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Higher education astronomy resources under $5
The Martian (2015) Guided Viewing (Movie Guide) Worksheet
This is a guided viewing worksheet for the movie The Martian starring Matt Damon and directed by Ridley Scott. This is an amazing movie that is both highly entertaining while also being quite educational. There really has never been a better film for use in the science classroom (while also being easily usable in other courses as well!). This worksheet is comprised of four separate sections. Each section is separated by page and can be added or removed to fit the needs and time constraints of yo
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Solar System Word Search - Hard for Grades 5 to Adult
This Solar System Word Search is Hard. This No Prep puzzle is great for morning work, early finishers, vocabulary practice and substitute folders. The 38 space related words are hidden across, down, backwards, and diagonally.Space related vocabulary words in this puzzle include: astronomer, atmosphere, comets, debris, dwarf planet, Earth, Eris, Europa, gas giant, heliosphere, ice giant, Io, Jupiter, Kuiper Belt, Mars, Mercury, meteroid, moon, Neptune, Oort cloud, orbit, planets, Pluto, revolut
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Apollo 13 Movie worksheet
This assignment includes 40 questions to be answered by students while enjoying the movie. This assignment helps keep students engaged and paying attention. Key included.
Apollo 13 is a 1995 American historical docudrama film directed by Ron Howard. The film stars Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, and Ed Harris. The screenplay by William Broyles, Jr., and Al Reinert, that dramatizes the aborted 1970 Apollo 13 lunar mission, is an adaptation of the book Lost Moon: The Perilous
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Hidden Figures Movie Guide/Worksheet | NASAMathmetician African American Women
I used this worksheet to accompany viewing the movie Hidden Figures with my middle schoolers. Questions follow along with the story, hitting major plot points and raises issues of the Civil Rights Movement around the 1960's. Perfect to culminate a unit on space science, and the space race. Cross curricular topics including a historical look at women in the workplace, and struggles of people of color in the south mid-century. This is a perfect fit for showing during Black History Month/African-Am
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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MS-PS2-4
, MS-PS2-2
, MS-PS2-5
, MS-PS2-1
Moon Phases Clipart {Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Designs}
You will receive 21 clip art graphics that were hand drawn by myself – 10 Colored Graphics and 11 Black and White Graphics. The graphics include all the following: First Quarter Moon, Waxing Gibbous Moon, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous Moon, Last Quarter Moon, Waning Crescent Moon, New Moon, Waxing Crescent Moon, Earth, Moon Phase Cycle 1, and Moon Phase Cycle 2. This clipart set is perfect for any science units or Earth Day units! Files are provided in both .jpg and .png images. (white background: .
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
The Martian Movie Questions with ANSWERS | MOVIE GUIDE | WORKSHEET (2015)
The Martian movie questions (released 2015) help keep students engaged throughout the film by providing 25 questions for them to answer to keep them on track. The Martian worksheet comes with a key that has suggested answers provided at the end. The Martian Movie Guide follows as astronauts blast off from the planet Mars and they leave behind Mark Watney, presumed dead after a fierce storm. With only a meager amount of supplies, the stranded visitor must utilize his wits and spirit to find a way
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Hidden Figures Movie Questions | Hidden Figures Worksheet | ANSWERS (2017)
Hidden Figures worksheet (released 2017) help keep students engaged throughout the film by providing 31 questions (plus 4 critical thinking questions after viewing) for them to answer to keep them on track. The Hidden Figures movie questions come with a key that has suggested answers provided at the end.The Hidden Figures worksheet answers questions students have about three brilliant African-American women at NASA who serve as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the lau
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Planisphere Lab Activity: A Star Wheel for Constellation Exploration
Inexpensive and ingenious! Planispheres are a unique tool for learning astronomy: a make-it-yourself star map, adjustable for any time of night in any month of the year. They are designed to show the position of prominent constellations in the night sky. It's a low-tech way for Ss to learn the location (and thus give meaning to key vocabulary terms) of the horizon, zenith, meridian, ecliptic and celestial equator on the celestial sphere. This lab includes two types of planispheres: one for stan
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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HS-ESS1-4
, 5-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-1
Also included in: StayGiant Earth Science Bundle: Astronomy (space exploration)
The Space Race Timeline
This is the timeline to be used with the PowerPoint "The Space Race". It covers the years from the launching of Sputnik in 1957 to the 1969 landing on the moon. The timeline focuses on the Soviet accomplishments and the American accomplishments on the way to the moon.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Astronomy: When We Left Earth Series Video Worksheets (Parts 1-6)
Astronomy: When We Left Earth Series Video Worksheets (Parts 1-6)
This includes video worksheet questions for all 6 parts of the "When We Left Earth" series, which can be found on Netflix.
