1st and 2nd Grade Common Core Earth and Space Science Resources

Did you know that there is no new water on Earth? It all gets recycled and reused in a process that we call the water cycle.

The holiday season is here! Bring this cool snowman to life by coloring him according to the color chart.

How do you know when it's wintertime? Have your child complete this winter writing prompt to exercise writing skills and reinforce seasonal knowledge.

How do clouds form? Why does it rain? Help your student answer some of these questions by completing this water cycle worksheet.

Children are introduced to the basic concepts of cloud formation in this diagramming and fill-in-the-blank activity.

Observe and record the weather with your kindergartener with this cute fill-in weather graph.

Does your little scientist know the water cycle? Challenge her with this cut and paste activity where she'll label each part of this water cycle!

Brrr, it's cold outside! In this worksheet, kids practice reading thermometers to figure out what the temperature is.

Discover the inner workings of basic earth science in this worksheet on temperature.

Learn about a few common insects and arachnids as you color them in!

Here's a beautiful science page to help your child learn the different types of clouds.

Rain or shine, get ready for some weather watching! Record data to observe the weather patterns over the course of a week.

Share a star-gazing session with your little astronomer! This constellation chart is full of fun stories about the different groups of stars.

Here are four examples of mineral resources for kids to think about, plus a short explanation of what a mineral resource is.

Get wise about wind! Even though you can't see it, wind is a powerful force caused by changing temperature in the air.

Use this fossils worksheet to help a child learn about life on earth. Your child will learn about evolution and extinction, and also form a hypothesis.

Wind has its own unique properties that help shape the weather. Give your little scientist a heads up with these wind facts!

Ever lay on your back to look at the clouds? Now you'll know which types of cloud make up all those silly shapes you see with this diagram.

These "Dig It!" worksheets not only teach about life on earth, they teach the scientific method as well.

Kids will learn about fossils in this worksheet. Help your child learn about the scientific method by getting him to examine a fossilized dinosaur skeleton.

Is air a natural resource? You bet! Air as a resource carries oxygen, which we need. Read and write about ways air quality can be affected.

Challenge your science student to record a shadow over the course of a day and make the connection between shadows and the time of day.

Understand nature's visual cues for the shifting of the seasons with this tree seasons match-up activity!

All of these products are made from plants, or they can be! Practice using a Venn diagram, researching and classifying items with your kids.

What is a car made of? This worksheet asks you and your child to think about parts of a vehicle and where each listed resource was used.

Read the definitions given for soil, sand and dirt then write down where each element can be found below the pictures.

Fossils can tell us about life on earth, but they can also teach kids the scientific method.

Track the weather with a homemade weather spinner! Help your little weather watcher color in the blanks on the board with fog, snow, wind, rain, sun and more.

Turn a patchy day into a fun science adventure with this cloud gazing worksheet! Draw the clouds you spot, and then identify which type they are.

Tree climbers and tree huggers alike, learn the basics of reading tree rings to find out about the life of a tree.