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SPACE - ACTIVITIES

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Solar System Maker

Description: This fun game allows students to create and print their own solar systems. They can specify planets, planet names, planet sizes, planet order, and whether or not planets have rings or moons.

Type: Science Games

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Space Quake

Description: In this fun game a spacequake occurs, which shuffles the order of the planets. Students must rearrange the orbiting planets in their correct order from the sun. If students successfully complete the game, they can print out a collectible certificate featuring one of the planets. Students can try to collect all eight planetary certificates (plus Pluto) or can trade with friends.

Type: Science Games

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 2, 3, 4, 5

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Not Boring Jeopardy - All About Space

Description: This is a "jeopardy" like game on United States Presidents. It's super fun for classrooms, individuals, or small teams, totally customizable. Uncheck "teams take turns" to make it more exciting for kids.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Game

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Interactive Solar System Reconstruction

Description: Help the Mr. Nussbaum Space Museum! The solar system exhibit has fallen from the ceiling and the planets and labels are scattered everywhere. Please help reconstruct it!

Type: Science Fun

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4

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Solar System Paralaugh - Online

Description: This fun, interactive activity allows students to type in parts of speech to create a hilarious and printable story about reptiles.

Type: Word/Phonics Game

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Solar System Coloring Bundle

Description: This awesome packet features twelve coloring pages. Included are all eight planets, Pluto, the sun, the moon, and the solar system.

Type: Science Fun

Format: Printable Activity

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Solar System Jigsaw Puzzle

Description: This is an awesome, simple solar system jigsaw puzzle that students can complete online.

Type: Science Fun

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4

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Solar System Coloring

Description: This is a coloring page of the solar system.

Type: Science Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Angle Invaders - Online Game

Description: In this fun game, students must estimate angle measures to blast invading starships. Each round gets harder than the last as the margin of error decreases and the clues disappear.

Type: Math Game

Format: Game

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Aurora (Northern Lights) Reading Comprehension - Online

Description: This resource includes a descriptive passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Aurora (Northern Lights) Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a descriptive passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH = 259 words; LEXILE = 1210

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Aurora (Northern Lights) Maker

Description: This fun game allows students to make their own northern light displays by causing the collisions of different elements.

Type: Science Games

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Betelgeuse Reading Comprehension - Online

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH = 401 words; LEXILE = 1010

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Betelgeuse Reading Comprehension - Printable

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. You can purchase the answer sheet by clicking on it in the related items slider below. If you subscribe to MrN 365, the answer sheet is included. PASSAGE LENGTH = 401 words; LEXILE = 1010

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Comets Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and five multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 162 Words; LEXILE: 710

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Comets Cloze Reading

Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.

Type: Cloze Reading

Format: Online Activity

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Dark Matter Reading Comprehension- Online

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 420 Words; LEXILE: 1010

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Dark Matter Reading Comprehension- Printable

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 420 Words; LEXILE: 1010

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Dwarf Planets Reading Comprehension- Online

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 427 Words; LEXILE: 1210

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Dwarf Planets Reading Comprehension- Printable

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 427 Words; LEXILE: 1210

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Edge of Solar System - Video

Description: This great video (courtesy of NASA) describes the various regions beyond the planets.

Type: Video

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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First Men on the Moon (A poem by J. Patrick Lewis) Reading Comprehension- Online

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and eight multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. You can also print out detailed results. PASSAGE LENGTH: 154 Words; LEXILE: 810

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Galaxies Reading Comprehension - Online

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. PASSAGE LENGTH = 529 Words; LEXILE = 1010

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Jupiter Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a short passage and four multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 2, 3, 4

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Jupiter Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a descriptive passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 343 Words; LEXILE: 910

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Jupiter Reading Comprehension - Online

Description: This resource includes a descriptive passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 343 Words; LEXILE: 910

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Jupiter Reading Comprehension - Online

Description: This resource includes a short passage and four multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 2, 3, 4

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Jupiter Sentence Surgeons

Description: This innovative activity requires students to correct the flawed spelling, grammar, and punctuation. The numbers of each error types are listed so students can check them off as they work.

