WORKSHEETS
Children use this review sheet to reinforce concepts on comets, asteroids, and meteors. This printable includes a…
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Browse a printable teacher resource book on astronomy that is full of ideas for you to use in your elementary classroom.…
Browse a printable book of resources for teachers, which provides many different hands-on science activities using…
Interesting facts and fun activities related to Orson Welles's War of the Worlds broadcast.
Teach students about the lives and ideas of ancient astronomers with a research activity.
Students make a booklet to tell a story.
Students draw a picture of the day sky and a picture of the night sky.
Students color and draw objects that they saw in the daytime sky.
After matching each phase of the Moon with its description, students will identify and sequence drawings of each phase.
In this review of what causes a lunar eclipse, students will identify the motions of Earth, the Sun, and the Moon and…
Complete each statement about the Moon in this space-science printable. As a skill challenge, students will practice…
Explore patterns in the sky with this worksheet about constellations. Students will match each constellation with its…
To find out what a person's weight would be on the sun and the other planets, complete the problems.
Do you know how astronomers gather information about space? Read this fact sheet to learn about telescopes, space…
Discover the wonders of the night sky in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres with this constellation worksheet.…
Read about the four gas giants—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Then, use the facts to complete sentences about the…
Have your students play pictionary with questions about the planets.
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Students use this graphic organizer to record sunrise and sunset times. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF…
DAILY WARM-UPS
Read about the moon. This printable warm-up includes a space science reading passage and reading comprehension questions…
Students learn about the two main types of telescopes, refracting and reflecting, through this science reading passage.…
LESSON PLANS
The teacher mixes the ingredients of a comet to simulate the real thing for students.
REFERENCE
Learn about the discovery of Sedna – the most distant object ever identified in our solar system – by reading…
Can the stars be your counsel? Read this article to learn more about astrology.
Learn about the planets in other solar systems than ours.
