It's time for stars and telescopes! These activities are low-to-no prep, full of fun, and engaging that will get your students excited about learning about how the number of stars that can be seen through telescopes is dramatically greater than those seen by the unaided eye.

The fun and engaging worksheets are a great addition to any science unit. Each worksheet transforms your class into an exploratory classroom. Using this material, your students will gain a better understanding of telescopes. The informational pages included provides a handy guide for teachers when teaching this unit. The worksheets engage the mind while reinforcing student understanding through activities such as multiple choice questions, investigating activities, writing activities, and more! The answer key is included!

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This Activity aligns with Next Generation Science Standards:

• SC.3.E.5.5 Investigate that the number of stars that can be seen through telescopes is dramatically greater than those seen by the unaided eye.

They can complete the activities on paper or on a computer using Google Classroom. This resource is divided into the following sections, and within each section are ready-to-print resources and engaging activities

Introduction to Telescopes

It's got a brief history of the subject, with an overview of all the most important points. It also includes diagrams and illustrations to help illustrate what they're learning and make it more fun. 

Engaging Activities

✍️ Multiple choice questions

✍️ Identify if the statement is true or false

✍️ Match the description to the correct picture

✍️ Choose the statements that tell facts about stars

✍️ Identify the similarities and differences between refracting and reflecting telescope

✍️ Draw and label your drawing about objects we see in the sky

✍️ Draw stars you see using your eyes alone and with an optical telescope

✍️ I spy something: Find and count

✍️ The night sky: Observation and constellation I saw

✍️ Fun Activity: DIY Telescope

✍️ Internet research about Dr. Edwin Hubble

✍️ Telescope maze

Answer Key to Activities

All Science Activities include an answer key that is available as PDF and Google Slides. The answer key is a valuable resource to use in the classroom, or at home, as they help students learn how to explain their answers, check if their explanations are correct, and improve their scientific knowledge and thinking skills.

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