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Astronomy Thematic Unit
Astronomy Thematic Unit
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Browse a multi-page, printable resource of ready-to-use lessons and cross-curricular activities about astronomy.

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Exit Tickets for Middle School Classrooms

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Exit Tickets for Middle School Classrooms

Exit tickets are a form of assessment that are often used informally to assess how well students grasped a lesson, what ...

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Test Prep Strategies and Practice for Students

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Test Prep Strategies, Tools, and Practice Questions

Help set your students up for academic success with this packet of test-taking tips, test preparation strategies, and pr...

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Geography Activities for Middle School

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Geography Activities for Middle School

Help students explore the world and develop their geography knowledge with this packet of geography activities for middl...

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Motion of the Earth Sun Moon

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Test: The Motions of Earth, the Sun & the Moon

Test students' understanding of eclipses, solstices, equinoxes, phases of the Moon, time zones, and the seasons with thi...

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Bringing the Solar System Down to Earth Lesson

ObjectivesStudents will develop a scaled-down model of the solar system.

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What Do We Know About Earth's Moon?

Complete each statement about the Moon in this space-science printable.

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Key Term Review: The Motions of Earth, the Sun & the Moon

Correctly define terms related to the motions of Earth, the Sun, and the Moon to solve a word puzzle.

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View of a Comet from Earth

Demonstrate to students how a comet looks from Earth.

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What Do We Know About Mercury, Venus, and Earth?

Identify and compare the surface features, position, and characteristics of Mercury, Venus, and Earth in this space-scie...

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