WORKSHEETS
Quiz students on asteroids, comets, and the eight planets in our solar system, with this multiple-choice quiz.
Teach your students about constellations with these three activities.
In this printable reading warm-up, students learn about the sun, Earth, and the moon. Use the science passage and…
ACTIVITIES
Students create "trading cards" of the sun and other objects in the solar system to demonstrate their understanding of…
REFERENCE
Get an in-depth, comprehensive look at astronomy with a unique integration of words and pictures.
Teach students about the lives and ideas of early astronomers with a research activity.
Distribute a printable set of vocabulary words related to the sky.
Students measure a paper plate, then step back five steps and measure it again, to understand why the sun looks smaller…
Correct false statements about solar eclipses and identify the parts of one illustrated in this astronomy printable.
Connect Earth, physical, and space sciences with this printable about telescopes. Using reference materials, students…
Enrich a physics lesson with this worksheet about rockets. Students will label the parts of a rocket and use reference…
Describe how a star forms and match key terms with their descriptions in this space science printable.
In this space science activity, students use information about temperature to correctly color the North Star, Procyon B,…
An African-American astronomer, Benjamin Banneker's accomplishments are reviewed along with related activities.
Students will refer to the information about light-years in the reading passage and table to calculate how far away…
Compare facts about the two closest planets to the Sun—Mercury and Venus. In this printable, students will also convert…
Test students' knowledge of the Earth and the Moon. This multiple-choice quiz includes questions about a lunar eclipse,…
TEACHING RESOURCE
This article offers tips for photographing the night sky.
Enhance science skills with an activity that focuses on earth's atmospheric layers.
DAILY WARM-UPS
Students learn about the sun through this science reading passage. Use the reading comprehension questions in this…
LESSON PLANS
Students view pictures of the Zodiac constellations, and learn the best time to see them.
Students learn the sizes of the planets and compare them to Earth. This activity includes Pluto as a planet, even though…
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Students will learn about space, stars, planets, and more by writing stories and participating in other creative…
The Hubble Space Telescope brings the Universe to the classroom.
