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Our Solar System

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Solar System worksheet, students explore the planets and their characteristics. Students read about the Solar System and answer six multiple choice questions about what they read.
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Astronomy Class

For Students 6th - 8th
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.
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Cosmology

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this space science worksheet, students find the words that are related to the study of cosmology and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Wish You Were Here

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Pupils work in small groups to research information about planets in the solar system. They create picture postcards from space, drawing images they imagine they would see while traveling to a planet. They then write personal messages...
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Space; Vocabulary Review

For Students 5th - 6th
In this science worksheet, students locate 25 vocabulary words in a word search. The words all relate to the study of space and space exploration.
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Other Objects in the Solar System

For Students 7th - 9th
In this solar system worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle given 11 clues about objects in the sky such as asteroids, meteoroids, comets and planets.
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El sistema solar

For Students 6th - 7th
Everyone loves learning about space; there's something incredible about how all of this came to be, isn't there? Engage your Spanish language learners with this interesting topic. First, have each pupil cut out their vocabulary...
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Energy Skate Park

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Apply the concepts of conservation of energy to a skater to introduce a fun way the concepts apply to real life. Scholars build tracks, ramps, and jumps then analyze the various types of energy and friction. For an added challenge,...
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Gravity And Orbits

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Have you ever wanted to turn off gravity? This simulation allows learners to do just that in addition to altering other variables. Scholars can move the sun, Earth, moon, and space station to see how distance affects gravitational pull....
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Soaring Through Space With a Kid Pix Slide Show

For Teachers 1st
First graders create a slide show on Kid Pix about space. In this space lesson plan, 1st graders will explore the earth, sun, moon, and planets. After exploring their motions and locations around the sun, they create a 4 page slide show...
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Discover the Planets

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research the planets. In this science lesson, 3rd graders create PowerPoint presentations over a planet. Students present their findings.
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Probes to Other Planets

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use a list of robot components and common household items to design and construct a robot spacecraft model suitable for exploring the Saturn System. They present the robots to the class.
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Got Space?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore our solar system of planets through research and activities. Using cooperative grouping and interaction, students gain an understanding of how the characteristics of the planets differ from one another.
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My Spacecraft to Saturn

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students discover problems that NASA must deal with on a daily basis. They work together to think of solutions and sketch their own idea of a spacecraft. They discover the concept of engineering.
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Space Trading Cards

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use the Internet and other reference sources to gather information on a space topic. They create a trading card displaying the information learned and import pictures from libraries and the Internet.
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Planets or Not, Here We Come!

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Pupils, working in groups, research planets in terms of the size, temperature, number of moons, and potential for life. They use packets and worksheets as guides for their research. Students may role-play as aliens visiting their...
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The Inner Planets

For Students 9th - 12th
In this planets worksheet, students review the characteristics of the inner planets: Mars, Venus, Earth, and Mercury. This worksheet has 15 multiple choice questions.
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Venus and Uranus Wordsearch

For Students 6th - 8th
For this space science worksheet, students find the words that are related to the planets of Venus and Uranus. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Named Moons of Saturn

For Students 6th - 8th
In this space science worksheet, students find the words that are related to the learning of new vocabulary about the moons of Saturn. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Grade 8: Intermediate-Level Test, Science Written Test, 2009

For Students 8th
In this 8th grade science standardized test practice worksheet, 8th graders respond to 83 multiple choice and short answer questions that require them to review their knowledge of science.
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Grade 8: Intermediate-Level Test, Science Written Test, 2007

For Students 8th
In this 8th grade science standardized test practice worksheet, 8th graders respond to 79 multiple choice and short answer questions that require them to review their knowledge of science.
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Grade 8: Intermediate-Level Test, Science Written Test, 2006

For Students 8th
In this 8th grade science standardized test practice worksheet, 8th graders respond to 73 multiple choice and short answer questions that require them to review their knowledge of science.
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Grade 8: Intermediate-Level Test, Science Written Test

For Students 8th
In this 8th grade science standardized test practice activity, 8th graders respond to 80 multiple choice and open-ended questions regarding science topics. The questions correlate to the New York academic standards.
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Grade 8: Intermediate-Level Test, Science Written Test, 2004

For Students 8th
In this 8th grade science standardized test practice worksheet, 8th graders respond to 78 multiple choice and short answer questions that require them to review their knowledge of science.