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Astronomy Worksheets
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In this astronomy of the movie "Armageddon" activity, students fill in a chart by reading a statement about good science, writing a one sentence summary, and explaining the "Hollywood Science" from the movie.
For this space science worksheet, students find the words associated with the basic terms of Astronomy. The answers are located at the bottom of the page.
In this astronomy worksheet, students read a detailed text about our solar system. Students then answer 15 questions about the information presented.
In this "Great Discoveries with Bill Nye: Astronomy" worksheet, students watch the movie and respond to 4 short answer and fill in the blank questions regarding information from the documentary.
In this astronomy worksheet, students write the answers to 16 short answer questions about the solar system, astronomers, Copernicus, and satellites. They also describe dark energy and exoplanets. (Written to be done with a video but can be used as research guide)
In this spelling picture learning exercise, students use pictures as clues to write 8 astronomy words. They fill in the blanks to the left of each picture with the letters which spell its name.
In this writing prompt activity, learners learn that the first week of April is Astronomy Week. Students write about a planet they would like to visit and why.
In this online interactive astronomy worksheet, students access a specific website to answer 10 questions involving astronomy in order to unscramble a secret message.
In this astronomy worksheet, students are directed to a specific Internet site to do research on deep space. Students answer 14 essay, short answer, or true/false questions.
For this astronomy worksheet, students complete a word search puzzle by finding 53 astronomy terms such as planets, lunar eclipse, and galaxy.