Type: Sentence Surgeons

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Jupiter Scavenger Hunt

Description: This scavenger hunt is designed for use with the Jupiter profile.

Type: Scavenger hunts

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Jupiter Cloze Reading Exercise - Online

Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.

Type: Cloze Reading

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 2, 3, 4

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Jupiter Cloze Reading Exercise

Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.

Type: Cloze Reading

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 2, 3, 4

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Planet Jupiter Coloring

Description: This is a planet Jupiter coloring page.

Type: Science Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Jupiter Word Search

Description: This is a basic Jupiter word search

Type: Science Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3

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Kuiper Belt Reading Comprehension- Online

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 426 Words; LEXILE: 1210

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Kuiper Belt Reading Comprehension- Printable

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 426 Words; LEXILE: 1210

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Large Magellanic Cloud Reading Comprehension- Printable

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 360 Words; LEXILE: 1410

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

CC Standards:

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Large Magellanic Cloud Reading Comprehension- Online

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 360 Words; LEXILE: 1410

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 6, 7 +

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Mars Jigsaw Puzzle

Description: This is an awesome jigsaw puzzle that students can solve or create online.

Type: Science Fun

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4

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Mars Word Search

Description: This is a simple Mars-themed word search for young students.

Type: Science Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3

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Mars Printable Sentence Surgeons

Description: This innovative activity requires students to correct the flawed spelling, grammar, and punctuation. The Activity provides the numbers of each error type.

Type: Sentence Surgeons

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Mars Missing Letter Exercise

Description: This exercise consists of five Mars-themes sentences. In each sentence, there are three words with missing letters. The missing letters for each word is provided in a "letter bank." For each word, the student must select the correct letter from the letter bank.

Type: Phonics Activities

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3

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Mars Cloze Reading

Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.

Type: Cloze Reading

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Mars Cloze Reading

Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.

Type: Cloze Reading

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3

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Mars Cloze Reading - Online

Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.

Type: Cloze Reading

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3

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Mars Cloze Reading - Online

Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.

Type: Cloze Reading

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Mars Coloring Page

Description: This is a beautiful Mars coloring page.

Type: Science Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Compare and Contrast: Mt. Everest and Olympus Mons Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a two short passages and five multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Mars Reading Comprehension - Online

Description: This resource includes a short passage and four multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3

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Mars Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a short passage and four multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3

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Planet Mars Sentence Puzzles

Description: This fun online activity requires students to re-arrange the words and punctuation to form a coherent sentence about Mars. There are three total sentences. immediate feedback is given.

Type: Sentence Surgeons

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Meteors Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a passage and ten multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Meteors Reading Comprehension - Online

Description: This resource includes a passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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The Meteorite of Sylacauga - Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Oort Cloud Reading Comprehension- Printable

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 337 Words; LEXILE: 1210

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

CC Standards:

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Oort Cloud Reading Comprehension- Online

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 337 Words; LEXILE: 1210

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Saturn Jigsaw Puzzle

Description: This is an awesome jigsaw puzzle that students can solve or create online.

Type: Science Fun

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4

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Saturn Cloze Reading - Online

Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.

Type: Cloze Reading

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Sun Coloring

Description: This is a coloring page of the sun.

Type: Science Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Tides Reading Comprehension

Description: This is a printable reading comprehension passage and multiple-choice question set. There are seven questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Planet Mercury Coloring

Description: This is a planet Mercury coloring page.

Type: Science Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Planet Venus Coloring

Description: This is a planet Venus coloring page.

Type: Science Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Planet Earth Coloring

Description: This is a planet Earth coloring page.

Type: Science Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Planet Saturn Coloring

Description: This is a planet Saturn coloring page.

Type: Science Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Planet Uranus Coloring

Description: This is a planet Uranus coloring page.

Type: Science Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Planet Neptune Coloring

Description: This is a planet Neptune coloring page.

Type: Science Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Pluto (Dwarf Planet) Coloring

Description: This is a coloring page of Pluto.

Type: Science Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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