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Asteroids, Meteors, and Comets

For Students 4th
Although a bit confusing, this is an interesting exercise which will lead to greater understanding of the differences between asteroids, meteors, and comets. Learners must find the correct path that takes them through a series of...
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Hubble Spies Colliding Asteroids!

For Students 9th - 11th
In this colliding asteroids worksheet, students are given the equation to determine the collision time for asteroids. Students use this equation to solve 4 problems including finding the area of a cross-section through the body of an...
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From Dust Balls to Asteroids

For Students 9th - 12th
In this asteroids learning exercise, students solve six problems where they find the equation for the mass of asteroids, they find the equation for the growth of asteroids, and they integrate their answers.
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Spotting an Approaching Asteroid or Comet

For Students 9th - 12th
For this asteroid and comet worksheet, students read about the formula used to determine the brightness of asteroid. They apply this formula to solve 2 problems about asteroids and their brightness.
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From Asteroids to Planets

For Students 9th - 12th
In this asteroids and planets worksheet, students read about the formation of planets from asteroids. Students solve 6 mathematical problems including finding the rate of growth of a planet, determining the mass of a planet at a given...
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Asteroids Between Mars and the Sun

For Students 8th - 10th
In this asteroids of the solar system worksheet, students observe a diagram showing all the minor planets found in the orbit of Mars. Students answer 4 questions about the minor planets inside the orbit of other planets, they find the...
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Asteroid, Comet, or Meteor?

For Students 6th - 8th
For this asteroid, comet and meteor worksheet, middle schoolers complete a chart by determining which of 8 given characteristics belong to asteroids, comets or meteors.
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Asteroid Eros

For Students 8th - 10th
For this asteroid image worksheet, students observe a photograph taken by the NEAR imager and they determine the scale of the image following the given steps. They solve 4 problems using the scaled image and determine the dimensions, the...
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Dinosaurs, Comets, Asteroids

For Students 4th - 6th
In this dinosaurs activity, students answer multiple choice questions about dinosaurs, comets, and asteroids. Students complete 3 questions.
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Asteroid, Comet, or Meteor?

For Students 4th - 6th
In this asteroid, comet, and meteor graphic organizer worksheet, students compare and contrast asteroids, comets, and meteors as they mark the characteristics of each.
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Comets and Asteroids

For Students 6th - 8th
For this space science worksheet, students 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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Other Objects in the Solar System

For Students 7th - 9th
For this solar system worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle given 11 clues about objects in the sky such as asteroids, meteoroids, comets and planets.
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Scavenger Hunt: Who am I?

For Students 7th - 9th
In 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.
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The Sun and Its Planets-Practice Test

For Students 3rd
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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Chemical Signatures of Asteroid Impacts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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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NEAR

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this science activity, students 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

For Students 5th - 8th
In this solar system worksheet, students will explore other objects found in the solar system such as asteroids, comets, and meteors. This worksheet has 7 short answer and 2 fill in the blank questions.
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Our Solar System

For Students 6th - 10th
In this solar system worksheet, students read about the planets, asteroids, meteoroids, comets, and the moon. Then students complete 25 multiple choice, 4 true or false, and 3 short answer questions.
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The Universe

For Students 6th - 8th
For this space science worksheet, students use the clues given at the bottom of the sheet to complete the crossword puzzle relating to the universe. There are 16 clues to solve in the puzzle.
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Solar System 2

For Students 6th - 10th
In this space worksheet, students identify and locate vocabulary terms and names related to the Solar System. There are 31 words located in the puzzle.
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Earth And Beyond

For Students 5th - 10th
In this earth and space activity, students identify and locate vocabulary terms and names related to earth and space sciences. There are 53 words located in the puzzle.
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The Sun

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this space science worksheet, learners identify and name which gases make up the sun and the name of the part of the sun that we can see from Earth. Then they describe a solar eclipse and draw a diagram illustrating what happens...
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Astronomy

For Students 7th - 9th
In this astronomy activity, students find fifty one words in a word search that are related to comets, galaxies, planets, moons, stars and the tides.
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Subject-Verb Agreement: Irregular Verbs

For Students 2nd - 4th
Irregular verbs meet the final frontier in this subject-verb agreement worksheet! There are 12 sentences here missing an irregular verb which must agree with the subject or subjects. All sentences relate to space and even give some...

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