7th Grade Astronomy Handouts

This Moon Landing word search puzzle worksheet is for the memory of landing on the moon. The words are hidden in all directions and there may be some overlaps making this a challenging word search. A great activity worksheet for class or home that will help students learn a lot about this great achievement.

The 24 hidden vocabulary words are: Aeronautics, America, Apollo, Astrology, astronaut, astronomy, Buzz Aldrin, Eagle, Eleven, exploration, Historical, John F. Kennedy, landed, landing, launch, lunar, Michael Collins, mission, Moon, Neil Armstrong, orbit, Space, spacecraft, telescope.

Engage your students with these activity resources:

• Moon Phases Word Search Puzzle Activity Worksheet Fun Back To School Ressource
• 118 Beach Related Words Word Search Puzzles - End of School Activity Worksheets
• Fourth (4th) of July Word Search Puzzle Activity Worksheet | 63 Word to Find
• Bilingual ESL Classroom Supply Labels English - Spanish (Colors & Animals)
• 10 Summer Vocabulary Word Search Puzzles Worksheets Activity - 100 Word to Find
• Fourth (4th) of July Word Search Puzzle Activity Worksheet | 63 Word to Find
• BIG Summer Vacation Fun Word Search Worksheet - End of School Year Activity

Features:

• 1 PDF File is A4 Size, Includes 2 Pages one for the Puzzles and the other for Solutions.

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A creative and multidisciplinary STEM project is at your fingertips!

Engage your students' creativity with this STEM Constellation and Myth Creation Activity. This project includes everything you need for students to make unique and creative constellations and constellation myths. It also reinforces NGSS, MYP and International Astronomy standards.

This project is creative, fun and informative. It also makes an EZ Sub Plan.

What's Included in this fun project based learning assignment?

★ Clear and easy to follow editable student directions- digital and printable.

★ Exemplar student projects.

★ Quick Prep Info and Instructor Directions.

How To Use This Resource

★ This creativity activity can be used with multiple age groups and requires 2-3 class periods to complete.

Use this activity as a review of stars and constellations or as a creative introduction to astronomy.

★ Use as a multidisciplinary and cross curricular activity involving science, writing and history.

Topics Covered

★ Stars

★ Constellations

★ Myth Writing

Nitty Gritty:

*Do your students need an entertaining introduction or review of stars and constellations? With this editable and printable project (pdf and Google), students learn and reinforce important astronomy concepts. This assignment is aligned with the Next Generation Science , MYP and International Science Standards.

What other teachers have said about Super Star Science products:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Samantha White. I loved this resource! It was such a great, creative approach that also tied on other disciplines. It also made for some pretty, yet educational, art work for our classroom! Thank you!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Stephanie C.H. Loved it!! What an engaging engineering challenge to use in online school and with younger grades! This activity is so well explained and set up. The visuals are very clear and the instructions make it easy to use this challenge without much work ahead of time.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Laurel D. What a great resource. I was able to modify it to fit my curriculum easily. I will be using this weekly, as our school goal is to improve reading across the curriculum. I look forward to more resources from this author. Thanks!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Ann H. This is one of the most original and creative project-based lessons I have seen. Students are highly engaged in the subject matter and produce some truly amazing presentations.

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Check out a few of my other science and engineering resources.

*Marshmallow Catapults

*Science Careers & Fields Research Project- "Science 'Ology"

*The Rainbow Lab- Detailed Lab Procedures Practice

*Fun Video Claim, Evidence & Reasoning Analysis Activity Middle School

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*EZ Engineering Bundle

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Sunrise/Sunset/Earth’s Axis/Seasons/Shadows/Tilt  Scavenger Hunt 

Hi fellow teachers

I often do scavenger hunts in grade 4 to 7  classrooms. I find them particularly useful when I’m feeling tired or lacking energy (hey, we’ve all been there).

Why do I like them?

1. They are easy to set up, 
2. The students get to move around
3. The students are focussed & engaged
4. The students enjoy it 
5. The teacher is free to take notes, observe and give guidance, if necessary. 

It can look chaotic, but if observed you can see students really trying, really reading the information, and really collaborating and cooperating.

