TEACHING RESOURCE
This resource is designed to be used with the Meet the Planets Mini-Lesson. It includes the slides and teaching notes…
WORKSHEETS
After reading "The Planet of Mars" by Shel Silverstein and The Planets in Our Solar System by Franklyn M. Branley,…
The eight planets in our solar system are divided into two groups: rocky planets and gas giants. Discover key facts…
Study the night sky. In this printable, students learn how a telescope works and identify distant objects visible in the…
Quiz students on asteroids, comets, and the eight planets in our solar system, with this multiple-choice quiz.
Teach your students about constellations with these three activities.
REFERENCE
Teach students about the lives and ideas of early astronomers with a research activity.
An African-American astronomer, Benjamin Banneker's accomplishments are reviewed along with related activities.
Compare facts about the two closest planets to the Sun—Mercury and Venus. In this printable, students will also convert…
Test students' knowledge of the Earth and the Moon. This multiple-choice quiz includes questions about a lunar eclipse,…
DAILY WARM-UPS
Students learn about the sun through this science reading passage. Use the reading comprehension questions in this…
LESSON PLANS
Students view pictures of the Zodiac constellations, and learn the best time to see them.
Students learn the sizes of the planets and compare them to Earth. This activity includes Pluto as a planet, even though…
Children use this review sheet to reinforce concepts on comets, asteroids, and meteors. This printable includes a…
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Browse a printable book of resources for teachers, which provides many different hands-on science activities using…
Interesting facts and fun activities related to Orson Welles's War of the Worlds broadcast.
Teach students about the lives and ideas of ancient astronomers with a research activity.
To find out what a person's weight would be on the sun and the other planets, complete the problems.
Do you know how astronomers gather information about space? Read this fact sheet to learn about telescopes, space…
Discover the wonders of the night sky in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres with this constellation worksheet.…
Read about the four gas giants—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Then, use the facts to complete sentences about the…
Students learn about the two main types of telescopes, refracting and reflecting, through this science reading passage.…
Read about the moon. This printable warm-up includes a space science reading passage and reading comprehension questions…
The teacher mixes the ingredients of a comet to simulate the real thing for students.
