WORKSHEETS
Teach students about the race between the US and the USSR to get into space.
Students explore the distances between planets by making scale models (lesson plan and background information included).…
Students learn about the Hubble Telescope and discuss their thoughts on space.
ACTIVITIES
Students cut apart and put together a puzzle of the moon.
Use this vocabulary worksheet when studying about the Universe.
After reading "The Planet of Mars" by Shel Silverstein and The Planets in Our Solar System by Franklyn M. Branley,…
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.
Explore the Big Dipper with your class.
The eight planets in our solar system are divided into two groups: rocky planets and gas giants. Discover key facts…
Study the night sky. In this printable, students learn how a telescope works and identify distant objects visible in the…
Give students this worksheet to teach them about gravity and our solar system. Students will learn about orbiting…
Astronauts need special clothing to live and work in space. Use this worksheet to review the parts of an astronaut suit,…
Quiz students on asteroids, comets, and the eight planets in our solar system, with this multiple-choice quiz.
In this printable reading warm-up, students learn about the sun, Earth, and the moon. Use the science passage and…
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Introduce your students to a KWL chart that is a graphic organizer for recording what students Know, Want to know, and…
Teach your students about constellations with these three activities.
Students create "trading cards" of the sun and other objects in the solar system to demonstrate their understanding of…
Use this reading reference with the lesson It's Only a Paper Moon.
Interesting facts and fun activities related to lunar photographs of Earth.
REFERENCE
Teach students about the lives and ideas of early astronomers with a research activity.
Students compare the Hubble telescope to a time machine, in order to discuss the concept of time travel.
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…
