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Eclipses

For Students 6th - 9th
In this eclipses instructional activity, students are given diagrams of a solar and lunar eclipse. They fill in each diagram with given terms and color the diagram to indicate the process for each type of eclipse.
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The Io Plasma Torus

For Students 11th - 12th
In this plasma torus learning exercise, learners solve 5 problems including finding the dimensions of the Io torus, determining the formula for the volume of a torus, finding the actual volume of the Ion torus and finding the amount of...
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LRO-Searching for Lunar Boulders

For Students 8th - 12th
In this lunar boulders activity, students use an image taken by the LRO satellite of the surface of the moon to find the scale of the image and determine the number of boulders and their approximate sizes.
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Gravity Launch

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students examine how gravity affects launching rockets into space. In this physical science lesson plan, students review the concept of gravity and use an interactive online site, "Gravity Launch," to simulate a rocket launch.
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Take a Spin Through the Solar System

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in a variety of activities to explore the Solar System in this unit.
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Lunar Cycles

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders conduct internet research on a specific website to collect information about Lunar Cycles.
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Earth Science--Letter "F"

For Students 5th - 8th
For this earth science worksheet, students locate and identify vocabulary terms related to earth science that begin with the letter "F." There are 24 words located in the puzzle.
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Artificial Satellites and Space Probes

For Students 9th - 12th
In this satellites worksheet, students match the list of facts given with the artificial satellite or space probe that it describes. This worksheet has 12 matching questions.
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Solar System

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this space activity, 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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Solar System

For Students 6th - 10th
In this solar system, students review information about the planets found in our solar system. Students complete 15 fill in the blank questions and then find the 9 planets in a word search.
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Sun too close? We'll just change Earth's orbit

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study an article and discuss what would happen if the Earth's orbit changed.  In this Earth's orbit lesson students answer a list of questions and complete an activity.
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A Model of the Sun's interior

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars create a three-dimensional model of the sun. In this solar system lesson plan, students design a scale model of the sun using plasticine.
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Exploring the Solar System

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to earth's moon and the eight other planets in our solar system. Also, students explore the geology, composition, and orbits of other planets by planning a trip to another planet.
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Planetary Profiles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the characteristics of the planets and moons in the solar system. They create profiles of the nine planets in the solar system and present a written and oral report about a planet.
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Celestial Characters

For Teachers K - 12th
Students read myths and legends about celestial bodies, compare cultural perceptions of celestial personalities, represent "character" of sun, moon, clouds, or stars, and invent their own stories about their chosen celestial characters.
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Rhyming Picture Cards

For Students Pre-K - K
For this sounds worksheet, students match six pictures by grouping the rhyming ones together. Rhymes include moon/balloon/spoon and car/jar/star.
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The Inner Planets

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this inner planets worksheet, students will list the four inner planets on a chart. Then students will write in information for each of these planets including size and composition, atmosphere, temperatures, surface features, moons,...
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The Outer Planets

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this outer planets worksheet, students will write in the names of the outer planets on a chart. Then students will fill in the chart with information about each of these planets including size and composition, atmosphere, below the...
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Rhyming Words: Match the Pictures that Rhyme

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this rhyming worksheet, students match a picture on the left to a picture on the right that rhymes. Rhyming picture pairs include: box/fox, tree/bee, moon/spoon, house/mouse.
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Beginning Fractions Equal Parts

For Students K - 2nd Standards
After looking at four examples of shapes divided into two exactly equal parts, junior geometers try their hand. One valuable thing about this worksheet is that the shapes are not only the standard circle, square, and triangle, but also...
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Stars in Your Eyes

For Students 6th - 9th
For this solar system worksheet, students answer 20 short answer questions about the stars, the planets, the sun and moon, meteorites and constellations.
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Jupiter and Io

For Students 10th - 12th
In this Jupiter and Io worksheet, students use a diagram of the planet and its moon to find the dimension of the image, the width of the largest feature in the atmosphere of Jupiter, the width of the smallest feature in the atmosphere of...
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Seems Like a Million Bucks

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students read Sam and the Lucky Moon, identify the elements of the story, and examine the benefits and costs of giving.
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Money Smart children

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners elementary financial vocabulary words: spend, save, invest and donate. In this finance lesson, students respond to the story "Sam and the Lucky Moon." Learners describe the concepts of wants and needs, resources, scarcity,...

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