5th Grade Space Exploration

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Literature

Reading and Literature

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ACTIVITIES

A Day in Space Sub Kit (Grades 5-6)

Allow students to learn about outer space while you're away from your classroom with this substitute teacher kit for…

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Science

Space and Astronomy

Space Exploration

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Living in Space Printable II

Discover what it is like to live in space, from what astronauts eat to how they live in the weightless environment.…

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Science

Space Exploration

Astronauts and Space Flights

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REFERENCE

One Small Step and Mission to the Moon

Share the story of Neil Armstrong and the race to the moon with your students, and assign the related activities to help…

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Social Studies and History

Science

Space Exploration

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Living in Space Printable I

How do astronauts live in space? Find out by reading the facts in this printable. Learn about spacesuits, space…

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Science

Space Exploration

Astronauts and Space Flights

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The Great Space Race

Teach students about the race between the US and the USSR to get into space.

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Science

Space and Astronomy

Space Exploration

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Astronauts

Astronauts need special clothing to live and work in space. Use this worksheet to review the parts of an astronaut suit,…

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Science

Space Exploration

Astronauts and Space Flights

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Early Astronomers

Teach students about the lives and ideas of early astronomers with a research activity.

Subjects:

Space and Astronomy

Science

Space Exploration

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Science, Technology, and Society: Time Machine

Students compare the Hubble telescope to a time machine, in order to discuss the concept of time travel.

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Science

Space Exploration

Telescope

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DAILY WARM-UPS

Science Reading Warm-Up: Telescopes

Students learn about the two main types of telescopes, refracting and reflecting, through this science reading passage.…

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Reading Comprehension

Telescope

Inventions

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DAILY WARM-UPS

Science Reading Warm-Up: The Moon

Read about the moon. This printable warm-up includes a space science reading passage and reading comprehension questions…

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Reading Comprehension

Satellites

Moon

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Ancient Astronomers

Teach students about the lives and ideas of ancient astronomers with a research activity.

Subjects:

Space Exploration

Space and Astronomy

Science

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BOOK GUIDES

Astro Boy Teacher's Guide

This teacher's guide for Astro Boy—the novel by Tracey West based on the animated film—uses science, history and art…

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Science

Space Exploration

Environmental Science

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Space Travel

Launch into a unit on space travel by learning key facts about space rockets, rover vehicles, and space shuttles. NASA's…

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Science

Space Exploration

Astronauts and Space Flights

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Space Shuttle Worksheet

Learn about the space shuttle—the first reusable space craft. NASA's space shuttle fleet retired in 2011. In this…

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Science

Space Exploration

Astronauts and Space Flights

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BOOK GUIDES

Path to the Stars Teaching Guide

This Common Core-aligned teaching guide includes numerous individual and group activities sure to spark your students'…

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Reading and Literature

Space Exploration

Mexican History and Hispanic Heritage

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TEACHING RESOURCE

Astronomy Through the Ages Background Information

This resource is designed to be used in conjunction with the Astronomy Through the Ages Mini-Lesson. Use this resource…

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Science

Space and Astronomy

Space Exploration

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First Dog in Space

Interesting facts and fun activities related to Kudryavka, the first dog in outer space.

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Astronauts and Space Flights

Animals (Zoology)

Space Exploration

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Following the Sun

Students make a record of the sun's motion during a day by using the shadow of a stick.

Subjects:

Space Exploration

Space and Astronomy

Science

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Meteors

Students simulate a meteor collision.

Subjects:

Space and Astronomy

Space Exploration

Science

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Halley's Comet

Some interesting facts and fun activities related to Halley's Comet.

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Social Studies and History

Ancient History

Ancient Civilizations

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Space Explorations

Teach your students about the first space missions that the United States undertook in the 1970s.

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Social Studies and History

Science

Space Exploration

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Robert Goddard, Physicist

Robert Goddard worked on developing rockets. A biography and related activities are included.

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Science

Space and Astronomy

Space Exploration

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20th-Century Explorers Word Power

Students can practice social studies vocabulary relevant to 20th-century explorers by reading the definition and using…

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Vocabulary

Discovery and Exploration

Twentieth Century

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