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4 Puzzle Planets Worksheet Set with Keys
4 Puzzle Planets Worksheet Set with Keys
4 Puzzle Planets Worksheet Set with Keys. Includes fill-in, crossword, wordsearch and matching quiz. Applicable to science, Earth science, physical...
By Maura & Derrick Neill
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Subject: Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Science Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Comet Project
Comet Project
This differentiated project form allows students the opportunity to choose a project that best suits their learning style....
By Stacy Boyle
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Subject: Astronomy, Earth Sciences, General Science Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Duration: N/A

Bears Bears Bears
Bears Bears Bears
This bear theme includes these materials and activities: Math activities Letter Bb activities Paper hat patterns Graphic organizer - real v...
By Kinderlit
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Rocket Labs (set of 4)
Rocket Labs (set of 4)
A set of four hands-on labs using rockets made from a sheet of copy paper, tape, and 2 index cards. You will need PVC pipes (12 in. long and 1/2 i...
By Smart Chick
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Subject: Science, Astronomy, Physical Science Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschooler Duration: 1 Week

Inner Planets of the Solar System Interactive Power Point Lesson
Inner Planets of the Solar System Interactive Power Point Lesson
This 16 slide powerpoint showcases the inner planets of our Solar System. Students will love the custom animations and vibrant photographs. The po...
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Phases of the Moon WS
Phases of the Moon WS
Students label the different phases of the moon...
By Haley Wilcox
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Subject: Astronomy Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th Duration: N/A
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Exploring Our Solar System, Science or Social Studies Resource
Exploring Our Solar System, Science or Social Studies Resource
Exploring Our Solar System introduces students to early astronomers, the planets, the stars, our galaxy, celestial bodies, and space exploration. ...
By Bruce Wentzell
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Subject: Science, Astronomy, Social Studies - History Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th Duration: N/A

The Life of a Star
The Life of a Star
This power point can be used in middle school or elementary school in an astronomy unit to teach the life cycle and stages of stars. Includes main...
By Sherri Gerrin
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Subject: Science, Astronomy Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Duration: N/A

Video Worksheet for Bill Nye - The Sun
Video Worksheet for Bill Nye - The Sun
This video worksheet follows the Bill Nye video titled - The Sun. Students will answer fill-in-the-blank and short answer questions as they watch ...
By Lauren Mcvey
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Subject: Astronomy, Earth Sciences, General Science Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: 30 Minutes

Moon Phases & Eclipses PowerPt SURFFDOGGY
Moon Phases & Eclipses PowerPt SURFFDOGGY
(18 PowerPoint slides) This presentation discusses moon phases & eclipses in a very simple step-by-step approach. As a result, most students will g...
By Chapman Ohearn
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Subject: Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Physical Science Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Adult Education, Homeschooler Duration: 45 Minutes

Eclipse Graph Lunar SURFFDOGGY
Eclipse Graph Lunar SURFFDOGGY
(12 pages) Students will look at actual lunar eclipse data and plot a graph showing lunar eclipse date vs days since last lunar eclipse. Students d...
By Chapman Ohearn
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Subject: Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Physical Science Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Adult Education, Homeschooler Duration: 55 Minutes

Space Science Fabulous Activities and Projects for Middle School
Space Science Fabulous Activities and Projects for Middle School
Liven up your unit on Space Science with a wide variety of teacher designed and classroom tested activites, labs and projects. You will be glad yo...
By Merry In The Middle
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Subject: Graphing, Astronomy, Critical Thinking Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th Duration: N/A

Moon Phase Practice part 4 SURFFDOGGY
Moon Phase Practice part 4 SURFFDOGGY
(22 pages) This is step four in our sequence of activities that lead students to solid understanding of the moon's phases. The activity includes s...
By Chapman Ohearn
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Primary Astronomy Unit
Primary Astronomy Unit
This unit meets first grade astronomy Core Knowledge standards. It includes: A pre/post assessment Research project homework assignmen...
By Mrs. Cook
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THE MOON UNIT- ALL INCLUSIVE
THE MOON UNIT- ALL INCLUSIVE
The terms/topics covered in this Unit include: craters, maria, crust, mantle, core, lunar phases, waxing, waning, New Moon, Full Moon, gibbous, cre...
By Nicole Paul
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Subject: Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Science Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: 2 Weeks

Mercury - reading comprehension
Mercury - reading comprehension
A short paragraph about Mercury is provided. Students read it and then answer 6 questions about Mercury. Could be used at an independent scien...
By Deborah Maldonado
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Subject: Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Science Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

The Sun's Life Cycle
The Sun's Life Cycle
This is an 11 slide PowerPoint covering the Sun. Included is the Sun's life cycle and the process of fusion....
By Michael Childers
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Subject: Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Physics Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A

