REFERENCE
Data and information on Earth.
Data and information on Venus.
Data and information on Jupiter.
The names and symbols of the constellations are in this chart.
An article listing the dates and places of eclipses occurring between 2005 and 2015.
Distribute an article that explains the winter solstice.
WORKSHEETS
During this interdisciplinary unit on environmental and space travel, students plan their fictional departure from…
Students can explore the intensity of the sun. Use this printable following Shifting Sun Part I.
Parents and children can learn about the sky from their own backyard.
Using the "Bear Hunt" story, children learn important science concepts while enjoying literature from another culture.
Student interest in the stars leads to a successful sky watch party.
Students take an overnight visit to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and perform research using a 40-ft.…
Try a printable science activity that helps students understand the reasons for the seasons by making a model of Earth…
This printable science activity explains how you can tell the difference between a star and a planet when you are…
In this printable science activity, students make a scale model of the solar system. This activity includes Pluto as a…
Teach your students about the first space missions that the United States undertook in the 1970s.
Read about the first space shuttles, and then explore the suggested activities as an extension.
The Arctic Circle spends half the year in darkness and half the year in light, as students learn in this printable.
Students explore the stars as a useful navigational tool.
Students explore using the sun as a directional source -- a natural compass.
Students learn about the North Star as it is used to navigate when no landmarks are available.
Students read about the discovery of Pluto in 1930, as they solve math problems.*On Aug. 24, 2006, Pluto got "demoted"…
Distribute a printable set of questions on word usage.
Distribute an assignment on weather predictions and the job of a weather forecaster.