How it works:

There are two components:

1. A two page worksheet (print double-sided, one per student)
2. 12 informational panels that contain the answers to the questions (these need to be printed on one side, cut in half and pinned in various locations around your room).
3. Hand out the worksheet and off they go!

My students are currently doing this very activity as I write!

The whole activity takes about 40 minutes and I might suggest watching a couple of Youtube videos on the topic to ‘get them in the mood.

Good luck!

Space Day is the first Friday in May. It was started in 1997 to highlight space and to spark an interest in science among young people. John Glenn promoted the day as International Space Day. Possible Interactive Notebook Activity.

Use this Space Interactive Notebook Activity any time of the year, for a unit on space, for a Friday activity, before a vacation or on Space Day!

Other resources you may find of interest:

1. The Eagle Has Landed. Man Walks on the Moon, A Reader’s Theater Script. After 76 days, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, the astronauts for the historic Apollo 11 mission to the moon, made history on July 20, 1969. After the Columbia reached the moon’s orbit, Armstrong and Aldrin went into a smaller module, the Eagle. They began a descent onto the surface of the moon and successfully landed on the moon where both men would become the first humans to actually walk on the moon. The date was July 21, 1969! Just think, from the first powered flight in 1903, it was just 66 years before we had humans walk on the moon! Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series, Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins are guests of Ms. Bie Ografee and her studio audience ask the guests questions about their historic trip to the moon. In addition to the play, with 10 audience questioners, there are Did You Know Fun Facts, comprehension questions, a teacher page with extension activities and the key to the comprehension questions: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Moon-Landing-Man-Walks-on-the-Moon-A-Readers-Theater-Script-4538523

2. Learn about astronaut John Glenn with this web quest! John Glenn, Astronaut!

Back To School! Get ready to blast off into an exciting new school year with this fun Back to School Space Themed First Day of School Gift Tags pack. Designed specifically for the first week of school and the momentous first day, these easy to print space-themed gift tags will add an extra touch of fun and enthusiasm to welcome students back to the classroom. Each tag features captivating space-themed artwork that will make students feel like they're embarking on an interstellar adventure. Print, cut and attach to a cute little welcome to school gift!

Included in this Space Themed pack:

• Welcome Back to School tags,
• Here’s to a bright school year tags,
• Cute First Day of School Phrases,
• You’re out of this world and more!

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This Moon Landing word search puzzle worksheet is for the memory of landing on the moon. The words are hidden in all directions and there may be some overlaps making this a challenging word search. A great activity worksheet for class or home that will help students learn a lot about this great achievement.

The 24 hidden vocabulary words are: Aeronautics, America, Apollo, Astrology, astronaut, astronomy, Buzz Aldrin, Eagle, Eleven, exploration, Historical, John F. Kennedy, landed, landing, launch, lunar, Michael Collins, mission, Moon, Neil Armstrong, orbit, Space, spacecraft, telescope.

Engage your students with these activity resources:

• Moon Phases Word Search Puzzle Activity Worksheet Fun Back To School Ressource
• 118 Beach Related Words Word Search Puzzles - End of School Activity Worksheets
• Fourth (4th) of July Word Search Puzzle Activity Worksheet | 63 Word to Find
• Bilingual ESL Classroom Supply Labels English - Spanish (Colors & Animals)
• 10 Summer Vocabulary Word Search Puzzles Worksheets Activity - 100 Word to Find
• Fourth (4th) of July Word Search Puzzle Activity Worksheet | 63 Word to Find
• BIG Summer Vacation Fun Word Search Worksheet - End of School Year Activity

Features:

• 1 PDF File is A4 Size, Includes 2 Pages one for the Puzzles and the other for Solutions.

Thank You For Shopping in My Store. Rating After Downloading Is Very Appreciated.

An educational and creative STEM/ STEAM project is at your fingertips!

Blow Your Students Away with this Galaxy Types Research and Paper Pinwheel Astronomy Activity. This project includes everything you need for students to make unique and creative galaxy pinwheels that blow in the wind. It also reinforces important NGSS, MYP and International Astronomy standards.

This project is creative, fun and informative. It also makes an EZ Sub Plan.

What's Included in this fun project based learning assignment?

★ Clear and easy to follow editable student directions- digital and printable.

★ Exemplar student project photos.

★ Quick Prep Info and Instructor Directions.

