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Astronomy independent work packets
Solar System and Planets Reading Passages | The Solar System Worksheets
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!
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: Solar System and Planets Activities Bundle | Solar System Project
Phases of the Moon Activity Earth Science Crossword Puzzle Worksheet Astronomy
Phases of the Moon Activity: You will download a moon phrases crossword puzzle worksheet packet for your 4th grade, 5th grade, and special education earth science students. It also makes a great supplement for an astronomy unit. As a bonus, you will also download a moon phase 8.5"x11" poster that may also be used as an anchor chart.This phases of the moon activity worksheet works well for a science bell ringer, early finishers, morning work, review homework, test prep, or extra vocabulary practi
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Earth's Rotation and Revolution Pack Printables, PowerPoint - Distance Learning
The Earth’s Rotation and Revolution Unit includes a variety of printables, interactive notebooks, and a 100% editable PowerPoint. Topics include – Rotation, Revolution, orbit, Axis, Seasons, Day and Night, Sunrise and Sunset, hemispheres What’s included in the pack: (Answer Keys are included)PowerPoint Review Sheet Reading and comprehension questionsTrue or False worksheet Cut and Paste Activity Rotation and Revolution Posters Vocabulary Sheet (colored and black/white) Vocab MatchWord Search Int
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Astronomy Bundle - Earth's Rotation and Revolution, Moon Phases, Constellations
Distance Learning / This astronomy bundle includes everything you need - Interactive Notebooks, Printables, task cards, posters, and 100% editable PowerPoint! 3 units - earth's rotation and revolution, moon phases, and constellations.What exactly is included: Earth's Rotation and RevolutionTopics include – Rotation, Revolution, orbit, Axis, Seasons, Day and Night, Sunrise and Sunset, hemispheresWhat’s included in the pack: (Answer Keys are included)PowerPoint Review SheetReading and comprehensio
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Moon Phases Oreo Lab NGSS MS-ESS1-1 Digital Print
Students love this lab!!! It's inquiry based, student centered, rigorous and easy prep! It covers NGSS DCI-ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System. The orbits of Earth around the sun and of the moon around Earth, cause observable patterns.What students do:I have the students bring in the Oreos and spoons/knives to class. Or you can spend about $25 on Oreos, which for my class size is 8 cookies per group, with 8 groups per class. Students model what they think the pattern of moon phases are for one
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Grades:
6th - 10th
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-1
Mars Virtual Field Trip Explore the Mars Rover
Take a virtual field trip to space and to Mars and explore the Mars Rover. Perfect activities, worksheets, and tasks for middle and high schoolers for Mars and Space Science. This PRINT and Go resource is perfect for distance learning or classroom use to help students explore and take a field trip without ever having to leave the classroom. All questions and activities can be answered from exploring the virtual field trip site. Rather than just look around using the 360 view, these tasks give
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Grades:
4th - 12th
Seasons PowerPoint Earth Moon Sun Tides Guided Notes MS-ESS1-2 3 Digital Print
This isn’t your ordinary PowerPoint! I include 65 slides with over 20 different concepts and many images, links to YouTube, Guided Notes with room to draw abstract astronomy concepts and I also provide questions with a key. ALL EDITABLE! You can use this for direct instruction or use it to flip the classroom. It’s great for SPED and ELL students. AND, it's Google ready!Click here and save over 40% by buying my Astronomy and Waves Bundle that has all my astronomy resources.THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES
Grades:
6th - 11th
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-1
*Space Project: Create an Alien and Planet
This is a FUN, NO-PREP project, with a CHECKLIST and RUBRIC. The students can apply their learning of space in a creative and imaginative way. They will need to explain the seasons, other celestial bodies in their solar systems, the effect of these bodies on their planet and much more.This package includes:10 worksheets1 checklist1 rubricThis project can be done right on these sheets and/or you may choose to get the students to make 3D versions of their alien and planets (depending on the time)
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Big Bang Theory Evidence NGSS MS-ESS1-2 MS-ESS1-2 Includes Spanish
This resource is engaging, low maintenance, no prep, NGSS aligned, hard copies or virtual! By the end of this activity your students will have a much deeper understanding of The Big Bang Theory. AND! It includes a Spanish version for your ESL/ELL/Newcomer students!This activity can be completely student centered with zero direct instruction from you which takes students 50-90 minutes depending on ability level. Or, you can do the expanding universe balloon model yourself as a demo and embed lots