How are Astronomical Distances Measured  LAB
How are Astronomical Distances Measured LAB
Since the distances are vast in the solar system and between stars, astronomers have created various units to represent these large distances. Th...
By Mike Mckee
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Subject: Astronomy Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Duration: N/A

The Story of MY Constellation
The Story of MY Constellation
Take a journey to the stars and learn the story behind constellations. Students will be engaged in actively researching constellations from the ni...
By Rj Hayes
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Subject: Astronomy, Science, Writing Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th Duration: 2 Days

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Outer Planets / Gas Giants PowerPoint (384 Slides) Activities, Links,
Outer Planets / Gas Giants PowerPoint (384 Slides) Activities, Links,
This is a 384 slide PowerPoint presentation with built-in class notes (red slides), challenge questions with answers, built-in review questions, vi...
By Ryemurf@gmail.com
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Subject: Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Science Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, Homeschooler Duration: 3 Days

Galaxy Morphology Lab (galaxies hubble classifying)
Galaxy Morphology Lab (galaxies hubble classifying)
Two page lab that has students use the Hubble Fork to classifying galaxies. Students cut out pictures and then paste them to lab under their classi...
By Lesson Universe
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Subject: Astronomy Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
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Eclipse Graph Solar SURFFDOGGY
Eclipse Graph Solar SURFFDOGGY
(6 pages) Use actual eclipse data to have students investigate how often solar eclipses occur. Students will count how many days passed between one...
By Chapman Ohearn
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Subject: Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Physical Science Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Adult Education, Homeschooler Duration: 55 Minutes

The Most Dangerous Places in the Universe Video Questions
The Most Dangerous Places in the Universe Video Questions
The Most Dangerous Places in the Universe video questions from the Universe Series Season 1 from the History Channel. This video focuses on differe...
By Amy Kirkwood
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Subject: Astronomy, Earth Sciences, General Science Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: 50 Minutes

Moon Phases Quiz
Moon Phases Quiz
This quiz assesses students' knowledge of moon phases, as well as the concepts of waxing and waning, rotation period, and positions of the earth an...
By Nicolle Belesimo
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Subject: Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Science Level(s): 7th, 8th Duration: 30 Minutes

Star Systems 3 SURFFDOGGY
Star Systems 3 SURFFDOGGY
(8 pages) In this activity, students will again use a model to help visualize changes in star system brightness. However, we are asking students to...
By Chapman Ohearn
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Subject: Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Physical Science Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Adult Education, Homeschooler Duration: 45 Minutes

Solar System Formation
Solar System Formation
A PDF file with a compilation of images to explain the solar system and its origins in class....
By Alfredo Balmaseda
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Subject: Astronomy, Science Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Duration: N/A

Life of Stars
Life of Stars
This is a 13 slide PowerPoint covering the life cycle of stars. Included are protostars, main sequence, etc all the way to black holes....
By Michael Childers
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Subject: Astronomy, General Science, Physics Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: 40 Minutes

International Space Station Worksheet Set with Keys
International Space Station Worksheet Set with Keys
International Space Station Worksheet Set with Keys. Includes matching, crossword and wordsearch worksheets. Applicable to science, Earth science, ...
By Maura & Derrick Neill
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Subject: Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Science Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A

Star Spectra 1 SURFFDOGGY
Star Spectra 1 SURFFDOGGY
(19 pages) This activity is an introduction to spectra. A star’s spectra provides astronomers with clues as to the star’s age, mass, temperatur...
By Chapman Ohearn
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Subject: Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Physical Science Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Adult Education, Homeschooler Duration: 45 Minutes

Astrolabe (Polaris latitude)
Astrolabe (Polaris latitude)
Full-size cut out - print on card stock. Students create their own astrolabe....
By Lesson Universe
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Subject: Astronomy, Earth Sciences Level(s): 8th, 9th, 10th Duration: N/A

Categorizing Galaxies  LAB
Categorizing Galaxies LAB
Edwin Hubble was the first scientist to attempt to organize galaxies by shape and structure. His thinking was that galaxies evolved over time to de...
By Mike Mckee
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Subject: Astronomy Level(s): 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th Duration: 40 Minutes

