASA's space shuttle fleet retired in 2011. In this…
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Students will learn about space, stars, planets, and more by writing stories and participating in other creative…
Browse a printable teacher resource book on astronomy that is full of ideas for you to use in your elementary classroom.…
Browse a printable book of resources for teachers, which provides many different hands-on science activities using…
Teach students about the lives and ideas of ancient astronomers with a research activity.
LESSON PLANS
Using their own shadows and the shadow of a paper child on a globe, students learn through a simulation how the sun's…
The teacher mixes the ingredients of a comet to simulate the real thing for students.
Students practice using an astrolabe to measure a tree.
Observations will help children to understand the angle of the sun and its relative brightness.
Develop student science skills with an activity that focuses on a solar energy experiment.
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.
Introduce astronomy, including how theories about the solar system have changed as scientists have gained more…
Students can practice vocabulary relevant to astronomy by reading the definition and using the word in a sentence they…
Introduce the eight planets in Earth's solar system with these PowerPoint slides.Visit our DK Instant Expert page for…
Students can practice space vocabulary relevant to planets by reading the definition and using the word in a sentence…
Mark the anniversary of the Apollo Moon landing (July 20, 1969) with the classroom activities and discussion questions…
BOOK GUIDES
Enrich your science or space-science curriculum with this printable teacher's guide. This four-stage classroom unit for…
What makes Earth hospitable to life? Read this printable to learn key facts about Earth's atmosphere, its orbit, and the…
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…
