Astronomy Resources for 5th Grade

Explore 17 curated astronomy learning resources designed for 5th Grade students. Browse curricula, apps, videos, worksheets, and more to find the perfect fit for your learner.

The Secrets of Space

Ms. Frizzle and her students take Young Scientists on a wild ride into the secrets of space with spectacular experiments. Youngsters construct a night-vision flashlight, design a solar system mobile, build a constellation box, draw constellation card...

Exploring the Night Sky: The Equinox Astronomy Guide for Beginners

Exploring the Night Sky is aimed at novice star gazers anxious to expand their astronomical repertoire beyond the Big and Little Dippers. Dickinson has designed a superb introduction to astronomy that is clear, concise, beautifully illustrated, and v...

Astronomy for Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments that Really Work

Why do planets spin? How hot is the Sun? What keeps the Moon in orbit around the Earth? What are Saturn's rings made of? What's a black hole in space? Now you can discover the answers to these and other fascinating questions about basic astronomy. In...

The Astronomy Adventure Kit

Stars & PlanetsIn ASTRONOMY you will: Pace off a scale model of the SOLAR SYSTEM! Experience how gravity would feel on OTHER PLANETS! See the CRATERS of the MOON through your binoculars! Learn to recognize SHOOTING STARS, SATELLITES, PLANETS a...

DK Handbooks: Stars and Planets

A practical guide to the night sky that can be used by amateur astronomers anywhere in the world, this book features entries on all 88 constellations of the northern and southern hemisphere skies and a set of clear, easy-to-use star charts. Full colo...

Astronomy Kit

What you will do in this course: Experiment with Earth's Tilt, Rotation & Revolution Experiment with a Sundial Make a Constellation Experiment with Moon Phases Experiment with Moon Craters Dissect the Elliptical Paths of the Planets M...

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Stars

Learn all about stars in this series of 26 videos that covers topics from neutron stars to solar "tornadoes" to zombie stars....

Our Solar System and Earth

Ever since the Big Bang, the Universe has been drifting and expanding. The birth and death of stars leave an aftermath of galaxies, planets, and even living organisms. Watch the Earth transform from a violent, molten rock to a supporter of life. Dis...

Observing with NASA

NASA's space science researchers control some of the world's most sophisticated space probes and orbiting telescopes to get amazing images of objects in space. Now YOU can join them by operating your OWN ground-based "MicroObservatories" - real robo...

Reach for the Stars

Reach for the Stars presents early learners with a new approach to astronomy, one that educates and inspires in ways no conventional materials can hope to match. Produced by a collaboration between the Space Telescope Science Institute and SAS, this...

Air and Space Anywhere

Visit Air and Space from wherever you are! Explore our collection, online activities, virtual tours, and educational resources....

Exoplanets

Learn about planets outside our solar system - what they might be like, how their seasons work, which might support life, and what kind of weather they have....

3-5 Earth and Space Science: Astronomy

3-5 Core Curriculum - Earth and Space Science: Roll your sleeves up and get ready for a fantastic ride through the universe. Highlights include 31 hands-on activities and experiments to engage your children and provide a multisensory explorati...

Nasco Science Experiment Kits

Find a wide variety of science kits that will help kids learn physics, chemistry, astronomy, and much more.

The Universe and Space Stuff

Series of beautifully-animated videos explaining fundamental astronomy topics, including: Black holes Red Dwarfs What is Light? Dark matter and dark energy Neutron stars The solar system...

100,000 Stars

100,000 Stars is an interactive visualization of the stellar neighborhood created for the Google Chrome web browser. It shows the location of 119,617 nearby stars derived from multiple sources, including the 1989 Hipparcos mi...

The Universe

Where did everything come from? Where are we heading? Big History tells the story of the Universe starting from the Big Bang, the formation of stars, planets, life on Earth, modern civilization — and what might exist in the future....