These printables, lessons, and activities for space sciences are out of this world! Encourage students to explore what is known about the universe, and imagine what is still to be discovered with these cross-curricular teaching resources. There are handouts on a variety of subjects. From determining students' weight in space to making a miniature comet, you'll find fun activities for math, art, technology, science, language arts, and more.
Whiteboard Compatible Mini-Lessons
Use these resources to introduce or give an overview to space and astronomy while enhancing your upcoming lessons with our slideshows and mini-lessons.DK Worksheets
Teach your students about space by extending their learning using these resources. Reading passages, labeling printables, and quizzes are just a few of the activities included.Printables for Grades K-4
Choose from our printable pages about constellations, the Zodiac, and moon phases to enhance your students' knowledge of space. Some activities are interactive and, also, include reading comprehension questions.- Moon Phases
- Constellations: Pictures in the Sky Lesson Plan
- Our Growing Planet
- Moon's Phases Lesson Plan
- Reading Comprehension: The Moon
- Zodiac Constellations
- The Great Space Race
- More Space Sciences Printables
Printables for Grades 5-8
Explore space with engaging lessons that help your students understand concepts such as force and motion, and the causes of the seasons. Building a scale model of the Solar System, among other activities, is also included.- Force and Motion
- Our Growing Planet
- Moon's Phases Lesson Plan
- Zodiac Constellations
- Build a Scale Model of the Solar System
- Earth, Moon, Sun, and Seasons -- Activity
- Disaster in the Air: Challenger Space Shuttle
- More Space Sciences Printables
Printables for Grades 9-12
Enhance your teaching materials and test students' knowledge by using our printables. Students will also practice math measuring skills, and work on a hands-on activity creating solar system "trading cards".- Solar System Test
- Measuring the Solar System
- What Causes Seasons?
- Earth, Moon, Sun, and Seasons -- Lecture Notes and Facts
- What Are Solstices and Equinoxes?
- Solar System Trading Cards
- Test: The Motions of Earth, the Sun & the Moon
- More Space Sciences Printables
Quizzes
Review and test your students' knowledge of space and the Solar System with our multiple-choice quiz printable. An answer key for the quiz is provided.Lesson Plans
Keep your students engaged with our lesson plans. Students use math skills to calculate gravity, mass, and weight, as well as, create a solar eclipse in a hands-on activity, and complete an experiment about the law of motion.- Gravity and Weight on Other Planets
- Make Your Own Solar Eclipse
- Inertia in Motion
- More Space Sciences Lesson Plans
Space Graphic Organizers
Use graphic organizers to enhance your lessons and help your students learn more about space. Our organizers are customizable to fit your lessons about the Earth, moon, and stars.- Earth: Landform or Body of Water
- KWL Chart - Earth and Sky
- What Do You Know About the Moon?
- The Moon and Stars
- Sunrise and Sunset
- Stars Writing Activity
References
Choose from our many references on space to expand your lessons and increase student learning and understanding. Includes information on global warming, facts about the planets, and more.- Global Warming: So, What's the Big Deal?
- Tracking the Space Station
- Planet Facts and Figures
- Neptune Facts and Figures
- Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, 2005 - 2015
- Earth Facts and Figures
- History of the Calendar
- More Space Sciences References
Space Activities for Science Class
Teach your students about space with these resources. Includes printables about the Big Bang and astronomy, a drawing activity, and a play students can perform to increase their interest about space.- Force and Motion
- Astronomy Printables Gallery
- The Sun
- Space Play: Tour of the Solar System
- Inertia in Motion
- How Are Day and Night Different?
- The Big Bang: An Expanding Universe
- More Space Activities for Science Class
Technology Resources for Space Sciences
Our collection of technology resources will extend student learning with an online solar system research project, and creating spreadsheets and graphs, along with student created PowerPoint fact boxes with clip art.- Sample the Solar System
- Studying the Solar System with Spreadsheets
- Star Magnitude Graphing
- The Nine Planets
- How Distant Are the Planets from the Sun?
- More Technology Resources for Science Class
Related Resources
Our Related Resources offer you numerous lessons to enhance your teaching strategies, along with many activities to expand student learning and knowledge.Space & Mathematics Connected
Using math skills, students enhance their knowledge about space by creating a scaled-down model of the Solar System and review numerical order to complete the provided activities in these resources.- Our Growing Planet
- Bringing the Solar System Down to Earth
- Space Dot-to-Dot (1-10)
- Literature & Math: Stories about Planets
- Distances Between the Planets
- Understanding the Moon Illusion
- Telescopes
- More Math Activities for Space Sciences
Digital Books
This collection of digital book resources is a great way to introduce new material or expand your students' current learning. Choose from books on space, astronomy, Life Science, and Earth Science.- Eyewitness: Space Exploration
- Eyewitness: Astronomy
- Gallery of DK Digital Books for Life Science
- Gallery of DK Digital Books for Earth Science
Space & Art Connected
Use art to increase students' learning about space as they create an illustrated glossary of astronomy terms, piece together a moon puzzle, create a space booklet, and more.- An Illustrated Astronomy Glossary
- Science and Language Arts: Moon Story
- Science and Technology: Observing Space
- Explaining the Winter Solstice
- Zathura: A Space Adventure Event Kit
- Science Fun: Telescope Puzzle
Language Arts Activities
Interconnect your space lessons with activities from Language Arts and expand student learning. Activities include writing creative space stories and vocabulary terms, and practicing reading comprehension with questions.- Planetary Facts
- Winter Solstice Activities
- The Solar System: Vocabulary
- A Visit to Outer Space Writing Activity
- The Atmosphere
- Exploring the Universe: Vocabulary
- Science Reading Warm-Up: Mercury
- More Language Arts Activities for Space Sciences
Social Studies Activities
Include Social Studies to interconnect and increase your students' learning with Social Studies activities such as researching early astronomers, viewing a slideshow about space exploration, and making a moon map.- Our Growing Planet
- The First Man in Space
- Early Astronomers
- People in Space: The Pioneers
- Rockets
- One Small Step and Mission to the Moon
- More Social Studies Activities for Space Sciences
Space & History Connected
Interconnect the history of space with your lessons to increase student learning. Activities include reading passages about Halley's comet, African-American's contributions to space, as well as, women involved in the space program.- Science, Technology, and Society: Robots in Space
- Halley's Comet
- Plotting the Apollo Landing Sites
- Benjamin Banneker, Astronomer
- Women in Space: Sally Ride and Christa McAuliffe
- Space Shuttles
- More History Resources for Space Sciences
Resources on Planets
Choose from these Resources on Planets to enhance your lessons with activities including a graphic organizer about the Solar System, creating solar system "trading cards", and learning the sizes of the planets.- Our Growing Planet
- Gravity and Weight on Other Planets
- Touring the Solar System
- Winter Solstice Activities
- Scale Model of the Planets
- Water on Planet Earth
- Solar System Trading Cards
- More Resources on Planets
Space Exploration Resources
Choose from our resources to teach students about space exploration. Printables include drawing your own space suit, and reading passages about the shuttle and space station. A lesson for a substitute is included, also.- A Day in Space Sub Kit (Grades 5-6)
- Design Your Own Space Suit
- Space Shuttle
- Living in Space
- Living in Space 2
- Mission: New Earth
- More Space Exploration Resources
