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Scientific Notation
For this scientific notation worksheet, students review how to write a number in scientific notation and then how to write a number in standard notation. Then students complete 5 problems.
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The Solar System
In this solar system word puzzle instructional activity, learners use the 17 clues regarding the solar system to fill in the blanks in the crossword puzzle.
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Solar System Crossword
For this solar system worksheet, students fill in a crossword that gives them clues about the solar system. Students solve 31 clues for the crossword.
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Hello, Anybody Out There?
Students understand that people believe there may be life in other solar systems. In this communication with other solar systems lesson, students analyze our planet and write things they want to communicate to other solar systems.
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News to the Core Reported by Very Special Students
Students create news articles that help them build their knowledge, skills, and academic confidence. In this special education lesson, students use previous knowledge to write a newsletter and demonstrate their understanding of various...
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Astronomy: Prepositions Quiz- ESL
In this preposition quiz worksheet, students select the preposition that correctly completes a sentence. Students may click on an "answer" button for immediate feedback. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Understanding Scientific Notation
In this understanding scientific notation instructional activity, 6th graders read the examples, then practice 3 writing numbers with scientific notation and 3 numbers in standard form.
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Science: Space Quiz
In this science: space quiz worksheet, students answer twenty questions, not interactively, about outer space, then scroll down to find the answers.
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Physics Quiz
In this physics worksheet, students complete short answer questions about physics concepts such as electricity, space, light, and more. Students complete 20 short answer questions.
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What is a black hole anyway?
In this black holes worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about black holes in space. Students complete 4 multiple choice questions.
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Top 10 Facts About Space
Students create their own Top 10 Facts about any topic related to space. In this space lesson plan, students work in groups to produce a Top Ten List of facts about space and share with their classmates. Groups choose a fact...
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There Is/Are - Counting Stars
In this counting stars worksheet, students fill in the blanks to a passage, complete the questions, and write sentences with possessive forms. Students complete 3 activities.
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Knowledge Quiz: The Universe
In this universe quiz worksheet, students complete a set of 10 multiple choice questions that cover a variety of concepts about the universe: constellations, black holes, the solar system, etc.
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Luis Muñoz Marín: Review Quiz
In this Luis Munoz Marin activity, students choose the correct answer about Luis Munoz Marin for each problem. Students complete 10 problems.
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Observing the Outer Planets
Learners observe the outer planets. For this science lesson, students use a telescope locate the outer planets of the solar system. Learners create a video of their observations.
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Spelling List 10: Sight Words, Altered Sound, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling list activity, learners practice spelling words that are sight words, altered sounds, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.
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David Beckham
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about David Beckham and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
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Electric Motors
Students examine the different types of electric motors including their history and classification. In this motor instructional activity students complete several experiments with different motors.
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Seeing Interference Fringes with a Telescope
High schoolers construct an interferometer using a simple telescope. In this physics lesson, students explain how light waves create the fringe patterns. They observe patterns made by different objects in the sky and compare them.
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Solar System (Lesson 2)
Eighth graders identify the objects that make up the solar system. They define new vocabulary and practice using them. They discover that the sun is a star.
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The Next Dimension
Students explore the three dimensional Cartesian coordinate system and discuss how it is important for structural engineers in order to be able to describe locations in space to fellow engineers. They participate in a hands-on activity...
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Gamma Ray Bursts
Learners study an article on Gamma Rays. In this investigative lesson students study the energy and wavelengths of gamma rays and the theories behind them.
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How Long Would It Take To Travel To the Stars?
Young scholars consider the amount of time that it would take to get to the star, Sirius using various modes of transportation, some practical and some whimsical. The practicality of physically going to another star system is explored in...
