*This activity includes Pluto as a planet, even though it is now classified as a dwarf planet. Read more about Pluto's new status at our sister site, Fact Monster.
ACTIVITIES
Make Your Progress Visible
Use this end-of-the-year activity to support students to reflect on the progress that they have made this school year. For this...
TEACHING RESOURCE
10 Ideas for Building a Formative Assessment Toolkit
Most of us know that we should be using formative, or informal, assessments throughout our lessons. Formative assessments give...
FUTUREFIT PROJECTS
Home Sweet (Tiny) Home
OVERVIEW: ...LESSON PLANS
Sample the Solar System
Objectives: Students will choose the best approach for their research. Students will critique information found online. ...WORKSHEETS
Stars & Planets Worksheets
Eyewitness Workbook Stars & Planets is an activity-packed exploration of the world of space and astronomy. Below you will find...
WORKSHEETS
Observing an Eclipse
FutureFit Extension Activity ...
LESSON PLANS
Instant Expert: Astronomy
Become an instant expert on astronomy. Find motivational mini-lessons and the reference material you need to introduce planets and...REFERENCE
Astronomy Terms
The Milky Way, the galaxy containing our solar system, is about 100,000 light-years in diameter and about 10,000 ...REFERENCE
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 outer...
