Journey Through the Universe
Where to Look For Life?
Every year we discover new planets including more than 1,000 in 2016 alone. Will we ever find life on another planet? The lesson includes two activities to help scholars understand this concept. First, they analyze the temperature range...
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Exploration of the Moon
In this moon worksheet, learners review the Clementine exploration of the Earth's moon. This worksheet has 8 matching and 14 true or false questions.
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Scavenger Hunt: Who am I?
In this space science worksheet, students use the sites listed on the Solar System and Planets page of the Kid Zone to locate the names of the people credited with each discovery. They identify and name 26 different scientists who made...
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Solar System
In this space worksheet, students identify and locate vocabulary terms and names related to the Solar System. There are 23 words located in the puzzle.
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Space Search
In this space instructional activity, students identify and locate vocabulary terms and names related to space. There are 26 words located in the puzzle.
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Viewing Earth and Sky
In this earth and sky worksheet, students review terms associated with map reading. Students also review topographic maps and how contour lines represent elevation. This worksheet has 5 matching, 5 true or false, 5 fill in the blank, and...
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Heliocentric and Geocentric Models
For this worksheet, students read an informational article and view drawings of the two models. In this comprehension worksheet, students answer twelve questions.
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The Comet Encke Tail Disruption Event
In this comet tail disruption instructional activity, students solve 7 problems using two images from NASA's STEREO satellite showing the breakup of the comet's tail. Students analyze the diagram and use the scale to solve the problems...