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Stars in Your Eyes

For Students 6th - 9th
In this solar system learning exercise, students answer 20 short answer questions about the stars, the planets, the sun and moon, meteorites and constellations.
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Jupiter and Io

For Students 10th - 12th
In this Jupiter and Io worksheet, students use a diagram of the planet and its moon to find the dimension of the image, the width of the largest feature in the atmosphere of Jupiter, the width of the smallest feature in the atmosphere of...
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Star Circles

For Teachers 9th - 11th
In this star circles worksheet, students solve six problems given a diagram of a time-exposure photograph of the stars. Students determine the scale of the image, the location of the North Celestial Pole, they identify Polaris and they...
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Spitzer Sees a New Ring Around Saturn

For Students 9th - 11th
In this Saturn's rings learning exercise, students read about the Spitzer telescope that detected a new ring around Saturn. Students solve 6 problems including determining the formula for the area of a circle, finding the volume of the...
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Gravity WS II

For Students 10th - 12th
In this gravity worksheet, learners solve four problems including calculating masses of planets, determining forces of asteroids on traveling spaceships, and determining the altitude where the acceleration of gravity is equal to a given...
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Adopt A Constellation

For Students 4th - 6th
In this space science learning exercise, students discover and write the name of their favorite constellation. Then they describe the history of it and draw a diagram, labeling the major stars and providing lines to show its shape.
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Application of Scientific Notation

For Students 8th - 10th
In this scientific notation worksheet, learners solve eight problems about the sun, the planets and the universe using very large numbers expressed in scientific notation.
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The Universe

For Students 6th - 8th
In 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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The Great Gravity Escape

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Groups simulate an orbit using a piece of string and a water balloon. Individuals spin in a circular path and calculate the balloon's velocity when the clothes pin can no longer hold onto the balloon.
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The Astronomy Project

For Students 5th Standards
A passage about an astronomy lesson may leave readers starstruck. Fifth graders read about a class's exploration into the makeup of the galaxy and its constellations before answering six questions about the terms and vocabulary...
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Water Pollution

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Fifteen million children under the age of five die each year due to diseases in their drinking water. Water pollution is the topic of lesson 34 in the series of 36. Scholars, through reading and discussing, study numerous aspects of...
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Atmospheric Shielding from Radiation III

For Students Higher Ed
In this radiation activity, students compare the efficiency of planetary atmospheres to shielding from radiation. This activity has 2 problems to solve.
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Is There Ice on Mercury?

For Students 9th - 12th
For this ice on Mercury worksheet, high schoolers read about the data collected from the NASA Messenger and the Arecibo Radio Telescope indicating the possibility of ice on Mercury. Students solve 6 problems including finding the scale...
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Coronal Mass Ejections

For Students 9th - 12th
For this coronal mass ejections worksheet, students observe a time line of events that took place during a solar storm. Students use the time line to answer 3 questions about the solar storm and the time it took to reach Earth. Students...
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The Transit of Mercury

For Students 8th - 10th
In this transit of Mercury worksheet, learners read about Earth and Mercury lining up so that Mercury passes across the disk of the sun from the Earth's view. Students solve 3 problems and they determine the diameter of the solar disk...
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Solar System

For Students 5th
In this Solar System learning exercise, 5th graders demonstrate knowledge of parts of the Solar System. Students unscramble letters to list these parts.
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Universal Gravitation Review

For Students 10th - 12th
In this universal gravitation worksheet, students answer five questions about the speed of objects traveling in space, the speed of planets traveling around the sun and the weight of objects in space.
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Jupiter - King of the Planets

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Jupiter activity, students read a passage about the environment and atmosphere of Jupiter. Students then answer several multiple choice questions about the passage.
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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.
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Estimation Quiz: Use a Table

For Students 5th - 6th
In this estimation worksheet, students use information about planets, given in a table, to complete a 16 question quiz. Answers are included on page 2. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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What is a black hole anyway?

For Students 4th - 6th
In this black holes instructional activity, students answer multiple choice questions about black holes in space. Students complete 4 multiple choice questions.
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Worksheet 27 - Spring 1996

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this math instructional activity, learners examine the position of an object and then use the formulas to determine its path over time. Then they apply the information in order to determine the traveling path of an asteroid in space.
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My Shadow is following me

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this outer space instructional activity, students read "My Shadow is following me" and learn about the Solar System and how shadows are created. They then complete the 2 students tasks and answer the 5 questions in the packet. The...
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The Mysterious Hexagon on Saturn!

For Students 9th - 12th
In this Saturn worksheet, students use a photograph of a hexagon feature on Saturn to solve three problems. These include finding the time it takes for the jet stream to complete one circuit around the hexagon, to find the size of the...

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