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Grades:
6th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-2
, HS-ESS1-3
, MS-PS4-1
, HS-ESS1-1
, HS-ESS1-2
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Leap Day Year 2024 Science Sub Plan or Independent Work Middle School 5th 6th 7
Leap Day Year 2024 Science Sub Plans or Independent Work for Middle School Science 5th 6th 7th GradesThis comprehensive 18-page PDF resource provides a complete solution for substitute teachers, pre-holiday days, district testing days, or teacher catch-up days.Want to Celebrate Reading Across America? Get this Engaging and Interactive 16 Print-and-Go activity for a very low price and let your students discover practical strategies to enhance their reading skills and become more efficient readers
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Spanish Solar System Activity Los Planetas el Sol y la Luna en el Sistema Solar
Motive a sus estudiantes con el aprendizaje del Sistema Solar con este proyecto de investigación acerca de los planetas, el Sol y la Luna. Los estudiantes se involucrarán en la lectura y escritura creando estas plantillas de investigación. Son perfectas para publicación de lo estudiado y aprendido. Su pizarrón de clase brillará el día de publicación. Estas plantillas vienen listas con títulos y subtítulos como también en versión blanca para los chicos que desean agregar sus propias áreas de inve
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Grades:
4th - 5th
Types of Galaxies in Space Universe Astronomy Science Worksheet Handout
An infographic worksheet designed to grab your astronomy students attention about galaxies! The details include: 1. Details about the shape and make up of spiral, elliptical and irregular galaxies2. Facts about our knowledge about galaxies 3. Information about our home galaxy, the Milky Way!Differentiated worksheets included for different reading levels and a notes taking worksheet with fill in the blanks. Practice worksheets included to allow for students to take notes and analyze important fac
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Grades:
6th - 8th
The Role of Gravity in the Universe Reading Articles and Worksheets MS-ESS1-2
Four separate lessons teach students about the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system. Students will learn about the effects of gravity in the universe and our solar system and how gravity and inertia balance to create the orbit of planets and moons. Plus, a lesson about the gravity in black holes!⭐ Get this set at a HUGE discount in our done-for-you Gravity Unit!Includes both print and Google Slides options to assign!Each lesson includes a 1-page reading with its o
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Grades:
7th - 10th
NGSS:
HS-ESS1-4
, MS-PS2-4
, MS-ESS1-2
, HS-ESS1-2
, HS-PS2-4
Also included in: Earth Science Reading Comprehension Articles Bundle with Space
Planets, Stars and the Solar System Worksheets Kindergarten & 1st Grade
Struggling to find Planets, Stars and the Solar System Worksheets for your Space and Planet units? Kindergarten and 1st grade students will identify stars, planets, solar systems, the Sun, Moon, Earth, day and night, astronauts, and four seasons using 20 NGSS Solar Systems Planets Stars Sun and Moon worksheets. These science worksheet provide clear directions making it easy for students complete independently and will go with any science curriculum!This Next Generation Science Solar System pack
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Grades:
K - 1st
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NGSS:
1-ESS1-1
, K-ESS2-1
, K-ESS3-2
, K-ESS2-2
, 1-ESS1-2
Also included in: Next Generation Science First Grade Worksheets - 1st Grade Science Units
Earth Tilt Sun Patterns Seasons Project Based Assessment NGSS MS-ESS1-1
Don't be intimidated by "Stop Motion"! I've never made one, but students use the free app and they figure out how to make amazing movies every year! Students will be engaged, excited and students will have a deep understanding of why we have seasons on earth! There’s no better way to hit the NGSS Science and Engineering Practice of Developing and Using Models than making a movie! This NGSS three dimensional resource covers the Performance Expectation “Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun sys
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Grades:
6th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-1
Solar & Lunar Eclipses 2024 Science Sub Plan or Independent Work Middle School 6
Solar & Lunar Eclipses 2024 Science Sub Plan or Independent Work Packet for Middle School & High School 6th 7th 8th Grades: The Great North American Solar Eclipse Day 2024 Activities Reading Comprehension This comprehensive 22-page PDF resource provides a complete solution for substitute teachers, pre-holiday days, district testing days, or teacher catch-up days.Key Features:Print-and-Go Convenience: Easily implement these activities without any prior preparation.Engaging Content: Captur
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Constellations Night Sky Coordinate Graphing Activity - Mystery Picture
