WORKSHEETS
Do you know how astronomers gather information about space? Read this fact sheet to learn about telescopes, space…
Launch into a unit on space travel by learning key facts about space rockets, rover vehicles, and space shuttles. NASA's…
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…
Learn about the space shuttle—the first reusable space craft. NASA's space shuttle fleet retired in 2011. In this…
Children use this review sheet to reinforce concepts on comets, asteroids, and meteors. This printable includes a…
The Hubble Space Telescope brings the Universe to the classroom.
Students discuss how robots are used for space exploration. They also learn how robots are different from humans.
Students make a booklet to tell a story.
Students draw a picture of the day sky and a picture of the night sky.
Students make star pictures by connecting dots on the paper.
Students color and draw objects that they saw in the daytime sky.
To find out what a person's weight would be on the sun and the other planets, complete the problems.
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.
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.…
Students practice using an astrolabe to measure a tree.
Observations will help children to understand the angle of the sun and its relative brightness.
Develop student science skills with an activity that focuses on a solar energy experiment.
Develop student science skills with an activity that focuses on facts about the sun.
Develop student science skills with an activity that focuses on moon phases.
Develop student science skills with an activity that focuses on the sun as a source of light.
Develop student science skills with an activity that focuses on the characteristics of the sun.
