5th Grade Space and Astronomy Activities

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  • The Big Bang: An Expanding Universe

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    The Big Bang: An Expanding Universe

    Try a printable science activity that illustrates the cosmological phenomenon of the Big Bang. Students learn how…

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    Make Your Own Solar Eclipse

    Students learn how and why solar eclipses occur with this hands-on science activity. They create their own eclipse using…

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    A Day in Space Sub Kit (Grades 5-6)

    Allow students to learn about outer space while you're away from your classroom with this substitute teacher kit for…

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  • Build a Scale Model of the Solar System

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    Build a Scale Model of the Solar System

    Students build a scale model of the solar system. This activity includes Pluto as a planet, even though it is now…

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  • Star Patterns

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    Star Patterns

    Students view pictures of the Zodiac constellations, and learn the best time to see them.

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  • Scale Model of the Planets

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    Scale Model of the Planets

    Students learn the sizes of the planets and compare them to Earth. This activity includes Pluto as a planet, even though…

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  • Astronomy Printable Book (3-6)

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    Astronomy Printable Book (3-6)

    Browse a printable book of resources for teachers, which provides many different hands-on science activities using…

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  • Making a Comet

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    Making a Comet

    The teacher mixes the ingredients of a comet to simulate the real thing for students.

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  • Backyard Astronomy

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    Backyard Astronomy

    Parents and children can learn about the sky from their own backyard.

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  • Radio Astronomers for a Day

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    Radio Astronomers for a Day

    Students take an overnight visit to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and perform research using a 40-ft.…

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  • Planetary Features

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    Planetary Features

    Students work in groups to research features of the planets of the solar system and present their findings to the class.

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  • Planet Projects

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    Planet Projects

    Students calculate the speed of rotation of the larger planets. This activity includes Pluto as a planet, even though it…

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  • Controversy of Earth's Position

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    Controversy of Earth's Position

    Students learn about Galileo's proof of a Heliocentric solar system.

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  • Phases of Venus Flipbook

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    Phases of Venus Flipbook

    Students make a flipbook depicting the changing phases of Venus.

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  • Let's Make a Comet

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    Let's Make a Comet

    Guide students through the steps of making a miniature comet in the classroom.

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  • Following the Sun

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    Following the Sun

    Students make a record of the sun's motion during a day by using the shadow of a stick.

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  • Meteors

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    Meteors

    Students simulate a meteor collision.

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  • Lunar Features

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    Lunar Features

    Introduce your students to a lab that evaluates a student's ability to identify and describe lunar and solar eclipses,…

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  • Explore Activity: Making a Model of the Solar System

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    Explore Activity: Making a Model of the Solar System

    Students use posterboard, markers, and scissors to make a model of the solar system. Materials list, rubric, worksheets,…

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  • Discovering a Planet: How to Tell a Star from a Planet

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    Discovering a Planet: How to Tell a Star from a Planet

    This printable science activity explains how you can tell the difference between a star and a planet when you are…

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  • Scale Models: Modeling the Solar System

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    Scale Models: Modeling the Solar System

    In this printable science activity, students make a scale model of the solar system. This activity includes Pluto as a…

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  • Moon Illusion

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    Moon Illusion

    Learn why the moon appears to grow smaller as it climbs in the sky.

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  • Pictures in the Sky

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    Pictures in the Sky

    Students learn which constellations are visible during each season of the year.

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  • Observing an Eclipse

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    Observing an Eclipse

    Help students visualize a lunar eclipse and a solar eclipse with the diagrams in this printable. After reading about…

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