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Science worksheet · Stars and constellations
Night Sky Journal
Look at the night sky five times: is the moon out, how many stars can you count and what did you notice?
- Grade level
- Grades 2–5
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Stars, Constellations, Space vocabulary
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Grown-up with me
- Draw the best part of the sky you saw.
Words on this sheet
NightIs the moonStars Icounted
Teacher tip
Send it home with a note asking families to look up together for five minutes.
How to use it
- Show a star map or a planetarium app before the sheet.
- Poke holes in black paper and shine a flashlight through to make constellations.
- Start with a two-minute “I notice, I wonder” talk about the picture on the sheet.
Watch for
The sun is a star. It looks bigger because it is much closer.
Talk about it
- Why can’t we see stars in the day?
- Where have you seen this outside of school?
Take it further
Have families look at the night sky together and report back.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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