Astronomy learning resources: activities to energise your teaching
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Calling all science educators!
We understand that entertaining a bunch of knowledge-thirsty children or teenagers is a tough job. We are here to make your job easier. Whether you are a Physics and Astronomy subject specialist or teaching space for the first time, our resources are guaranteed to fit in seamlessly with your lesson plans and learning environment. They are downloadable in seconds, work well printed or digitally, and all come with answers for speedy student feedback.
EYFS/KS1 resources
Moon Colouring Sheet
This resource is a wonderful addition to any lesson, especially one about our Moon or the Solar System. Spark the imagination of the youngest of learners by letting them put their own spin on our local universe while improving their use of colour and fine motor skills.
Colouring Sheet
Colouring puzzle
This resource allows students to decorate, cut out and play their own jigsaw puzzle; instantly satisfying! Excellent for a classroom art project, extension activity or homework task, let their creativity and imagination run wild, creating their own version of the world around them.
Colouring Puzzle
Solar System Objects Quiz
This presentation is a great starter or plenary for your class, guaranteed to get students interacting. This quiz is a compilation of NASA images of planets in the Solar System, and your students will guess the planet based on the image. Answers are in the presentation for instant feedback.
Planets Quiz
Tessellation Puzzle
A puzzle for students to solve individually, in pairs or small groups to test their knowledge of the Solar System. Suitable for KS1 students who are able to read well, or have an adult to help them. The puzzle is all about matching together phrases to make correct sentences about space.
Tessellation Puzzle
KS2 resources
Colouring Puzzle
An activity where students get to decorate, cut out and play their own jigsaw puzzle. An excellent activity to promote being creative with space content, and allowing students to design their own creation. Excellent for a classroom art project, extension activity or homework task.
Colouring Puzzle
Tessellation Puzzle
Our Tessellation Puzzle requires students to work individually or in groups to match some phrases about space. The national curriculum points are covered and as an added bonus, the students will get the satisfaction of completing a puzzle as well as recapping their knowledge.
Tessellation Puzzle
True False Space Quiz
This 15-question true false quiz tests knowledge required in the national curriculum and a little beyond. It is a fun starter or plenary to any lesson, guaranteed to engage your students. All the answers are within the document ready for you to download and use immediately.
True/False Quiz
Space Object Naming Quiz
A new version of the favourite activity among our audiences; a guessing game where students must identify all the planets in the Solar System by NASA images. The worksheet is accessible for all with an added challenge for space mad kids too. Answer sheet included.
Solar System Challenge Quiz
A challenge sheet where students must answer questions to crack a code. There are some questions on the sheet that the students will need to use the internet to access so this is an excellent opportunity for them to practise their research skills and perseverance to succeed.
KS3 resources
True False space quiz
With a focus on KS2 and KS3 national curriculum points, this quiz is a fun way to start or end your lesson on a high. Answers are embedded in the quiz for instant feedback for your students on their performance. A great activity to get students to think critically and bust some space myths.
Space Quiz
Space object naming quiz
This challenge sheet asks students to name some of the most common space objects in the universe. These are not listed on the national curriculum but this activity is very rewarding for context. Galaxies, planets, dwarf planets, moons, rockets, star clusters, black holes and aurora make an appearance.
GCSE Physics (Space) resources
The activities in this section are aimed at students studying the AQA GCSE Physics syllabus.
True False Cosmology Quiz
Covering the topics of redshift and the Big Bang, this 10-question true false quiz is an excellent starter or plenary to your lesson. Students can play along writing down their answers or just vote with their hands, it is flexible to suit your teaching style. Answers within the document.
True/False Quiz
Solar System Moon Naming Quiz
Want an activity that will improve your students' ability to gather specific information? This activity asks students to identify some moons of the Solar System that they may not have come across before. This task focuses on increasing students' knowledge of the Solar System and their perseverance.
All GCSE Physics (Space) Resources
Download all GCSE Physics (Space) teaching resources in one convenient zip file.
All GCSE Physics (Space) Resources
GCSE Astronomy resources
The activities in this section are aimed at students studying the Edexcel GCSE Astronomy syllabus. All activities in the GCSE Physics section and most of the activities in the A-level Astrophysics section are also suitable for students studying GCSE Astronomy.
Stellar Evolution Tessellation Puzzle
This resource is an interactive way to revise the syllabus points after completing the Stellar Evolution Topic of the GCSE Astronomy qualification. Students must complete the puzzle by matching all of the space phrases to make correct sentences. If you want to up the stakes, make it a race!
Tessellation Puzzle
Lunar Disk Labelling Sheet
Labelling the Moon's features is an essential part of the GCSE Astronomy syllabus. In this worksheet, students have to label the features on the Moon that are essential for the syllabus, as well as some other features on the Moon that are prominent on the near side. Great for them to print and keep.
All GCSE Astronomy Resources
Download all GCSE Astronomy teaching resources in one convenient zip file.
All GCSE Astronomy Resources
A-level Physics (Astrophysics) resources
The activities in this section are aimed at students studying the AQA A-level Physics syllabus.
Exoplanet Detection Quiz
The perfect starter or plenary, this 12-question quiz will test your students to see if they have understood the topic of exoplanet detection. With answers neatly in the slides for instant feedback, you can quickly and effectively test your students in a fun way that will engage them.
Exoplanet Quiz
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