Space Essential Activities for Grade 2

Your child will read a short non-fiction text, combining reading with learning important scientific knowledge in this asteroid facts worksheet for 2nd grade. Your child will learn about the fascinating properties and orbit of asteroids and demonstrate comprehension by selecting the correct answers!

Long ago humans believed the Earth was at the center of the solar system, but now we know it’s really the sun! On this informative science worksheet, read more about the sun with your early learner to review basic facts. Recall prior knowledge about space before tackling the next part of the page. Then, hop around to each cloud, reading the «facts» about the sun. Which are true, and which are false? Simply instruct kids to trace on the dotted line leading from the sun in the center to the true facts in the clouds.

This moon facts worksheet will work your child’s reading comprehension skills as he or she reads through the informational text to uncover facts about our moon! Not only will your child learn about satellites, but learn about the moon’s orbit, which introduces your child to the fascinating phases of the moon!

Neil Armstrong made “one giant leap for mankind” when he stepped foot on the moon for the very first time. Share this thrilling moment in history using our exciting moon landing coloring page! Through coloring, your child will learn more about this momentous historical achievement!

Here’s a fascinating worksheet to increase your child’s vocabulary and knowledge of our Earth. Your child will read about the Earth’s rotation and analyze the picture to answer the questions. Your future scientist will be intrigued to learn about Earth’s rotation with this solar system worksheet: Earth’s rotation.

What’s the difference between revolution and rotation? This intriguing worksheet will explain just that, and help your little scientist to analyze a diagram to understand Earth’s evolution around the sun. Your child will be fascinated to learn about Earth’s journey with this solar system worksheet: Revolution.

Let’s blast off to space and learn more about the solar system with this out-of-this world worksheet: Solar System Quiz! Help your child read the passage to learn more about the sun and planets, and challenge your child to complete the quiz based on the vibrant diagram.

Use this worksheet to teach your kids more about the weather, the constellations, and the Earth. First, test your child’s knowledge on these topics by asking them to look at the 4 images in the worksheet and tell you what is happening. Then, read the questions aloud to them and then the options. Help them choose and check the correct answer each question in this simple printout.

Just like our bodies have organs hidden inside, the earth is made up of an intriguing dynamic structure. Use this structure of the earth worksheet to help your little scientist increase his or her geological vocabulary by reviewing the three main parts of the earth: the crust, mantle, and core!