Grades 3–5
Star Colors
Number four star colors from hottest to coolest, then fill in four sentences about stars and our sun.
Science worksheet · Stars and constellations
Space Words
Match constellation, galaxy, Milky Way, telescope, astronomer and light-year to their meanings, then answer two questions.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–5
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Stars, Constellations, Space vocabulary
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- 1. Draw a line from each word to its meaning.
- 2. Circle the answer.
- Stars look tiny to us because they are very small very far away very cold
- To look at a faraway star, an astronomer uses a
Teacher tip
Ask kids to use two of the words in one sentence.
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?
- What evidence helped you choose your answer?
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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