Integrate Math and Science with this Graphing the Constellations Activity! Students learn about coordinate graphing and when certain constellations are found in the sky (and WHY)! The constellations are accurately placed for the Summer and Winter sky so that their positions match that of their actual positions in the sky -so it can even be used as a constellations star map!Included:Informational text reading (3 pages) covering the following topics...What are Constellations?History of Finding P
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Grades:
4th - 9th
Virtual Field Trip to the Solar System Activities for Middle and High School
Explore out of this World with your middle or high school students in this Space Virtual Field Trip to explore the Solar System! Perfect for any science class, these lessons are ready to go with interactive activities, 360 videos and tours, and lots of ready to go activities and tasks! This resource is perfect for distance learning or classroom use to help students explore and take a field trip without ever having to leave the classroom. All questions and activities can be answered from explorin
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Planets of the Solar System Gallery Walk Activity NGSS MS ESS1 1 Worksheet
This activity is great for a nice quite day in class or a sub plan, the kids get really into it and there’s no prep! Jigsaw activities are a cooperative learning strategy that empowers students to specialize in one aspect of a topic that they eventually use to teach their peers. What Students Do:Students research and compile key facts about their assigned planets to create vibrant flyers.Afterwards, they display their flyers on the classroom walls for a gallery walk. During this session, fellow
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Grades:
6th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
Planets Research Project (Astronomy and Solar System)
This project can be used in an Astronomy/Solar System unit. In the project students will select four planets (2 gas giants, 2 terrestrial planets) other than Earth to investigate. Students are then given a detailed list of information to find on their chosen planets including: planet size, weather, composition, surface features, year and day lengths, and when planet was discoveredunique features of the planetthe location of the planet in our solar systemwhether of not the student believes the pl
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Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in: Planets and the Solar System Teaching Resources Bundle (Astronomy)
NGSS Scale History of the Universe HS-ESS1-1 MS-ESS1-3 Activity Includes Spanish
After this activity your students will have a much deeper understanding of how our universe started and how the solar system and life evolved into what it is today! It’s interactive, inquiry based, metacognitive and integrated NGSS!!! I highly recommend you purchase The Universe and Its Stars in my store. It’s only $2.99 and it’s a perfect scaffold for this resource. Another great resource to accompany this one is Scale of the Universe. It teaches students how big objects are and their distanc
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Grades:
6th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-2
, HS-ESS1-3
, HS-ESS1-1
, HS-ESS1-2
HR Diagram- Hertzsprung-Russell Reading and Practice Worksheets
This is an HR Diagram Reading and Worksheets Packet. Students read about HR diagrams, luminosity (star brightness), star color, and star temperature. They examine main sequence, red giant, and white dwarf stars on the HR diagram. They use the reading to answer one page of reading questions and complete two pages of practice questions. This assignment is for middle school or high school (8th-11th) Earth science or Astronomy classes. This product contains 4 pages and a key.Reading on the Hertzspru
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Grades:
8th - 11th
Space Theme Coloring Pages for Preschool | Kindergarten | First Grade
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-Blast Off! Launch your Space or Solar System unit with this adorable set of 12 printable Space Theme Coloring Pages. This set includes the solar system, planets, space exploration, constellations, spaceships, astronauts, and so much more. Download and print for a fun and relaxing activity that will enhance your space exploration study or add educational fun to indoor recess. Simple drawings are perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, and special needs students. Bui
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Grades:
PreK - 2nd
NGSS:
1-ESS1-1
Gravity & Solar System NGSS ESS1.A ESS1.B Online Simulation Digital
If you’re teaching NGSS ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System The solar system consists of the sun and a collection of objects, including planets, their moons, and asteroids that are held in orbit around the sun by its gravitational pull on them (MS-ESS1-2) this is perfect for you! There’s no better way to hit the NGSS Science and Engineering Practice of Developing and Using Models than using PhET simulations! Students will be engaged and challenged by the simulation and questions. Take a look at
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Grades:
6th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-2
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