Classroom printables, activities & worksheets
Space & Solar System
Use this comprehensive collection of educational resources when learning about space and the solar system with your students. Resources provided include posters to display in your classroom, worksheets, PowerPoint teaching presentations, decorations to theme your room, vocabulary word wall cards, worksheets and hands-on activities. Some of the topics covered include the phases of the moon, day and night, hemispheres, shadows, tides and the sun and moon effects.
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Planets of Our Solar System – Worksheet
Use this worksheet to review planet order, features and classifications.
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Planets of Our Solar System – Teaching Presentation
Explore information about the planets in our solar system and their position in relation to the Sun.
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Why Teach About Aboriginal Astronomy? Poster
An educational poster providing a rationale for teaching Australian children about Aboriginal astronomy.
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The Solar System – Cut and Paste Activity
A cut and paste activity where students make a mini solar system book.
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Solar System Mobile – Craft Activity
A printable solar system craft activity for kids.
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Space Rocket Design Task
An engaging design task to encourage creative thinking and design engineering.
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Astronaut Template
A set of four astronaut templates to use for space-themed displays in your classroom.
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The Moon of Planet Earth – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for the information report from the Year 3 magazine (Issue 3).
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28 Space Vocabulary Words
28 space-related vocabulary word cards for use on a word wall.
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Earth Day Acrostic Poem - Template
An acrostic poem template to use in the classroom to celebrate Earth Day.
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Solar System Word Wall Vocabulary
A set of solar system related vocabulary cards for a word wall.
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Planets of the Solar System Posters
A set of visually striking and informative posters about the planets of our solar system.
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Number and Algebra Mathematics Investigation - The Solar System in Our Space
A mathematics investigation about number and the scale of the solar system, embedded in a real-world context.
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Aboriginal Interpretations of the Night Sky Worksheet
A worksheet that explores how Aboriginal peoples interpreted the night sky.
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Planets of the Solar System Factbook – Worksheet
A worksheet that can be compiled into a factbook containing information about the planets in the solar system.
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What About Me? Other Regions and Objects of the Solar System
A worksheet that explores other features in the solar system besides the sun and the planets.
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Formation of Earth - Reading Comprehension Worksheet
A reading comprehension activity that helps develop literacy skills and outlines the events and processes that led to the formation of our home planet.
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Energy of the Sun Worksheet
An activity that explores how to record the amount of energy coming from the sun.
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How Earth Was Formed - Worksheet
A worksheet that helps students prepare a presentation about the formation of Earth.
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The Relative Distance From the Sun to Earth
Scaled images of the sun and Earth to use when exploring relative size and distance.
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Science Experiment - Changing Shadows
A science experiment which explores how shadows change throughout the day.
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Night and Day Worksheet
A worksheet to help students demonstrate their understanding of night and day.
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Celestial Bodies - The Moon PowerPoint
A 16 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about the moon.
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Moon Phases Worksheet - Northern Hemisphere
A worksheet to use when teaching students about the phases of the moon.
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Moon Phases Worksheet - Southern Hemisphere
A worksheet to use when teaching students about the phases of the moon.
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Moon Phases Posters - Southern Hemisphere
A set of two posters depicting the phases of the moon in the southern hemisphere.
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Moon Phases Posters - Northern Hemisphere
A set of two posters depicting the phases of the moon in the northern hemisphere.
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Movement of the Sun, Earth and Moon Model
A hands-on model to demonstrate the interplay and movements of the sun, Earth and moon.
