6th Grade Space Exploration Worksheets
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Team Moon Teacher's Guide
Enrich your science, history, or English curriculum with the resources in this teacher's guide for Team Moon, the story…Subjects:Nonfiction LiteratureLiteratureReading and Literature -
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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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The First Man in Space
Interesting facts and fun activities related to Yuri Alekseivich Gagarin, the first human ever to fly in space.Subjects:ScienceSpace ExplorationAstronauts and Space Flights -
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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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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 -
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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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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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Science Reading Warm-Up: The Moon
Read about the moon. This printable warm-up includes a space science reading passage and reading comprehension questions…Subjects:Reading ComprehensionSatellitesMoon -
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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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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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Sally Ride, First Woman on Space Shuttle
Interesting facts and fun activities related to Sally Ride, the first woman on the space shuttle.Subjects:ScienceSpace ExplorationAstronauts and Space Flights -
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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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Asteroids
Teach students about the possibilities of an asteroid collision with Earth. This is an enlightening discussion for Near…Subjects:Space ExplorationSpace and AstronomyScience -
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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 -
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Science and Social Studies: Colonizing Space
Students discuss the environment, specifically in the context of controlling or adapting to a habitat. They must decide…Subjects:Space ExplorationHabitats and EcosystemsEnvironmental Science -
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Science, Technology, and Society: Heat-Resistant Ceramic
Students learn about the incredible attributes of ceramics, and how the space program takes advantage of them.Subjects:ScienceSpace ExplorationAstronauts and Space Flights -
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How Is Space Explored?
Complete statements about space exploration and sequence events in this astronomy printable. Use this worksheet to…Subjects:ScienceSpace ExplorationTelescope -
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What Is the Space Shuttle?
Enrich your study of space science with this worksheet about space shuttles. In this printable, students will use…Subjects:ScienceSpace ExplorationAstronauts and Space Flights -
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How Rockets Propel Spacecraft Activity
Study how rockets propel spacecraft in this science printable. Students will define terms about rockets and spacecraft…Subjects:ScienceSpace ExplorationAstronauts and Space Flights -
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How Are Space Stations Used?
This worksheet reviews the purpose and features of space stations. In this printable, students will label the parts of a…Subjects:ScienceSpace and AstronomySpace Exploration -
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Astronomy Key Term Review
Write the astronomy term that best fits each description, then use your answers to solve the puzzle. In this vocabulary…Subjects:Space ExplorationVocabularyLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Astronomy Test
Test students' knowledge and understanding of space exploration with this printable astronomy exam. Students will…Subjects:ScienceSpace and AstronomySpace Exploration -
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Space Explorations
Teach your students about the first space missions that the United States undertook in the 1970s.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryScienceSpace Exploration -
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Robert Goddard, Physicist
Robert Goddard worked on developing rockets. A biography and related activities are included.Subjects:ScienceSpace and AstronomySpace Exploration