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Venus
On this planet Venus worksheet, students color a picture of the planet Venus. They then answer 4 questions about the planet and fill in other interesting facts.
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Neptune
In this planet Neptune learning exercise, students color a picture of Neptune. Then they answer 4 questions about the planet and write in other interesting facts.
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planet worksheet
In this art learning exercise, students color the planet and create their own designs. An extension activity for this sheet they could create a planet cutout.
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Out of this world
In this planets instructional activity, students answer multiple choice and short answer questions about different planets in space. Students answer 5 questions.
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Quiz: Astronomy
In this science worksheet, 3rd graders will focus on various aspects of astronomy. Students will respond to ten questions all pertaining to stars, constellations, planets, and our solar system.
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If I Was A...? Mother Nature
In this environment worksheet, students pretend they are Mother Nature as they answer 4 questions. They explain whether their temperature gets hotter with a fever, why the Ozone layer is leaving them, how big Mother Nature is compared to...
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Astronomy
In this astronomy instructional activity, students complete a word search puzzle by finding 53 astronomy terms such as planets, lunar eclipse, and galaxy.
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Solar System Word Search
In this solar system word search worksheet, students locate and mark the 8 planet names within the word search puzzle. No word bank is provided.
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Planet Earth Word Search
In this searching for the words about the planet Earth worksheet, students use the word bank to find words written from left to right, right to left, and diagonally. Students find 14 words.
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Polygon Jigsaw Puzzle
In this polygons worksheet, students put a polygon jigsaw puzzle back together to form the planet Earth. Students put 10 polygons together.
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ESL Writing Practice: Planets
In this ESL writing practice worksheet, students practice tracing and writing the names of planets. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Earth
Young astronomers read an informational text passage and then answer questions based on what they read.
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Jupiter
Young astronomers read an informational text on the gas giant, Jupiter. Then they answer four multiple choice questions based on what they read.
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The History and Scale of the Solar System
Take scientists beyond our earthly reach and into the solar system. Pupils create a model of the solar system and discuss strengths and weaknesses of their model. They calculate distances in light years, discuss the nebular theory, and...
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Planetary Conjunctions
In this planetary conjunctions worksheet, students read about planetary alignments and they solve 2 problems. They determine the location of 3 planets given their orbit time after 1, 2 , 3 and 4 years and they determine when three given...
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Asteroids Between Mars and the Sun
In this asteroids of the solar system activity, students observe a diagram showing all the minor planets found in the orbit of Mars. Students answer 4 questions about the minor planets inside the orbit of other planets, they find the...
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Solar Systems Models Foldable Question Sheet
For this solar system worksheet, students use foldable models they made of the planets to answer questions about each planet. They answer questions about the theories and predictions made in our history about the solar system and answer...
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Finding Mass in the Cosmos
In this finding mass in the cosmos worksheet, students use the equations for the force of gravity, the centrifugal force pushing a planet outwards and the speed of a planet to solve 2 problems. They find the mass of primary bodies given...
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Beyond the Blue Horizon...Advanced
In this calculating the horizon worksheet, students solve 6 problems using algebra, derivatives and calculus to find the formula for the line-of-sight horizon, the distance along a planet, the horizon distance and the rates of change for...
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Planetary Anagrams
For this planetary worksheet, students practice unscrambling the names of 9 planets and then put the planets into order from the distance they are from the sun.
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Planetary Alignments
In this planetary alignments worksheet, students use 2 different methods to find out when planet alignments will occur. They use a three number series and they use least common multiples to find out when Mercury and Venus will align.
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Planets
In this planets worksheet, students access a website and record two unique facts about each planet in 1 graphic organizer. Then students go explore different sections of the website and answer 6 short answer questions.
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If I Were a Planet..
In this planet worksheet, students choose imagine they are a planet and complete a total of 5 short answer questions. Worksheet contains a link to additional activities.
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Animals Save the Planet
In this should or shouldn't worksheet, students complete sentences with either the word should or shouldn't about saving the planet. Students complete 11 sentences.