On two pages you will find the pictures of 19 different galaxies and a Hubble "Tuning Ford" diagram. Print these out on cardstock and let primary space scientists use them to identify the three different types: spiral, elliptical, and...

How do you put something as large as the universe in perspective? Use a series of scale experiments. Classmates collaborate around four experiments to examine the scale of the earth-moon system, our solar system, the Milky Way galaxy,...

Welcome to the code side. The interactive lesson introduces coding in a game format with familiar characters. Young computer experts learn to develop code to control the interaction of the characters in the game. The activity ends with...

An information-packed eight-page article detailing the history of understanding active transport across cell membranes makes up the bulk of this handout. Two pages of reading comprehension and critical-thinking questions follow. The...

In this set of activity worksheets for the story, Men In Black, students complete a total of 23 questions: short answer, word order, matching and true/false. Worksheets are followed by a 9 question assessment.

Three astronomy activities in one resource! Here you will find one hands-on activity, one demonstration, both with discussion questions, and one activity worksheet. During these lessons young scientists discuss how stars are...

If Earth was formed 4600 million years ago, and the sun revolves about the center of the Milky Way once every 250 million years, how many revolutions have occurred? Students answer this question and ten more, all providing students with...

This resource provides an explanation of NASA's GALEX mission and how the space-based telescope can view distant galaxies as they were billions of years ago. The resource also discusses the other aspects of galaxies that GALEX...

How much astronomy can you study with the naked eye? Learn more about the ways scientists explore the galaxy with a short reading passage and set of short-answer questions.

In this solar system worksheet, students complete a word search, crossword puzzle, word scramble, and cryptogram all relating to the solar system.

In this habits worksheet, students complete a Cloze paragraph activity by reading the paragraph and inserting the vocabulary words.

In this Valentine activity worksheet, students complete a tic-tac-toe game by cutting out the Valentine block images and using them to play a game of tic-tac-toe.

For this food and transportation worksheet, learners make questions, complete a crossword, complete a word search, and more. Students complete 5 activities.

In this language arts learning exercise, students write names of actions, listen and write words, choose the correct answers, and complete a crossword. Students complete 4 activities.

In this animals worksheet, students label animals, choose the correct words to complete sentences, complete a word search, and more. Students complete 4 activities.

In this animal body parts instructional activity, students label the animals, complete sentences, complete a word search, and more. Students complete 4 activities.

In this animals and nature worksheet, students label pictures, fill in the blanks to sentences, complete a word search, and more. Students complete 4 activities.

In this solar system worksheet, students complete a ten question multiple choice page pertaining to the solar system. Prior knowledge is assumed.

Young scientists create a simulation of Hubble's law. Introducing the Big Bang Theory using balloons and a simple lab learning exercise, scholars complete a data table and perform analysis.

In this counting stars worksheet, students construct a histogram for stars in a given star field using their apparent magnitude. Students answer 5 questions using their tabulated data and histogram to answer questions about the stars of...

Assist your pupils and broaden their horizons with several activities that determine the exact positioning of various communities over the globe. Pupils use data from the Global Positioning System to determine the position and rate of...

Here is a fabulous set of teacher's notes that will make your next hands-on gravity and force lab fun and interesting. These notes provide you with three activities that allow children to make and test hypothesis regarding force,...

How does sound travel in space? Fifth graders investigate this question with a science activity, in which they research the properties of sound. Schedule a lab visit for individual Internet research, or include the activity after you...

For this cosmic collision worksheet, students explore interactive online website to study about the dynamics of different galaxies. They write short answers to 8 questions that follow.