How To Use This Resource

★ This creativity activity can be used with multiple age groups and requires 2-3 class periods to complete.

★ Use this activity as a review of galaxy types or as a creative introduction to astronomy.

★ Put up your pinwheels in class for a festive astronomy feel.

Topics Covered

★ Introduction to Astronomy

★ Galaxy Types and Characteristics

Nitty Gritty:

*Do your students need an entertaining introduction or review of galaxies and galaxy types? With this editable and printable project (pdf and Google), students learn and reinforce important astronomy concepts. This assignment is aligned with the Next Generation Science , MYP and International Science Standards.

What other teachers have said about Super Star Science products:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Samantha White. I loved this resource! It was such a great, creative approach that also tied on other disciplines. It also made for some pretty, yet educational, art work for our classroom! Thank you!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Stephanie C.H. Loved it!! What an engaging engineering challenge to use in online school and with younger grades! This activity is so well explained and set up. The visuals are very clear and the instructions make it easy to use this challenge without much work ahead of time.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Ann H. This is one of the most original and creative project-based lessons I have seen. Students are highly engaged in the subject matter and produce some truly amazing presentations.

★_______________________________________★

Check out a few of my other science and engineering resources.

*Marshmallow Catapults

*Science Careers & Fields Research Project- "Science 'Ology"

*The Rainbow Lab- Detailed Lab Procedures Practice

*Fun Video Claim, Evidence & Reasoning Analysis Activity Middle School

Purchase a Bundle and SAVE!

*EZ Engineering Bundle

Please visit my at my TeachShare Store: Super Star Science: https://www.TeachShare.com/Store/Super-Star-Science

❣️If you and your kids enjoyed this activity, please leave me a review to get TeachShare credits to buy more great products!❣️

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All rights reserved by Kim Karper. This single user product is to be used by the original purchaser only. Please do not share this product with other teachers. If you would like to have multiple users for this document, please note that TeachShare offers multiple license options.

Constellation Scavenger Hunt 

Hi fellow teachers

I often do scavenger hunts in grade 4 to 7  classrooms. I find them particularly useful when I’m feeling tired or lacking energy (hey, we’ve all been there).

Why do I like them?

1. They are easy to set up, 
2. The students get to move around
3. The students are focussed & engaged
4. The students enjoy it 
5. The teacher is free to take notes, observe and give guidance, if necessary. 

It can look chaotic, but if observed you can see students really trying, really reading the information, and really collaborating and cooperating.

How it works:

There are two components:

1. A two page worksheet (print double-sided, one per student)
2. 12 informational panels that contain the answers to the questions (these need to be printed on one side, cut in half and pinned in various locations around your room).
3. Hand out the worksheet and off they go!

I have used this activity in a Grade 6 class.

The whole activity takes about 40 minutes and I might suggest watching a couple of Youtube videos on the topic to ‘get them in the mood.

Good luck!

Learn about the contributions made by Caroline Herschel, astronomer. Caroline was the first female to discover a comet and found eight. She also discovered 14 nebulae and went on to compile a catalog of nebulae which is still used today.

In addition to the reading passage, there is a DiD You Know? section, comprehension questions , a map activity and a Teacher page with additional activities.

Great for a unit on astronomy or during Women's History month.

Other readings in my "Let's Meet.." series include: Alexander the Great, Hammurabi, Hannibal, Hatshepsut, Ramses, Aglaonike , Enheduanna, Sophie Brahe, Hypatia, Agnodice and Aesop.

Check out my internet activity on Space: There are 12 web questions, comprehension questions and extension activities.https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Space-The-Final-FrontierWebquestExtension-Activities-1526888

Reading Passages:

George Washington and the Camel

Calvin Coolidge and the “Pennsylvania Avenue Zoo”

John Quincy Adams Takes a Swim

Thomas Jefferson and the Mammoth Cheese

Sojourner Truth

Santa Fe Trail: Wind WagonThomas

Revolutionary War Heroine: Catherine “Kate” Moore

Barry(Battle of Cowpens)

Enheduanna, First Known Poet in History

Artemisia(Female Naval Commander during the Battle of Salamis)

Hanno: Phoenician Explorer

Ramses the Great

Hatshepsut

Hammurabi

Alexander the Great

Aesop

Socrates

Hannibal

Hypatia: First Woman Mathematician

Aglaonike(Greek astronomer)

