Students can practice space vocabulary relevant to planets by reading the definition and using the word in a sentence they create.
Astronomy: Meet the Planets Word Power
Featured Middle School Resources
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Banned Books Week
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CHOICE BOARDS
Hispanic Heritage Month Choice Board for Middle School
These Hispanic Heritage Month activities for middle school students are perfect for back to school or culture and divers... -
National Hispanic Heritage Month
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Banned or Challenged Books, Grades 5–8
Explore this gallery of banned or challenged books for middle school students.
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Astronomy Terms
The Milky Way, the galaxy containing our solar system, is about 100,000 light-years in diameter and about 10,00... -
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An Illustrated Astronomy Glossary
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Earth Facts and Figures
Earth is not perfectly round; it bulges at the equator and is flatter at the poles. -
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Venus Facts and Figures
Venus is often called Earth's twin because the two planets are close in size, but that's the only similarity. -
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Instant Expert: Astronomy
Become an instant expert on astronomy. -
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Jupiter Facts and Figures
A belt of asteroids (fragments of rock and iron) between Mars and Jupiter separate the four inner planets from the five ...
