Astronomy Resources

Our Solar System captivates the attention and awe of our students like few other topics in science. This MASSIVE BUNDLED Solar System Unit gives you a wealth of fun, informational and engaging materials to help you present the Solar System, our little corner of the universe, to your kids! Use these close reading passages, writing activities, graphic organizers, interactive notebook activities, task cards, posters and projects to build excitement about the solar system and space science with yo

Take your students on a space adventure they will never forget! This solar system packet contains printables, crafts, hands-on activities and so much more! Included in this unit you will find:1. Recommended book list2. Word wall (3 pages)3. "Our Solar System" class book (in color; full pages) 4. "Our Solar System" mini book in black & white for students (Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)5. KWL Chart 6. "Describe a Planet" poster7. Fascinating Facts (Sun, Ear

Are you looking for a project to help your students research space, the Sun, and Moon? This solar system STEAM project is just what you need to guide students through the research of the planets. In just one download, teachers can print a no-prep project that includes all planets (and Pluto), as well as clear note-taking sheets that guide students through the research. This project integrates report writing, the reading of informational text, and science. It includes complete answer keys to k

This outer space unit is a perfect supplemental resource to use for 2nd and 3rd grade lessons on the solar system. The worksheets and passages cover a variety of topics about space, such as the solar system, all the planets, the inner and outer solar systems, the sun, moon, and stars, asteroids, astronauts, and more. There are different types of resources, too. There are reading comprehension passages about space, graphic organizers, writing pages, cut and glue activities, and even a few fold-an

Sun, Stars, and Moon: Day and Night: Hi Teachers! Are you going to be teaching your students about the sun, stars, and the moon? Will you also be teaching them about day and night? Well this unit might be just for you. Included are 24 real life, full color pictures of objects, animals, and activities that are seen in the day and night sky. Also included are posters of the sun, stars, moon, shadows, and the telescope to spark you kiddos interest. In addition, several printables and interac

This 300+ page Solar System Unit is packed full of activities to teach about the planets, the Sun, and so much more! The unit is divided into 12 easy-to-implement lessons with a complete 100 slide presentation to deliver the content to your students. Easily engage your students with activities that teach about the planets, the Sun, the moon phases, and more!Planning has been made easy for you with printable worksheets for all of the lessons. The resource also includes pre- and post- assessments,

Solar System: On A String Interactive {Create, Facts, and Fill Ins}The entire solar system is included in this pack.Once assembled your students will love that it will actually look like the solar system in the order in which the planets appear. There are dashed guidelines for cutting and on the back of each planet is a fill ins page. Requires 8.5 by 11 paper total of 14 pages – one set of full color art and one set of black line art for your students to color.The back of each planet asks – how

You will love using these unique Solar System and Planets Research Teach-Go Pennants™ Bulletin Board in print and digital to teach your students. These templates are perfect for your students to gather their research on the planets and to be displayed after their research! INCLUDED:Print and digital options included (see page 3 for digital link)Color and bw options Rubric included for grading Planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, optional Pluto Blank template fo

This 130 page complete solar system unit for elementary contains everything you need to complete an engaging space interactive notebook. It contains a variety of solar system activities for your upcoming space unit, including solar system reading comprehension passages and questions, solar system worksheets, planet and solar system projects, and more! It includes information on astronauts, planets, phases of the moon, eclipses, tides, and more.✅Detailed instructions and student examples included

Your students will love this fun and engaging unit on teaching about the solar system. This includes a variety of activities to teach about space to your young elementary students. It is jam-packed with fact sheets about all the planets, the moon, and the sun. It includes fact sheets about all of the planets, the sun, and the moon with comprehension questions. The unit includes an original song to teach the order of the planets, many writing activities, art projects, bulletin board ideas, an nu

This Solar System and Planets Close Reading Packet has everything you need for a complete reading and science unit in your classroom. Differentiated reading passages, writing activities, no prep worksheets, and coloring pages are at the heart of this one-stop resource for learning about each planet!Please click the PREVIEW above for an idea of everything included in this loaded resource!If you have never used Close Reading or even if you are already a pro, this 110+ page packet truly is for you!

Graphing the Constellations: This activity integrates Math and Science together by teaching students about coordinate graphing as well the constellations! The constellations are precisely positioned so that their positions match that of their actual positions in the sky! This can even be used as a constellations star map! UPDATE (10/12/16): I have tweaked many of the pictures to make it easier for students to connect the dots for each constellation. Please re-download to receive this update.T

In this activity, students are presented with an article describing the phases of the moon. 25 questions (matching, true/false, and multiple choice) assess students' understanding. In addition, there is a cut and paste activity for the phases of the moon. Students also label each phase. INCLUDES:Informational text 900-1000 Lexile25 questions- matching, true/false, multiple choiceStudents cut out the pictures and paste them in order. (In the BW version, they must shade the correct sides.)They al

