Elementary School Earth and Space Science Resources : Page 15

What is a plateau? What's the difference between a butte and a mesa? Look at these three land forms and learn to tell them apart with this worksheet.

Got a kid who's crazy for crosswords and the planet? Check out our Earth Day crossword puzzle, full of fun facts about the Earth and its many inhabitants.

The infamous Halley's Comet only comes around once every 75 years or so! Read some interesting info on the world's most famous comet.

Get into the habit of recycling food waste and other household materials by making your own compost pile!

Learn how sand dunes form, and a little bit about desert formations like yardangs as well, in this science summary sheet.

Watch out for this charging ram! The stars in the Aries constellation make up a ram -- if you use your imagination.

Budding scientists record their observations with this open-ended magnifying glass template!

Get to know the planets of our solar system with a stellar coloring page filled with fun facts about Uranus!

Sagittarius clearly isn't your average archer -- for one, he's half a man and half a horse!

Dive into this astrological dot-to-dot worksheet with Pisces, one of the twelve constellations of the zodiac.

This set of weather-themed postcards shows your child how to dress seasonally. These postcards help your child identify seasons and improve writing skills.

Bet you've never seen Capricorn's symbol before -- it's a sea-goat!

Explore the science of the sun with this make-your-own sundial activity! Just do a little bit of cutting and coloring, and let the sun do the rest of the work.

Let your child put her thinking cap on and take a moment to write about the influence people might have had on the formation of landforms.

Learn about the "dwarf planet" in our solar neighborhood. There are more Pluto facts to learn, if you figure out the answer to the question on the page.

Trace the dotted lines to place each tree in the correct season then write down the name of the season under each picture.

Does your birthday fall between September 23 and October 22? If it does, then you're a Libra!

Launch into learning with this worksheet on Gemini 4, one of the original missions in the early days of the U.S.'s space program.