Grades 2–5
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?
Science worksheet · Stars and constellations
Star Colors
Number four star colors from hottest to coolest, then fill in four sentences about stars and our sun.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–5
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Stars, Constellations, Space vocabulary
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Stars come in different colors. The hottest stars glow blue-white. Cooler stars glow yellow, then orange, and the coolest glow red. Our sun is a medium-size yellow star. It looks bigger and brighter than other stars only because it is much closer to us.
- 1. Number the star colors from hottest (1) to coolest (4).
- 2. Fill in the blanks.
- 1. Stars are made of hot, glowing
- 2. Our sun is a
- 3. The hottest stars are
- 4. The sun looks bigger than other stars because it is
Words on this sheet
orangeblue-whiteredyellowclosergas
Teacher tip
Show a candle flame or a stove burner photo: blue is hotter than orange.
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.
- Let partners compare answers and settle any differences with a book or a video.
Watch for
The sun is a star. It looks bigger because it is much closer.
Talk about it
- What shape would your own constellation be?
- How could we find out if that is true?
Take it further
Have families look at the night sky together and report back.
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