3rd Grade Astronomy Resources

Grap these Solar Eclipse and Lunar Eclipse posters for your classroom in both color and black and white. These are 8.5 x 11-inch posters that can be printed. Each poster explains how a lunar eclipse and solar eclipse occur. Be ready for the Total Solar Eclipse on April 8th by explaining what will occur in a way students will understand using these posters.

You can find this resource embedded in Phases of the Moon Cut and Paste Moon Calendar Experiment Moon Facts Book

Are you looking for an easy way to explain facts about the moon and the moon phases? Students are naturally curious about the moon. These high-interest, low prep activities will explain the moon and the moon phases in a way in which students can easily make connections and understand. You can also use this as a digital resource for your students in Google Classroom for remote learning. As students learn about the phases of the moon they can follow up with this wide variety of differentiated activities.

Check out this free activity packet from a graphic designer! An astronaut needs your help! Explore space while helping the astronaut get safely back to earth, identify the planets in our solar system, and match space pictures to words while learning about the wonders of space.