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Earth’s Place in Space Curriculum Resources

Explore Earth’s Place in Space concepts with our comprehensive science curriculum resources aligned with NGSS standards. Interactive and printable resources for K-12 learners across all grade levels.

The Milky Way - Our Galactic Home - reading educational content
The Milky Way - Our Galactic Home
The Milky Way is a massive spiral galaxy containing billions of stars, including our Sun. It features a central bulge, s...
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Andromeda - Our Galactic Neighbor - reading educational content
Andromeda - Our Galactic Neighbor
Andromeda, also known as Messier 31, is a massive spiral galaxy with about one trillion stars, located 2.5 million light...
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What is Solar Radiation - reading educational content
What is Solar Radiation
This NGSS-aligned science reading passage for middle school students explores the concept of solar radiation. Solar radi...
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How Incoming Solar Radiation Changes with Latitude - reading educational content
How Incoming Solar Radiation Changes with Latitude
This NGSS-aligned science reading passage helps middle school students understand how solar radiation, or insolation, ch...
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The Hottest Planet in the Solar System - reading educational content
The Hottest Planet in the Solar System
This NGSS-aligned middle school reading passage explains why Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system. Students l...
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Patterns In The Sky - reading educational content
Patterns In The Sky
This engaging 1st-grade reading comprehension passage, 'Being a Sky Observer,' directly aligns with NGSS Standard 1-ESS1...
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Earth's Place in the Universe - reading educational content
Earth's Place in the Universe
This reading passage explains Earth's place in the universe, supporting NGSS 1-ESS1-1. It describes how Earth is one of ...
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When Was Neptune Discovered? - reading educational content
When Was Neptune Discovered?
This reading passage explains how Neptune, the eighth planet from the Sun, was discovered in 1846 by astronomers Johann ...
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The Diameter of Earth - reading educational content
The Diameter of Earth
This science reading passage explains the diameter of Earth, describing it as about 12,742 kilometers or 7,918 miles acr...
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Sun, Moon, and Stars  - reading educational content
Sun, Moon, and Stars
This engaging 1st-grade reading comprehension passage, 'The Sun, Moon, and Stars,' is perfectly aligned with NGSS Standa...
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Does the Moon Face Change? - reading educational content
Does the Moon Face Change?
This engaging 1st-grade reading comprehension passage, 'The Moon's Changing Face,' is specifically designed to align wit...
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The Twinkling Stars  - reading educational content
The Twinkling Stars
This engaging 1st-grade reading comprehension passage, 'The Twinkling Stars,' is designed to meet NGSS Standard 1-ESS1-1...
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