WORKSHEETS
Students work in groups to research features of the planets of the solar system and present their findings to the class.
Students calculate the speed of rotation of the larger planets. This activity includes Pluto as a planet, even though it…
Students learn about Galileo's proof of a Heliocentric solar system.
Students make a flipbook depicting the changing phases of Venus.
Guide students through the steps of making a miniature comet in the classroom.
Students make a record of the sun's motion during a day by using the shadow of a stick.
Students simulate a meteor collision.
Students compare surface temperatures and make inferences about light and dark surfaces, sunlight, and temperature.…
Students use a styrene ball and a lamp to make a model of the moon and its phases. Materials list, advance preparation…
Students measure the diameter of a model of Earth (a peppercorn) and a model sun (a 33-cm circle of poster board) and…
Students use a piece of string and a metric ruler to measure the length of shadows made from the sun at different times…
In this lab, students are asked to solve several problems involving the lunar cycle and the night sky. Materials list,…
Introduce your students to a lab that evaluates a student's ability to identify and describe lunar and solar eclipses,…
Students use posterboard, markers, and scissors to make a model of the solar system. Materials list, rubric, worksheets,…
Students say what they would like to observe using the Hubble Space Telescope.
Students draw shadows and identify their source.
Students write about shadows at different times of the day.
ACTIVITIES
Students write a hypothesis and design an experiment to test it.
Using reference materials, students will research what transit means in astronomy and draw the transit of Mercury and…
Plot the inner and outer planets' distance from the Sun in this space science printable. Then, use the models to answer…
Study how rockets propel spacecraft in this science printable. Students will define terms about rockets and spacecraft…
Encourage students to learn about their planet through this math and science worksheet. Students will use reference…
Connect math and science with this graphing activity about sunspots. Students will use the data to make a bar graph,…
Try a printable science activity that helps students understand the reasons for the seasons by making a model of Earth…
