2nd - 5th Grade Earth and Space Science Worksheets : Page 5

Did you know that each tree tells a story? In this worksheet, children peer inside a tree to learn about the layers in its trunk.

Let your coloring skills blossom with this flower anatomy worksheet. Make your own flower, color and put your vocabulary skills to the test!

Ever wonder what the earth is made of? Help your little scientist to examine the different types of soil particles with this worksheet.

Learn Jupiter facts in this worksheet. Your child can test his knowledge of the solar system by answering the trivia question at the bottom of the page.

Can you tell which types of weathering caused each of these changes in the earth? This activity is a great way to review the 3 main types of weathering.

All living things need water to survive. Listed are some of the ways we use water: can your child think of others?

Without rain, we wouldn't have any puddles to splash and stomp in. Does your third grader know why and how rain falls from the clouds?

Help your second grader understand the different types of weathering and how they can affect the earth.

This reading comprehension worksheet focuses on Brazil's incredible natural resources, targeting both Earth science and language arts.

Use this lightning diagram to go along with what your child is learning about weather systems in school!

What is Pluto? According to scientists... no, not quite. Find out more behind the answer to that age-old question.

Natural resources are crucial for sustaining life on the planet. Encourage your child to get to thinking about plants, one of Earth's natural resources.

Get to know your Jurassic from your Cretaceous in this handy geologic time periods chart.

Can you help Cornelius create a crazy compost concoction? Help your child review his knowledge of compost and recycling with this fun worksheet.

Worm your way through this soil maze, which doubles as a fun way to review the names of the different soil layers.

How much do you know about our solar system's planets? Kids learn facts about Neptune in an out-of-this-world worksheet.

Get this earth science worksheet that will challenge your child's knowledge of volcanoes and teach him some new vocabulary.

Learn about the science behind one of nature's most awesome spectacles: monsoons.

This worksheet features a scientific explanation and awesome photos of solar eclipses, which are extremely rare scientific phenomena.

Learn a bit about meteors, asteroids and comets as they travel across the night sky. Can your child round out the page by adding color to these orbiting rocks?

This worksheet is a quick-reference tool of space vocabulary for kids, with an exercise to use the words properly in provided sentences.

That's not a lake... it's a crater! Get the scoop on some of the world's most well known craters with this space science worksheet.

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.

How far away is the Red Planet from the sun? Find out with this great Solar System printable.

A coloring sheet of a Mars rover searching for life on other planets.

Learn a little about our planet with an Earth coloring sheet and find out more about our travels in to space by aswering the question at the bottom of the page!

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

Let your kid's knowledge of leaf vocabulary climb as high as a tall, tall tree with this fun word search.

Does your learner ever wonder what makes the Earth dark at night and bright during the day?

This printable features the planet closest to the sun. Learn Mercury facts and further your knowledge of outer space by discovering new things.