ALL worksheets are in Word format and the ANSWER KEY is included
Part 1 Ordinary Supermen (13 questions)
Part 2 Friends and Rivals (14 questions)
Part 3 Landing the Eagle (13 questions)
Part 4 The Explorers (19 questions)
Part 5 The Shuttle (20 questions)
Part 6 A Home in Space (15 questions)
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Crash Course Astronomy #7-12 | Digital & Printable
Learn about Gravity, Tides, the Sun, the Earth, the Moon, and more!Point and Click for instant Space Science Mini-Lessons with Game-Based Assessment using Quizizz and Kahoot!• This PDF document includes organized hyperlinks to educational video content and paperless formative assessment tools. Optional printable worksheets are included.• For each YouTube episode, the quiz is available using two separate platforms; Kahoot and Quizizz. Every multiple-choice question includes a related screenshot
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Crash Course Astronomy - Complete Series, Bundle | Digital & Printable
Lab Activity Effect of Sunspots on Satellites (Claims Evidence Reasoning Task)
A short lab activity for astronomy or earth space science. Students make a double line graph of the number of sunspots and the number of crashed satellites in a given year. Then they look for patterns and write a science conclusion utilizing claim, evidence, reasoning scaffolding framework.
Grading rubric and sample student responses are included
This lab activity blends well into a unit on electromagnetic waves, planetary mechanics, or the Sun's influence on Earth.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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HR Diagram Google Slides
This product is an excellent resource for your students to practice reading different versions of the H-R Diagram. This activity is aligned with science TEKS 8.8A. Your students will be able to exercise their knowledge of luminosity/brightness, spectral class, and temperature of stars using the H-R Diagram. The following activities are included in this download.Activity 1: Students will focus on writing definitions of vocabulary words.Activity 2: Students will observe the 4 quadrants on the H-R
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Earth and Space Bundle
Mass, Weight & Gravity Foldable for Interactive Notebooks
In this one page foldable graphic organizer students will learn the difference between mass and weight.
Students will also convert their weights into their mass and use it to calculate how much they will weight in outer space and 11 different celestial bodies.
There are three types of foldables included. One for students who are advanced, like to write and are self driven. One with fill in the blank for students who struggle and the teacher key.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Universal Gravitation and Orbits Inquiry Lab (Phet Simulation) | Physics
This is a simple inquiry-based lab that I love to give students as an intro to Universal Gravitation. Students will figure out for themselves conceptual problems involving Universal Gravitation. They will get the basic idea of how Universal Gravitation works while discovering mind-blowing concepts, such as how the mass affects the gravitational pull on different objects. Lastly, the last page of the lab also includes calculations for students who have been introduced to the math portion of Unive
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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HS-PS2-1
, HS-PS2-4
Also included in: HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS | Entire Year Lab Bundle | NGSS Curriculum
Echinoderm Coloring Packet
Looking for an alternative to a dissection or a makeup assignment for a student who missed a dissection? Just want your students to learn some of the general anatomy of sea stars, sea urchins, and crinoids without messing with smelly, potentially hazardous chemicals? Look no further! This packet will walk students through the anatomy of three groups of echinoderms as they reinforce the concept by labeling and coloring diagrams of the animals. This assignment is very easy to grade: just check the
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Measuring the Speed of Light: Marshmallows and Microwaves
This is an activity that has been around a while, but without a lab write up, it isn't much help. I've written an introduction to microwaves and how they work along with data collection, a percent error calculation and a conclusion.
