REFERENCE
Data and information on Venus.
Data and information on Mars.
Information and data on Saturn.
Data and information on Uranus.
Data and information on Neptune.
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.
An article about the role eclipses have played in world literature.
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Students will learn about space, stars, planets, weather, and more through experiments and hands-on activities. All of…
An article describing the 30,000 pieces of rocky debris between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars known as the asteroids,…
An article describing how scientists have determined the age of the universe.
Learn about the history and purpose of calendars.
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.
ACTIVITIES
Students construct a model to illustrate how the position of Earth, the sun, and the moon affect the tides. Assesses…
Students conceptualize the enormous differences in size among four categories of stars. Assesses their understanding of…
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.
