WORKSHEETS
Enrich your science, history, or English curriculum with the resources in this teacher's guide for Team Moon, the story…
Discover what it is like to live in space, from what astronauts eat to how they live in the weightless environment.…
ACTIVITIES
Allow students to learn about outer space while you're away from your classroom with this substitute teacher kit for…
REFERENCE
Share the story of Neil Armstrong and the race to the moon with your students, and assign the related activities to help…
How do astronauts live in space? Find out by reading the facts in this printable. Learn about spacesuits, space…
Teach students about the race between the US and the USSR to get into space.
Astronauts need special clothing to live and work in space. Use this worksheet to review the parts of an astronaut suit,…
Students compare the Hubble telescope to a time machine, in order to discuss the concept of time travel.
Teach students about the lives and ideas of early astronomers with a research activity.
BOOK GUIDES
This teacher's guide for Astro Boy—the novel by Tracey West based on the animated film—uses science, history and art…
Launch into a unit on space travel by learning key facts about space rockets, rover vehicles, and space shuttles. NASA's…
Learn about the space shuttle—the first reusable space craft. NASA's space shuttle fleet retired in 2011. In this…
Teach students about the lives and ideas of ancient astronomers with a research activity.
DAILY WARM-UPS
Read about the moon. This printable warm-up includes a space science reading passage and reading comprehension questions…
Students learn about the two main types of telescopes, refracting and reflecting, through this science reading passage.…
PROJECTS
OVERVIEW: This project-based learning lesson is designed to support and reinforce the concepts taught as part of a…
Students can practice social studies vocabulary relevant to 20th-century explorers by reading the definition and using…
Mark the anniversary of the Apollo Moon landing (July 20, 1969) with the classroom activities and discussion questions…
Review key events in the history of space exploration from 928 to 2006. Students will fill in the missing dates and…
This multiple-choice quiz about the history of space exploration includes questions about space rockets, space shuttles,…
This Common Core-aligned teaching guide includes numerous individual and group activities sure to spark your students'…
TEACHING RESOURCE
This resource is designed to be used in conjunction with the Astronomy Through the Ages Mini-Lesson. Use this resource…
Teach your students about the first space missions that the United States undertook in the 1970s.
Robert Goddard worked on developing rockets. A biography and related activities are included.
