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Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics

Space Travel Guide

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Looking to take a trip? Why not go to space? Here, scholars take on the role as travel agent to create a guide to their favorite planet including travel tips and sightseeing recommendations. 
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Messenger Education

Give Me a Boost—How Gravity Assists Aid Space Exploration

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The propellant needed for space explorations runs in the thousands, while paying to get the craft into orbit costs millions! In the second installment of three, two activities explore laws of conservation of energy and momentum. Using...
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Curated OER

History of Physics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this history worksheet, young scholars use the questions to discover meaningful science and history connections. The worksheet is meant to be viewed online to access individual answers.
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Common Core Sheets

Reading a Timeline

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Sometimes the most important details of an informational text aren't within the text at all. Teach your class how to read timeline with a set of activities that prompts them to find specific dates and events on the timelines, as well as...
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Curated OER

More Space About Space

For Students 6th - 7th
In this science worksheet, students seven questions about outer space. Students are encouraged to research the given website and follow any links that interest them.
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New Bedford Whaling Museum

A New Bedford Voyage!

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
A thorough set of activities, articles, and reference material can enlighten your class about the history of whaling in New England. Kids travel back to a time when whale products were valuable and hunting whales was a way to help the...
Assessment
Fluence Learning

Writing About Informational Text: Beyond the Beyond—Galaxies

For Students 8th Standards
Everyone has a different point of view, even when it comes to the enormity of the universe. Two separate text passages explain the scope of a galaxy, prompting young readers to write an essay about each author's argument and how the...
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Journey Through the Universe

Impact Craters: A Look at the Past

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
The Galle crater on Mars is also known as the Happy Face crater because of its appearance. First, scholars use pebbles and flour to simulate craters and study their properties. They then apply this knowledge to help decipher the history...
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NASA

Lava Layering

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Take the old baking soda and vinegar volcano to the next level by using it to study repeated lava flows over time, examine geologic features on Earth and Mars, and speculate about some of the formations on Mars. 
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Curated OER

Understanding the Four Forces of Flight

For Students 4th - 5th
In this four forces of flight worksheet, students read a 1 page article on flights, answer 5 questions with multiple choice answers, draw a line to connect the four forces to their definitions and answer 1 short answer scenario.
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Curated OER

Who Am I

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this African American History worksheet, students read three facts and then complete a word scramble/secret code puzzle about Mae Jemison who was the first African-American woman to travel in space.
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Curated OER

Galaxies and the Universe

For Students 8th - 9th
If Earth was formed 4600 million years ago, and the sun revolves about the center of the Milky Way once every 250 million years, how many revolutions have occurred? Students answer this question and ten more, all providing students with...
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Curated OER

The Mystery of Easter Island and Commas

For Students 5th - 6th
In this commas and Easter Island activity, learners read three uses for commas in a box at the top of the paper. They punctuate 12 sentences properly by adding commas and periods where they belong.
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Curated OER

Cross Sections and Collision Times

For Students 9th - 12th
High schoolers solve five problems including finding the cross sectional area of two bodies, determining the swept out volume of a moving body, finding the average particle volume of a body and determining the collision time for a body.
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International Technology Education Association

Dampen That Drift!

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
The spacecraft is drifting too far off course! Two games help explain how a spacecraft can use its thrusters to maintain its position. The games have pupils be the components of vectors in order to create and counteract the...
Interactive
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Johannes Kepler

For Students 7th - 12th
In this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about the achievements of Johannes Kepler. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet.
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Curated OER

Electronic Technology

For Students 6th - 10th
For this electronic worksheet, learners complete 4 short answer, 6 fill in the blank, and 4 term identifications about electronics.
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Curated OER

Technology: the Future of Technology

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this ESL activity worksheet, students consider cultural differences as they read a paragraph and find its text in the word maze.
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Curated OER

Earthquakes and Volcanoes

For Students 6th - 12th
In this earthquakes and volcanoes worksheet, learners will review how volcanoes are formed and where they are found. Students will describe earthquakes and their magnitudes. Learners will use a table to answer questions about tsunamis....
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Curated OER

Solar Systems Models Foldable Question Sheet

For Students 7th - 10th
In this solar system worksheet, students use foldable models they made of the planets to answer questions about each planet. They answer questions about the theories and predictions made in our history about the solar system and answer...
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Curated OER

All about Greece

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Greece activity, students learn and report about Greece. Activities include geography, natural resources, recipes, landmarks, history and climate. Students do their own research.
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Curated OER

Having a Hot Time on Mars!

For Students 9th - 11th
In this cosmic radiation on Mars worksheet, students study a radiation map of Mars taken by the MARIE instrument on the Odyssey spacecraft. Students answer 4 questions using the radiation map and they answer questions about the exposure...
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Curated OER

The Winter Solstice

For Students 5th - 6th
In this winter solstice worksheet, students read a detailed text about the winter solstice and the historical and religious significance of this day. Students then complete a 15 question fill-in-the-blank and true/false worksheet.
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Curated OER

Using the Internet

For Students 7th - 8th
In this using the internet worksheet, students search several websites to review information about the heart, human senses, the solar system, and planets. Students also read information about the rock cycle and answer provided questions.