Students will measure the speed of light to a surprising decree of precision using a layer of marshmallows in a microwave oven. The rotating table is removed and each group heats their marshmallows 15-30 seconds. The marshmallows will rise and then sink, turning
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Women of NASA Clip Art (Mae Jemison, Sally Ride, ...) - Color and Line Art
This is an assortment of 8 Clip Art images that depict famous women of NASA. All of my Clip Art characters and items are hand drawn individually and thus unique. I am not using characters or the exact same outline of a character twice. The following images are included in this set:Christa McAuliffe - Teacher and astronaut. Died during the Space Shuttle Challenger DisasterEileen Collins - The first female pilot and female commander of a Space Shuttle Ellen Ochoa - The first Hispanic woman to go t
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
First Man Movie Guide (2018) Guided Viewing Worksheet
This is a guided viewing worksheet for Damien Chazelle’s 2018 film First Man. It is designed to keep the students engaged and focused as they watch this exciting and educational film. The assignment is broken up into four separate parts with regular page breaks so that assignment can be adjusted to fit the time constraints of your classroom. The segments included are as follows: Section 1: "Pre-Viewing Questions" -This section is designed to engage the students prior to beginning the film and pr
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Solar Eclipse April 8th, 2024:Hard Word Search & Maze with 48 Words Find Puzzles
Solar Eclipse April 8th, 2024: Word Search & Maze with 48 Words Find PuzzlesDiscover the wonders of the universe with our Solar Eclipse Word Search and Maze! Dive into the word search to uncover 48 terms related to eclipses, then navigate the maze’s twists and turns to reach the ultimate destination. Test your knowledge and navigation skills in this stellar adventure! Formats Included:PDFEditable PowerPointJPEGPNGAll these digital files are in a zip folder.My products:Safe Eclipse Viewing Gu
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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![Preview of Great American Eclipse [PBS NOVA]](https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=avif,quality=70,width=525,height=525,onerror=redirect/thumbitem/Great-American-Eclipse-PBS-NOVA--11372651-1712167232/750f-11372651-1.jpg)
Great American Eclipse [PBS NOVA]
Questions to accompany Great American Eclipse, PBS NOVA season 51, episode 6. The video is available through PBS, iTunes, and Amazon Prime. At the time of publication, it also streams on YouTube. [YouTube link embedded in episode title on Google Docs files. The PBS link is provided below and in the “S51E06” text in the Google Docs files.] GREAT AMERICAN ECLIPSE (53 questions)Explore the spectacular cosmic phenomenon of a total solar eclipse. In April 2024, the Moon’s shadow is sweeping from Texa
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Farthest: Voyager In Space Video Viewing Guide Editable
If you haven't watched The Farthest: Voyager In Space yet, I highly recommend you do so! It is a wonderful documentary that covers the scientific and cultural significance behind the Voyager spacecraft.
I developed this viewing guide to use with my physics students while showing this video. It asks questions not only relevant to the planets and the mission of Voyager, but also about the scientists who worked on the project, the cultural significance, as well as the Golden Record.
I believe t
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Understanding Parallax
This lab makes understanding parallax simple. Students use real world examples and draw so that parallax can be visualized. The concept is reinforced throughout. A summary YouTube video is included. My students completely understood the concept after this lab!You may edit this lab, the answer key is provided.Educating the World Together!Get Science
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Astronomy Lab Bundle
Astronomy/Earth Science Lab Series - Using Star Charts to find Constellations
New from No More Boring Science - How to use star charts! The focus of this lab is to help students gain confidence using star charts to find constellations. There are two activities in this lab: using a polar star chart map to find constellations on a blank section of the sky, and then translating constellations from a polar projection map to a mercator projection map. The first activity is more advanced than the second, but all maps and charts are included. Keys are included as well!
If you l
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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