Famous Constellations Match
5th grade constellations match: six star patterns to names and pictures (Big Dipper, Orion, Cassiopeia, Leo, Cygnus) plus three questions, with answer key.
5th Grade Constellations Worksheets
5th grade constellation worksheets: what constellations are, the Big Dipper, Orion and Cassiopeia, why the stars seem to move through the night and the year, a star chart and a check.
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Constellations worksheets to download
Finding the North Star
5th grade finding the North Star worksheet: use the Big Dipper's pointer stars to locate Polaris, label a diagram and answer three questions, with answers.
Stars Through the Night
5th grade stars worksheet: compare three sky views of the Big Dipper at 8 pm, 11 pm and 2 am, name its turn around Polaris and explain why. Answer key.
Constellations Through the Seasons
5th grade constellations by season: read a table of Orion, Leo, Cygnus and Pegasus, answer five questions and label Earth's orbit as winter or summer.
Stories in the Stars Reading
5th grade reading passage on constellations: Greek names, the Plough, Polaris for sailors, the Drinking Gourd, and 8 questions with an answer key.
Constellations Check
5th grade constellations check: name three star patterns, answer five multiple choice questions on Polaris and the Sun, and explain winter and summer stars.
Curriculum objectives covered
“Recognize the star patterns of well-known constellations and the pictures they were named for.”
“Recall key facts about stars in the night sky.”
“Use the pointer stars of the Big Dipper to locate Polaris.”
“Explain why Polaris appears to stay in one place while other stars appear to move across the sky.”
5-ESS1-2
“Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of some stars in the night sky.”
RI.5.1
“Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.”
5-ESS1-1
“Support an argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distances from the Earth.”
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