WORKSHEETS
Review how Earth's rotation and its movement around the Sun cause seasons. Students will identify when seasons begin in…
Test students' understanding of eclipses, solstices, equinoxes, phases of the Moon, time zones, and the seasons with…
Enrich your science, history, or English curriculum with the resources in this teacher's guide for Team Moon, the story…
TEACHING RESOURCE
Become an instant expert on science and social studies topics featured in DK's award-winning reference series. Find…
Multiple-choice questions in this space-science exam are used to test students' knowledge and understanding of the solar…
Try a printable science activity that illustrates the cosmological phenomenon of the Big Bang. Students learn how…
Use this lesson plan to teach students about the Moon's phases. This astronomy activity is perfect for elementary and…
Students label the parts of a modern rocket.
The unit had three main parts: human population growth over time; the impact of population growth on Earth and its…
CLASSROOM TOOLS
Students create a scaled-down model of the solar system by calculating the planets' diameters and distances from the sun…
Students build a scale model of the solar system. This activity includes Pluto as a planet, even though it is now…
LESSON PLANS
In this printable computer activity, students research the planets on the Internet and use PowerPoint or AppleWorks to…
REFERENCE
Interesting facts and fun activities related to Yuri Alekseivich Gagarin, the first human ever to fly in space.
After defining solstice and equinox, students will answer questions about seasons and interpret a diagram of Earth's…
Share the story of Neil Armstrong and the race to the moon with your students, and assign the related activities to help…
Encourage students to learn more about Sally Ride and Christa McAuliffe, two astronaut pioneers.
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Explore the concept of magnification and telescopic innovations with your students using the resources in this…
Compare each planet's diameter, distance from the Sun, and number of moons in this enrichment activity for space…
Identify and compare the characteristics of an elliptical, an irregular, and a spiral galaxy to complete the table in…
This is a spectacular and informative guide to the mysteries beyond Earth and the history of space exploration,…
Correctly define terms related to the Sun and other stars to solve this word puzzle. This space-science printable…
Distribute an article that examines the Challenger space shuttle tragedy of 1986.
Teach your students about constellations with these three activities.
ACTIVITIES
Students create "trading cards" of the sun and other objects in the solar system to demonstrate their understanding of…
