NASA
Solar System Scale & Size
Use a variety of whole fruits to represent the different planets in the solar system to introduce scale sizes to your math or space science class. They follow suit by creating a non-scaled model of the solar system using specific-colored...
Curated OER
Sun's Impact On Earth's Temperature
Students view NASA images and movies of Venus, Earth, and Mars to deduce weather patterns and manipulate computer models to test competing hypotheses. They manipulate computer models to investigate the influence of solar distance and...
Curated OER
Astronomy
In this astronomy instructional activity, learners read a detailed text about our solar system. Students then answer 15 questions about the information presented.
Curated OER
A Mission-To-Mars Quiz
For this space exploration worksheet, students complete a 6 question multiple choice on-line interactive exercise about the exploration of Mars.
Curated OER
Comparing Earth and Mars
Middle schoolers work together to compare and contrast Mars and Earth. Using the internet, they answer questions given to them by their teacher and calculate answers showing their work. They graph their answers and discuss the results...
Curated OER
Earth
Learners study the earth in relation to the solar system. For this planetary lesson students complete several investigations into the measurement of the earth and its magnetic field.
Curated OER
Gravity Exploration
In this space worksheet, students complete each of the statements related to weight on the moon. Then they create three questions that could be answered after completing the lab activity.
Curated OER
Glowing Glimpses of Our Universe
Students will complete hands-on space activities. In this space science lesson, students will create a glow-in-the-dark model of the solar system, visit a planetarium, make star pictures, and paint constellations. Activities are meant to...
Curated OER
Destination Mars
Students study Mars and what it would take to man a mission there. In this solar system lesson students view a video and complete an art activity in groups.
Curated OER
Watch This Space!
In this space worksheet, students, with a partner, answer five questions about the universe and read and discuss ten questions regarding astronomy.
Curated OER
Sky Quest
Young scholars identify constellations in the evening sky. In this Sky Quest lesson, students create their own star patterns using a star map worksheet. Young scholars explain how different celestial bodies in space are viewed through a...
Curated OER
Physics The Earth and Beyond
Fourth graders will explore our solar system. In this physics lesson students create a model of the solar system to explore the movement of Earth, the Sun, and stars.
Curated OER
Where Is Saturn in the Solar System? Where Am I in the Solar System?
Students engage in a solar system activity, In this activity, students will read aloud as a class about the solar system. The students will then listen to the teacher read a solar system book prior to filling out a worksheet about...
Curated OER
The Starry Night Time and Day Time
Second graders complete a unit of lessons on the solar system. They complete various art projects inspired by Van Gogh's 'Starry Night,' create a moon phases book, create a moon phase wind chime, develop a timeline of space exploration,...
Curated OER
Solar System
Eighth graders identify the basic concepts of celestial bodies. They discover the difference between perihelion and aphelion and demonstrate how the universe is expanding. They also discover how gravity and centrifugal force are...
Curated OER
The Milky Way and Beyond
Learners consider the scale of the Milky Way Galaxy. In this Milky Way lesson, students hypothesize the length of time necessary to cross the Milky Way.
Curated OER
Freshwater on Earth
In this freshwater on Earth worksheet, 8th graders color and complete 2 graphs as described in the given information. First, they color the non-drinkable water portion red and the freshwater portion blue in the top graph. Then, students...
Curated OER
Explorit's Cold Quiz
In this cold quiz worksheet, students complete a six question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about cold places and cold weather.
Curated OER
The Moon
In this space science worksheet, students complete each of the statements with the correct word or phrase about the moon. Then they identify four ways that scientists believe the moon was formed, selecting one and writing a paragraph...
Curated OER
Awesome Saturn
Students brainstorm words that describe Saturn. They view images sent to Earth from satellites. They write poems about the planet using different poetic forms.
Curated OER
Probes to Other Planets
Sixth graders use a list of robot components and common household items to design and construct a robot spacecraft model suitable for exploring the Saturn System. They present the robots to the class.
Curated OER
Planet Invasion
Students apply what they have learned about chasing/fleeing/ dodging in a game situation.
Curated OER
The State of the Planet
Young scholars address four different environmental topics (water issues, the threat of food shortages, human population growth, and global warming) as they watch a film and discuss the future of the earth. In groups, they complete...
Curated OER
Planet Oit!
Twelfth graders use this game to find minerals given rocks and outcrops in a plausible (but not real) geologic setting. They play without outside encouragement for hours as the world is fun to explore and the scoring system encourages...
Other popular searches
- Inner and Outer Planets
- Worksheets Planets
- Paper Mache Planets
- Inner Planets
- Nine Planets
- The Planets
- Imaginary Planets
- Sun and Planets
- Stars and Planets
- Planets Outer Space
- Planets and Astronomy
- Outer Planets