Agnodice(First Female Doctor of Ancient Greece)

Julius Caesar

Archimedes

Sparticus

Diocles

Joan of Arc

Phillis Wheatley

Mary Anning

Caroline Herschel

Sophie Brahe: Astronomer and Horticulturist

Hildegard of Bingen(Middle Ages)

Aida de Acosta(First Woman to Fly a Powered Aircraft)

Women’s Suffrage: The Silent Sentinels

History of Pretzels

History of Marshmallows

History of Tulips

Snowmen in History

History of April Fools’ Day

Great Wall of China

Eiffel Tower

Ayres Rock(Uluru)

Taj Mahal

Travel to Iceland

Travel to Greece

Travel to Japan

Learn about the contributions made by Caroline Herschel, astronomer. Caroline was the first female to discover a comet and found eight. She also discovered 14 nebulae and went on to compile a catalog of nebulae which is still used today.

In addition to the reading passage, there is a DiD You Know? section, comprehension questions , a map activity and a Teacher page with additional activities.

Great for a unit on astronomy or during Women's History month.

Other readings in my "Let's Meet.." series include: Alexander the Great, Hammurabi, Hannibal, Hatshepsut, Ramses, Aglaonike , Enheduanna, Sophie Brahe, Hypatia, Agnodice and Aesop.

Check out my internet activity on Space: There are 12 web questions, comprehension questions and extension activities.https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Space-The-Final-FrontierWebquestExtension-Activities-1526888

Reading Passages:

George Washington and the Camel

Calvin Coolidge and the “Pennsylvania Avenue Zoo”

John Quincy Adams Takes a Swim

Thomas Jefferson and the Mammoth Cheese

Sojourner Truth

Santa Fe Trail: Wind WagonThomas

Revolutionary War Heroine: Catherine “Kate” Moore

Barry(Battle of Cowpens)

Enheduanna, First Known Poet in History

Artemisia(Female Naval Commander during the Battle of Salamis)

Hanno: Phoenician Explorer

Ramses the Great

Hatshepsut

Hammurabi

Alexander the Great

Aesop

Socrates

Hannibal

Hypatia: First Woman Mathematician

Aglaonike(Greek astronomer)

Agnodice(First Female Doctor of Ancient Greece)

Julius Caesar

Archimedes

Sparticus

Diocles

Joan of Arc

Phillis Wheatley

Mary Anning

Caroline Herschel

Sophie Brahe: Astronomer and Horticulturist

Hildegard of Bingen(Middle Ages)

Aida de Acosta(First Woman to Fly a Powered Aircraft)

Women’s Suffrage: The Silent Sentinels

History of Pretzels

History of Marshmallows

History of Tulips

Snowmen in History

History of April Fools’ Day

Great Wall of China

Eiffel Tower

Ayres Rock(Uluru)

Taj Mahal

Travel to Iceland

Travel to Greece

Travel to Japan

Space Day is the first Friday in May. It was started in 1997 to highlight space and to spark an interest in science among young people. John Glenn promoted the day as International Space Day. Possible Interactive Notebook Activity.

Use this Space Interactive Notebook Activity any time of the year, for a unit on space, for a Friday activity, before a vacation or on Space Day!

Other resources you may find of interest:

1. The Eagle Has Landed. Man Walks on the Moon, A Reader’s Theater Script. After 76 days, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, the astronauts for the historic Apollo 11 mission to the moon, made history on July 20, 1969. After the Columbia reached the moon’s orbit, Armstrong and Aldrin went into a smaller module, the Eagle. They began a descent onto the surface of the moon and successfully landed on the moon where both men would become the first humans to actually walk on the moon. The date was July 21, 1969! Just think, from the first powered flight in 1903, it was just 66 years before we had humans walk on the moon! Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series, Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins are guests of Ms. Bie Ografee and her studio audience ask the guests questions about their historic trip to the moon. In addition to the play, with 10 audience questioners, there are Did You Know Fun Facts, comprehension questions, a teacher page with extension activities and the key to the comprehension questions: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Moon-Landing-Man-Walks-on-the-Moon-A-Readers-Theater-Script-4538523

2. Learn about astronaut John Glenn with this web quest! John Glenn, Astronaut!