An Introduction to Astronomers
An Introduction to Astronomers
A quick introduction to many of the major astronomers...Charts, word search, pictures... From the Introduction to the Introduction: Astronomy is...
By Catherine Jaime
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Subject: Astronomy Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Parallax Lab (Astronomy Trigonometry Stars Physics)
Parallax Lab (Astronomy Trigonometry Stars Physics)
Two page lab where students are shown what parallax is and they do a "real world" example to get the idea. Then they calculated distances to stars ...
By Lesson Universe
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Subject: Astronomy Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A
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Stellar Spectra Lab (HR Diagram Sloan Survey)
Stellar Spectra Lab (HR Diagram Sloan Survey)
5 page lab, using the website: http://cas.sdss.org/dr7/en/proj/basic/spectraltypes/ Students use the light curves on this website to calculate t...
By Lesson Universe
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Subject: Astronomy, Physical Science Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A
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National Air and Space Museum Field Trip Scavenger Hunt
National Air and Space Museum Field Trip Scavenger Hunt
This worksheet is to be used when visiting the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. It consists of 14 questions total from...
By Purplepanda
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Subject: Astronomy, Science Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Our Sun and Solar System Word Search Puzzle with key
Our Sun and Solar System Word Search Puzzle with key
Our Sun and Solar System Word Search Puzzle with key. 20 astronomy terms about our sun and solar system. Good companion to a chapter on the Sun and...
By Maura & Derrick Neill
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Subject: Astronomy, Science, Earth Sciences Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Relative Proximity of Celestial Bodies
Relative Proximity of Celestial Bodies
Worksheet with answer key for Missouri GLEs SC6UN1A7c ("Identify the relative proximity of common celestial bodies in the sky to the Earth"). Util...
By Leann Brown
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Cosmology Presentation Part Two (Big Bang Hubble)
Cosmology Presentation Part Two (Big Bang Hubble)
Part two of my Cosmology PowerPoint, 27 slides, deals with Wmap, Standard Model, dark energy,four fundamental forces and more!...
By Lesson Universe
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Subject: Astronomy, Physics Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th Duration: N/A

Radiation, Telescope, and the Sun Notes
Radiation, Telescope, and the Sun Notes
Notes on the types of radiation and light, telscopes and structure of the sun....
By Amy Kirkwood
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Subject: Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Science Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Anatomy& Physiology (Cells/Tissues) PowerPoint
Anatomy& Physiology (Cells/Tissues) PowerPoint
This presentation is designed to go along with introductory chapters in an anatomy course, specifically covering cells and tissues. Topics covered...
By Cheryl Brady
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Subject: Astronomy, Anatomy Level(s): 11th, 12th, Higher Education Duration: N/A

Moon vocabulary
Moon vocabulary
This is a vocabulary sheet feature vital words and definitions to be used when studying the moon, planets, and solar system in general. I used this...
By Jennifer Gagliolo
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Subject: Science, Astronomy, General Science Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th Duration: N/A

Star Party Packet SURFFDOGGY
Star Party Packet SURFFDOGGY
(24 pages) Our packet includes activities and tips for hosting a telescopic observation (Star Party). We share our ideas on instruments, timing, an...
By Chapman Ohearn
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Planet Project (Scrapbook / Gameboard)
Planet Project (Scrapbook / Gameboard)
Time to skip the planet model project with the styrofoam balls? It is time to have a planet project that is out of this world that the students wi...
By Brooke Beverly
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Subject: Science, Astronomy, General Science Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, Homeschooler Duration: Lifelong Tool

Birthday Moon Phases!
Birthday Moon Phases!
Practice Identifying Moon Phases! Use a website to find out what phase the moon was in on the day you were born. Draw a picture of it and identify...
By Heather Noon
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Subject: Astronomy Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

October Sky Movie Guide
October Sky Movie Guide
Questiosn to accompany the movie "October Sky"....
By Kimberly Emanuel
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Subject: Astronomy Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Duration: N/A

Make Your Own Constellation Lesson
Make Your Own Constellation Lesson
Students will learn about stars and constellations by getting into groups of three and researching their selected constellation from the informatio...
By Jen.mdk
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Subject: Astronomy, Oral Communication Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th Duration: 90 Minutes

Solar System Review Cards - Galaxy Board Game
Solar System Review Cards - Galaxy Board Game
A comprehensive set of 50 review questions on basic Solar System facts, vocabulary and planet information. Can be used for partner reviews, but de...
By Sally Mander
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Subject: Science, Astronomy, Earth Sciences Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th Duration: Lifelong Tool

Science: The Sun's Characteristics by Science and Kids
Science: The Sun's Characteristics by Science and Kids
Karen Ostlund and Sheryl Mercier combine talents to create activities designed to help students learn the characteristics of the sun.The sun is the...
By Science And Kids
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Subject: Science, Astronomy, Earth Sciences Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Duration: N/A

Winter Night Sky Hunt
Winter Night Sky Hunt
Your students will be directed where to look in the sky to locate planets and constellations. This is an interactive two page homework assignment. ...
By Mrs. Cook
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Subject: Astronomy, Science Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Duration: N/A

All about the planets Web quest
All about the planets Web quest
This is a web quest that uses the National Geographic web site....
By Haley Wilcox
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Subject: Astronomy Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th Duration: N/A
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