Astronomy: Vocabulary

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Teaching Astronomy with Multicultural Mythology

Students create imaginative stories with the flavor of cultural mythology.

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Astronomy Terms

The Milky Way, the galaxy containing our solar system, is about 100,000 light-years in diameter and about 10,00...

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An Illustrated Astronomy Glossary

ObjectivesStudents will learn the definitions of astronomy related terms.

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Astronomy: Meet the Planets Word Power

Students can practice space vocabulary relevant to planets by reading the definition and using the word in a sentence th...

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Astronomy Through the Ages Word Power

Students can practice vocabulary relevant to astronomy by reading the definition and using the word in a sentence they c...

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The Changing Earth: Vocabulary

Distribute a printable set of vocabulary words related to the changing Earth.

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