Astronomy activities for kids

Looking for fun kids astronomy activities for teaching? Check out these ideas about space and the solar system to make your lessons more fun!

Our kids are really interested in astronomy and all things space at the moment! So we made this cute and super simple space craft for them to help learn about the phases of the Moon. When you look at the night sky, have you ever noticed that the Moon appears to be a different shape…

Introducing "Make Your Own Constellations!" With this stellar activity, you can create your own celestial masterpiece. Just look at the included constellation models and connect the dots to form your own unique patterns. It's a fun and educational activity for kids of all ages.

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Like most preschool fascinations, I’m not entirely sure how it began. It might have been the Star Gazing Discovery Bottles I made last month, or the fact that they are in bed before they actually appear in the sky every night. Whatever the cause – studying stars has become the…

These fun space activities for kids, including phases of the moon, planet suncatchers, and moon rocks, are the perfect crafts and science experiments to teach your kids about space.

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Here at Science Sparks, we love anything space related, especially rockets! This baking soda rocket is one of our favourites, as it's super easy to set up

Super Teacher Worksheets has a large selection of printable solar system, outer space, and planet worksheets that can be used in your science lessons.

Super COOL and EASY solar system projects for kids that combines planet activity with space science experiment to create Fizzy Planets.

Yes! Today we used toilet paper to learn about science! How fun is that? To better understand how far from the sun each planet is we made a model. Remember kids...I am not Ms. Frizzle and can't turn our school bus in to a rocket ship and take you to the moon, therefore we have to make a model. The solar system is way to big to "see" so we have to model it! Toilet paper came in handy today for our solar system model! The students were put into groups today and assigned two different planets…

Who says you can’t bring the stars indoors? This lesson calls for some fun indoor camping when it’s just too cold to… by silverwhale

FUN, hands-on constellation STEM activity learning about star patterns using pipe cleaners & free printable constellation flashcards!

Learn about the night sky with these great kids books about the stars and make marshmallow constellations -- a fun Astronomy activity for kids!

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A fun and interactive way to learn about moon phases, using plastic cups! Turn the cup to see the moon change. Learn how to make one here.

I know I say it all the time but . . . "I LOVE THIS UNIT"! This is truly one of my favorites. It still amazes me to see how much my little sponges can absorb. The sky was the limit (literally) this week as we discussed our solar system. We started out the week with a big surprise - a rocket ship in our classroom! Our square snowman got a weekend makeover! Everyone loved pretending where the next rocket would go. Since we quickly learned that the sun is the center of our universe, we started…

This year we’re studying Astronomy with Apologia’s Exploring Creation with Astronomy course, so I knew that I wanted to make a fun mega pack that my kids could use and to share with you! Inside you’ll find mazes, hangman, a matching game and more! To receive this Free Astronomy Mega Pack you MUST sign up …