5th Grade Space Exploration Resources
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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…Subjects:ScienceSpace ExplorationAstronauts 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.Subjects:ScienceSpace and AstronomySpace Exploration -
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…Subjects:ScienceSpace and AstronomySpace 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.Subjects:ScienceSpace ExplorationTelescope -
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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,…Subjects:ScienceSpace ExplorationAstronauts and Space Flights -
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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…Subjects:ScienceSpace ExplorationAstronauts and Space Flights -
REFERENCE
Early Astronomers
Teach students about the lives and ideas of early astronomers with a research activity.Subjects:Space and AstronomyScienceSpace Exploration -
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Ancient Astronomers
Teach students about the lives and ideas of ancient astronomers with a research activity.Subjects:Space ExplorationSpace and AstronomyScience -
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Astronauts and Spacecraft Quiz
This multiple-choice quiz about the history of space exploration includes questions about space rockets, space shuttles,…Subjects:ScienceSpace ExplorationAstronauts and Space Flights -
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.…Subjects:Reading ComprehensionTelescopeInventions -
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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…Subjects:ScienceSpace ExplorationAstronauts and Space Flights -
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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.…Subjects:ScienceSpace ExplorationAstronauts and Space Flights -
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Halley's Comet
Some interesting facts and fun activities related to Halley's Comet.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryAncient HistoryAncient Civilizations -
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…Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryScienceSpace Exploration -
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Asteroids
Teach students about the possibilities of an asteroid collision with Earth. This is an enlightening discussion for Near…Subjects:Space ExplorationSpace and AstronomyScience -
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'…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureSpace ExplorationMexican History and Hispanic Heritage -
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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 ExplorationSpace and AstronomyScience -
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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…Subjects:VocabularyDiscovery and ExplorationTwentieth Century -
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…Subjects:ScienceSpace ExplorationEnvironmental Science -
FUTUREFIT PROJECTS
Astronomy Through the Ages Lesson
Use this mini-lesson to introduce students to the … Read more -
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…Subjects:ScienceSpace and AstronomySpace Exploration -
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First Dog in Space
Interesting facts and fun activities related to Kudryavka, the first dog in outer space.Subjects:Astronauts and Space FlightsAnimals (Zoology)Space Exploration -
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A Magnificent Flying Machine
Teach students about the Space Shuttle and how it works.Subjects:ScienceSpace ExplorationAstronauts and Space Flights -
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Meteors
Students simulate a meteor collision.Subjects:Space and AstronomySpace ExplorationScience
