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Dinosaurs, Comets, Asteroids
In this dinosaurs worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about dinosaurs, comets, and asteroids. Students complete 3 questions.
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The Difference Between Comets, Meteors And Asteroids
Learners use Venn diagrams to highlight the similarities and differences between comets, meteors, and asteroids.
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Asteroid, Comet, or Meteor?
In this asteroid, comet, and meteor graphic organizer activity, students compare and contrast asteroids, comets, and meteors as they mark the characteristics of each.
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Comets and Asteroids
In this space science instructional activity, middle schoolers find the words that are part of new vocabulary for the concepts of comets or asteroids. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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The Story of the Solar System
There is more to the solar system than the typical study of the sun and planets. Launch a study of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets by watching the video The Story of the Solar System, available for purchase through this resource on the...
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Solar System Review
After a unit on the solar system, this resource would be a motivating way for students to review what they have learned. The presentation does not have in-depth questions, but could be used as a quick review of basic concepts relating to...
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Asteroids
Students study asteroids and how their size relates to a possible danger of one colliding with Earth. In this asteroids instructional activity students see how big an asteroid has to be to cause destruction to Earth.
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TARGET EARTH
Students explore the possibility of an asteroid hitting planet earth. In this planetary activity students complete a lab activity to see the effects of an asteroid hitting earth and compare different craters.
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Other Objects in the Solar System
In this solar system worksheet, learners complete a crossword puzzle given 11 clues about objects in the sky such as asteroids, meteoroids, comets and planets.
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Changes Inside Planets
Students relate meteorites to the mantle and crust of asteroids. In this planetary instructional activity students complete experiments to model the separation of light.
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Scavenger Hunt: Who am I?
For this solar system worksheet, students use an on line source to find the names of the people who discovered the planets, comets, asteroids, black holes and the idea of the big bang theory.
American Museum of Natural History
Beyond Planet Earth
Scholars take a journey through space with 16 eye-catching images. Along the way, learners read captions starting with the moon, then move onto asteroids, Mars, and Jupiter.
Discovery Education
3D Printing Robots
What is water worth to you? The answer probably depends on many different variables. Learners explore the value of water in space and what it takes to transport the resource to locations in a galaxy far far away. They then consider...
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The Sun and Its Planets-Practice Test
In this sun and planets worksheet, 3rd graders answer 14 multiple choice questions about the solar system, the size of planets in comparison to the sun, asteroids, the components of the sun and features of planets.
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Asteroids
In this worksheet on asteroids, students look at a picture asteroids and read accompanying facts, along with a brief paragraph.
Teach Engineering
Rocks, Rocks, Rocks: Test, Identify Properties and Classify
Time is growing short. Teams work together to identify physical properties of rocks in order to determine the properties that would best suit their cavern shelter design.
Mr. Hill's Science Website
Solar System Fact Sheet
Here is a fantastic, educational handout packed with information and facts not only about the planets in our solar system, but also regarding major moons and their surface features, dwarf planets, comets, and asteroids.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Distribution of Elements in Earth’s Crust
How do scientists know the difference between a meteorite from space and a regular rock from the earth? Scholars read a passage and answer comprehension questions about the creation of the solar system. They extrapolate the main ideas to...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Chemical Signatures of Asteroid Impacts
What killed the dinosaurs and how do scientists know? Your high schoolers can examine these fascinating questions with a geochemical lens using the engaging 33-minute video, the accompanying data interpretation, and some thoughtful...
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Recommendations and Presentations: Drum Roll Please
Teams analyze the data they collected during the past six lessons and finalize where they will build a survival cavern. They then present their decisions to the rest of the class and justify their locations.
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Astronomy Jeopardy
There are 5-point level questions available for each of the categories in this Jeopardy game. The categories are the main topics within astronomy; stars, galaxies, the sun, planets, meteors etc. The game is logically set up and clear to...
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Interactive Minds: Solar System
Travel through space as you learn about the galaxy, solar system, planets, and much more. An extensive resource for studying astronomy in upper-elementary and middle school classrooms.
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NEAR
In this science worksheet, learners answer multiple choice questions on the asteroid called NEAR. Students complete 4 multiple choice questions.
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Other Objects in the Solar System
In this solar system activity, students will explore other objects found in the solar system such as asteroids, comets, and meteors. This activity has 7 short answer and 2 fill in the blank questions.
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