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Why is There a Leap Year?
Why is There a Leap Year?
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Why is There a Leap Year?
Second Grade
Physical Science
Every four years something funny happens with our calendars -- we add a day! Why do we do this? Discover the science behind leap year.
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Why is There a Leap Year?
Why is There a Leap Year?
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Why is There a Leap Year?
Every four years something funny happens with our calendars -- we add a day! Why do we do this? Discover the science behind leap year.
Second Grade
Physical Science
Worksheet
Observing the Phases of the Moon
Observing the Phases of the Moon
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Observing the Phases of the Moon
Third Grade
Earth and Space Science
Study the night sky with this hands-on science worksheet for third and fourth graders!
Worksheet
Observing the Phases of the Moon
Observing the Phases of the Moon
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Observing the Phases of the Moon
Study the night sky with this hands-on science worksheet for third and fourth graders!
Third Grade
Earth and Space Science
Worksheet
Get Astronomical with an Indoor Star Show!
Get Astronomical with an Indoor Star Show!
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Get Astronomical with an Indoor Star Show!
Fifth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Help your young scientist celebrate the wonders of the night sky in the comfort of your own home.
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Get Astronomical with an Indoor Star Show!
Get Astronomical with an Indoor Star Show!
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Get Astronomical with an Indoor Star Show!
Help your young scientist celebrate the wonders of the night sky in the comfort of your own home.
Fifth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Activity
Facts About Uranus
Facts About Uranus
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Facts About Uranus
Fourth Grade
Earth and Space Science
This worksheet features Uranus facts. Did you know this planet is blue and spins on its side?
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Facts About Uranus
Facts About Uranus
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Facts About Uranus
This worksheet features Uranus facts. Did you know this planet is blue and spins on its side?
Fourth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Worksheet
Facts About Venus
Facts About Venus
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Facts About Venus
Fourth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Learn facts about Venus, the planet that shines the brightest in our night sky! Then practice your knowledge of the solar system with bonus trivia at the end.
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Facts About Venus
Facts About Venus
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Facts About Venus
Learn facts about Venus, the planet that shines the brightest in our night sky! Then practice your knowledge of the solar system with bonus trivia at the end.
Fourth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Worksheet
Facts About Mars
Facts About Mars
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Facts About Mars
Fourth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Learn facts about Mars, the great red planet in the night sky. There is more find out about space by answering the question at the bottom of the worksheet.
Worksheet
Facts About Mars
Facts About Mars
Worksheet
Facts About Mars
Learn facts about Mars, the great red planet in the night sky. There is more find out about space by answering the question at the bottom of the worksheet.
Fourth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Worksheet
Asteroids and Comets
Asteroids and Comets
Worksheet
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Asteroids and Comets
Fourth Grade
Earth and Space Science
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?
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Asteroids and Comets
Asteroids and Comets
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Asteroids and Comets
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?
Fourth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Worksheet
Space Vocabulary For Kids
Space Vocabulary For Kids
Worksheet
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Space Vocabulary For Kids
Fourth Grade
Reading
This worksheet is a quick-reference tool of space vocabulary for kids, with an exercise to use the words properly in provided sentences.
Worksheet
Space Vocabulary For Kids
Space Vocabulary For Kids
Worksheet
Space Vocabulary For Kids
This worksheet is a quick-reference tool of space vocabulary for kids, with an exercise to use the words properly in provided sentences.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Scientists and Storytellers Comparison Grid
Scientists and Storytellers Comparison Grid
Worksheet
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Scientists and Storytellers Comparison Grid
Fourth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Kids can explore ideas of storytelling and science as they fill in this comparison grid with their opinions. Start a conversation of ideas with this worksheet!
Worksheet
Scientists and Storytellers Comparison Grid
Scientists and Storytellers Comparison Grid
Worksheet
Scientists and Storytellers Comparison Grid
Kids can explore ideas of storytelling and science as they fill in this comparison grid with their opinions. Start a conversation of ideas with this worksheet!
Fourth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Worksheet
Spring Collage
Spring Collage
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Spring Collage
Pre-K
Earth and Space Science
Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!
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Spring Collage
Spring Collage
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Spring Collage
Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!
Pre-K
Earth and Space Science
Activity
Drawing the Phases of the Moon
Drawing the Phases of the Moon
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Drawing the Phases of the Moon
Fifth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Worksheet
Drawing the Phases of the Moon
Drawing the Phases of the Moon
Worksheet
Drawing the Phases of the Moon
Fifth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Worksheet
Layers of the Earth Project
Layers of the Earth Project
Activity
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Layers of the Earth Project
Fourth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!
Activity
Layers of the Earth Project
Layers of the Earth Project
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Layers of the Earth Project
Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!
Fourth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Activity
How Long is Your Shadow on the Shortest Day?
How Long is Your Shadow on the Shortest Day?
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How Long is Your Shadow on the Shortest Day?
Fourth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.
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How Long is Your Shadow on the Shortest Day?
How Long is Your Shadow on the Shortest Day?
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How Long is Your Shadow on the Shortest Day?
Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.
Fourth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Activity
Star Unit
Star Unit
Lesson Plan
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Star Unit
Fifth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Star light, star bright! Teach students all about constellations and earth movement with this engaging science lesson plan. Broken out over several days, this unit encourages students to research and report on a constellation.
Lesson Plan
Star Unit
Star Unit
Lesson Plan
Star Unit
Star light, star bright! Teach students all about constellations and earth movement with this engaging science lesson plan. Broken out over several days, this unit encourages students to research and report on a constellation.
Fifth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Lesson Plan
Explore Soil Erosion
Explore Soil Erosion
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Explore Soil Erosion
Third Grade
Earth and Space Science
Learners hypothesize about and experiment with soil erosion in this hands-on activity.
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Explore Soil Erosion
Explore Soil Erosion
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Explore Soil Erosion
Learners hypothesize about and experiment with soil erosion in this hands-on activity.
Third Grade
Earth and Space Science
Activity
What Causes the Phases of the Moon?
What Causes the Phases of the Moon?
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What Causes the Phases of the Moon?
Fifth Grade
Earth and Space Science
What cause the phases of the moon? Make a model to see how the positions of the Sun, Moon, and Earth cause the crescent, gibbous, quarter, full, and new moon.
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What Causes the Phases of the Moon?
What Causes the Phases of the Moon?
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What Causes the Phases of the Moon?
What cause the phases of the moon? Make a model to see how the positions of the Sun, Moon, and Earth cause the crescent, gibbous, quarter, full, and new moon.
Fifth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Activity
Make a Sundial
Make a Sundial
Activity
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Make a Sundial
Fourth Grade
Earth and Space Science
How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.
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Make a Sundial
Make a Sundial
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Make a Sundial
How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.
Fourth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Activity
3-D Model of the Sun
3-D Model of the Sun
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3-D Model of the Sun
Fifth Grade
Ratios and Proportions
In this cool project, create a lighted, scale model of the different layers of the Sun, including the core, radiation and convection zones, and photosphere.
Activity
3-D Model of the Sun
3-D Model of the Sun
Activity
3-D Model of the Sun
In this cool project, create a lighted, scale model of the different layers of the Sun, including the core, radiation and convection zones, and photosphere.
Fifth Grade
Ratios and Proportions
Activity
Sunset Calendar
Sunset Calendar
Activity
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Sunset Calendar
Fifth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!
Activity
Sunset Calendar
Sunset Calendar
Activity
Sunset Calendar
Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!
Fifth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Activity
DIY Rain Gauge
DIY Rain Gauge
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DIY Rain Gauge
Fourth Grade
Earth and Space Science
In this science fair project, students make their own rain gauge to measure rainfall.
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DIY Rain Gauge
DIY Rain Gauge
Activity
DIY Rain Gauge
In this science fair project, students make their own rain gauge to measure rainfall.
Fourth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Activity
How to Separate Salt from Water
How to Separate Salt from Water
Activity
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How to Separate Salt from Water
Third Grade
Physical Science
In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.
Activity
How to Separate Salt from Water
How to Separate Salt from Water
Activity
How to Separate Salt from Water
In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.
Third Grade
Physical Science
Activity
Bee Garden
Bee Garden
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Bee Garden
Fourth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Create a bee garden to help shelter bees in your area.
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Bee Garden
Bee Garden
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Bee Garden
Create a bee garden to help shelter bees in your area.
Fourth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Activity
Create a CD Spaceship
Create a CD Spaceship
Activity
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Create a CD Spaceship
Fourth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!
Activity
Create a CD Spaceship
Create a CD Spaceship
Activity
Create a CD Spaceship
Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!
Fourth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Activity
How to Pan for Gold
How to Pan for Gold
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How to Pan for Gold
Fourth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.
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How to Pan for Gold
How to Pan for Gold
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How to Pan for Gold
Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.
Fourth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Activity
Do-It-Yourself Earthquake
Do-It-Yourself Earthquake
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Do-It-Yourself Earthquake
Fourth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Learn about lateral earthquake motion and its effect on high rise buildings in this simple 4th grade earth science experiment.
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Do-It-Yourself Earthquake
Do-It-Yourself Earthquake
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Do-It-Yourself Earthquake
Learn about lateral earthquake motion and its effect on high rise buildings in this simple 4th grade earth science experiment.
Fourth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Activity
Float My Clay Boat
Float My Clay Boat
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Float My Clay Boat
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.
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Float My Clay Boat
Float My Clay Boat
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Float My Clay Boat
Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
Activity
Scale Model of the Solar System
Scale Model of the Solar System
Activity
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Scale Model of the Solar System
Fourth Grade
Ratios and Proportions
In this fun science fair project, make two different scale models of our solar system using Astronomical Units and planets' relative size!
Activity
Scale Model of the Solar System
Scale Model of the Solar System
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Scale Model of the Solar System
In this fun science fair project, make two different scale models of our solar system using Astronomical Units and planets' relative size!
Fourth Grade
Ratios and Proportions
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