Telescopes Teacher Resources

Students research space flight exploration and technology. In small groups, they research a significant event from early time until the start of the space age. A class time line is created from the research groups.

Pupils, working in groups, research planets in terms of the size, temperature, number of moons, and potential for life. They use packets and worksheets as guides for their research. Students may role-play as aliens visiting their...

Pupils explain why exploring the universe for life on other planets is an important field of study. They use mathematical formulas to calculate the temperatures of planets as it relates to their distance from the sun. Students use this...

Pupils research one area where science and technology have affected our lives. Using the internet, and other sources, students identify six important events that have benefited society. They create timelines, cite references, and ...

Students explain how moon phases occur. They explain three ways that the night sky has been used through history. Students locate some of the constellations in the night sky. They discuss stories and myths surrounding stars.

Pupils observe and draw small objects on the playground or in the classroom with and without a magnifying glass. They explore how lenses can affect the way that an object is observed from afar or remotely sensed. Afterwards, they share...

In this word unscramble instructional activity, students unscramble 11 words pertaining to the book, Midnight on the Moon. There is no word bank.

In this space worksheet, students identify and locate vocabulary terms and names related to space. There are 26 words located in the puzzle.

In this literacy worksheet, students find the words that are related to the finding of new words. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.

In this planets worksheet, students read about how our solar system's planets were discovered and how scientist believe there might be a tenth planet. After reading, students complete 4 short answer questions.

For this math worksheet, learners explain the vector parametric equation for a line, scalar parametric equations, symmetric equations, and the implicit equation for a line.

In this math activity, students examine the graph in polar coordinates of r = f(θ). Then they sketch a graph of the modified functions indicated.

In this dimension worksheet, students describe the dimension of a line, a knotted curve, an abstract set, explore a paraboloid. This two-page worksheet contains eight problems.

In this placing items on a grid worksheet, students draw specified pictures on a coordinate plane in an instructed location. All locations are identified by an ordered pair. This one-page worksheet contains 20 problems.

For this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage about the origin of the umbrella. Students answer 10 multiple choice questions about the text.

In these beginning sounds worksheets, students fill in the beginning consonant letter for each word. Students then draw a line from the word to the matching picture.

Students tour Chandra's top galactic X-ray images. In this Chandra X-Ray Observatory lesson, students play games and complete puzzles based on the Chandra Mission and X-Ray Astronomy. Students listen to pod casts, question an...

In this selling price learning exercise, 6th graders solve and complete 24 different types of problems. First, they find the selling price for each item described. Then, students determine the discount rate using the original price and...

Students complete a series of activities to better understand space studies. In this space science instructional activity, the teacher is provided with a number of activities for students to complete such as finding words that begin with...

In this online interactive global warming and climate change worksheet, students respond to 10 multiple choice questions regarding the information included in the provided paragraphs.

In this online interactive global warming and climate change worksheet, students respond to 10 multiple choice questions regarding the information included in the provided paragraphs.

In this planets worksheet, students read about Mercury, Venus, and Earth and then complete 21 multiple choice, 2 true or false, and 1 short answer question.

In this Scientific Revolution worksheet, students read a brief overview of the contributions of Copernicus, Bacon, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, and Harvey.

In these future tense of verbs worksheets, pupils write the future tense of the verbs to complete the first 5 sentences. Students then answer the questions in complete sentences using the future tense of the verb. Pupils write the future...