Constellations Through the Year

Start with something students can look at or think about: a photo, a short video, a jar on the windowsill, or a question like "what do you already know about stars and the sun?" Then let them work through it independently and self-check their own work against an answer key before you review it as a class, keeping a word bank or anchor chart in view so the vocabulary stays available. When you review, ask students how they knew, and let them point to the part of the diagram or reading that told them. These stars and the sun worksheets work well as a lead in before an investigation, as a way to capture what students noticed afterward, or as review before an assessment.

Read a table of constellations to see which star patterns each season shows. A constellation is a group of stars that forms a pattern in the night sky. As Earth orbits (travels around) the sun, our night side faces different parts of space, so the seasons show different stars. The directions on the page read: Read the table of star patterns. Then, answer questions 1 to 6. The answer key shows every answer.

Yes, both. We made it for 5th Grade Earth and space, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with stars and the sun. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

3 printable worksheets, all free to preview. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for 5th Grade students, roughly ages 10-11. Many teachers also use them a grade up for review or a grade down as an extension, so use the preview to judge the fit for a particular child.

Yes. Each one shows the NGSS code it covers on its own page, so you can check the alignment yourself rather than taking our word for it.