Planets Research Collaborative Posters let students work together to display their learning about our solar system. Collaborative research poster activities are so much fun because they combine group work, with creativity, color and so much fun! THIS PRODUCT CAN BE PURCHASED FOR 50% OFF IN MY MASSIVE SOLAR SYSTEM BUNDLE! CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW FOR HUGE SAVINGS!!⭐️⭐️ SOLAR SYSTEM RESOURCE BUNDLE ⭐️⭐️This collaborative science project includes NINE 19" x 14" planet collaborative research poster

Get ready to facilitate learning with informative, easy prep centers! Space Science Stations includes 9 station activities that focus on the Sun, Earth, our moon, lunar cycle, and day and night.Updated for 2022! I think you'll love this update-- guided student sheets, an answer key, quicker prep, and improved activities for your class!9 StationsRead It: Read about the characteristics of the Sun, Earth, and Moon and record information about their sizes, compositions, and gravity.Create It: Use ma

Engineering~Math~Art~Science These 8 STEM/STEAM Space activities and challenges are a perfect way to integrate more STEM strategies into a space unit. These activities can be used throughout a unit as each topic is covered (moon phases, planets, orbits, asteroids, constellations, etc.) or at the end of the unit as culminating activities. Each activity includes a student direction page with all materials listed, a sign to label the centers, reflection/follow-up pages for students to complete, a

SCIENCE INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK FOR EARTH SCIENCEThis product is a compilation of ALL Earth Science Interactive Notebook chapters. This download will save you 20% off the individually listed chapters!Each activity enables students to process the information given by the teacher then allows them to use self-direction to apply their new knowledge. The engaging activities always vary in order for all students to use and benefit from different learning styles. Activities included correlating with the

Outer Space Science Activities! Outer Space Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten! Looking for an actual science unit for your young students? This engaging outer space unit includes a 11 page PowerPoint and Google Slides with beautiful photos. The unit also contains an 18 page engaging activity pack with two versions: *Level 1 for Preschool and Level 2 for Kindergarten. All of the pages are very engaging with fun pictures along with cool space facts. Students will be coloring-by-code, traci

Greek Mythology and Zodiac Constellation Reading Passages for the Intermediate Grades! This 43-page packet is full of great resources to make it easy to plan meaningful academic discussions around Greek Mythology and the Zodiac constellations. Students will love the exciting approach, too! This packet includes the following:Greek Mythological Constellations:Andromeda, Canis Major, Cassiopeia, Hercules, Orion, Pegasus, Ursa Major, and Ursa MinorZodiac Constellations:Capricorn, Aries, Pisces, Aqua

This GROWING elementary science units bundle will give you full year of fun and engaging lessons and activities for your third through fifth grade classroom. You will receive a water cycle unit, plants unit, scientific method unit, weather unit, sound and light unit, human body systems unit, solar eclipse unit, and so much more. This comprehensive GROWING FULL YEAR science unit bundle will INLUDE CURRENT AND FUTURE SCIENCE IS ELEMENTARY UNITS from Tied 2 Teaching. Each of the jam-packed units

Engage your class in an exciting hands-on experience learning all about space! This resource is perfect for science in Preschool, Pre-K, Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade classrooms and packed full of inviting science activities.Students will learn about our solar system. Each day will be a fun new adventure learning about our planets, the sun, the moon and the moon phases, stars, and important job of an astronaut. This pack is great for homeschoolers, kids craft activities, and to add

Moon Phases: This Oreo moon phases activity has students learn and have fun using Oreo Cookies! Oreo Moon Phases Activity Contents: 1. Moon Phase identification: Followed by Oreo shaping & placement 2. Oreo's around the Earth: 2 different Sun, Earth, Moon Formats:          A. One showing a persons perspective from Earth with viewing angle          B. One without the viewing angle 3. Two pages of Answers Important: This product is part of my Moon Phases Activities Bundle: (20% OFF!

This is a ready-to-print, engaging bundle aligned to the 5th grade NGSS standards! LIST OF LESSONS INCLUDED:Part 1: Why is the Sun the brightest object we see in the sky? (5-ESS1-1)• Lesson 1: Introduction to Scale• Lesson 2: Introduction to Argument• Lesson 3: Brightness of the Sun and StarsPart 2: Why do objects fall towards the Earth? (5-PS2-1)• Lesson 4: Shape of the Earth• Lesson 5: Gravity Part 3: How can we explain the patterns that we see in the sky? (5-ESS1-2)• Lesson 6: Motions of the

Bring the outside into your classroom with this Day and Night unit! It includes real pictures of objects and activities seen during the day and night to sort, "My Day and Night Observation Journal", sorting activities, printables, and science notebook pages!⭐️ Prep is quick and easy... This is a great addition to your day and night curriculum and will add discovery and excitement to your Science Center!✅ Here's what's included:Day and Night Real Picture Cards for SortingMy Day and Night Observat