Space Science Lesson Unit

This Space Science Lesson Unit will have your little learners shooting for the stars with excitement! This lesson unit will teach your students all about stars, phases of the moon, constellations, and more.

Nearly every student loves space and trying to count the stars at night. We all have students who dream of exploring space or becoming an astronaut, and this space unit study is going to be their favorite science lesson yet!

This unit study is designed for elementary students and covers all the best things about space that students are fascinated by.

The week-long lesson plan is full of experiential learning, with tons of informational material and hands-on activities that will benefit visual learners, auditory learners, and kinesthetic learners alike.

Your students will have so much fun learning about each planet and star that they will learn without realizing they’re learning. Each section is covered carefully to ensure your students will have a mastery of the subject.

If you want to add some more Space-themed fun to this study unit, you could also use this Paper Rocket Craft, and this Foil Printed Moon Craft.

Don’t forget to check out all of our Science Units for more great learning tools for your students!

This Space Science Lesson Unit comes with:

Science Lesson Plans for the week
Definition posters – 20 pages
Space book – 22 pages
Planet posters – 9 pages
Sun PowerPoint – 14 pages
Moon PowerPoint – 26 pages
Star PowerPoint – 16 pages

Materials Needed for the Space Science Unit:

paper or cardstock
laminating pouches
laminator
double-sided tape, adhesive magnetic strips
materials listed inside the product for each of the space learning activities

How to Use This Space Unit Study:

The instructions and lesson plan for the Space unit study are included to make your work as a teacher a little lighter. Use as much or as little of that schedule to work with your current schedule for this study unit.

Overhead shot of all of the material for the All About Space science unit.

Students will be able to create an “All About Space” book that they can take home once completed to read again and again!

Overhead shot of a child using torn pieces of construction paper to complete a lesson sheet about Sun Facts.

Students will fill in the pages of this book as they learn about a different topic. Each page will include basic facts and hands-on activities to reinforce what they learned.

Overhead shot of a child creating a moon art project on a Moon Facts lesson sheet.

Students will have a blast making suns and moons and solar systems with their hands to illustrate their books on space!

Overhead shot of a child completing a lesson sheet on Solar System Facts.

In addition to the hands-on activities, you’ll also find comprehensive PowerPoint presentations that can also be used as posters to hang around the room while you explore space as a class.

Overhead shot of what is included in the moon section of the Space Science Lesson Unit.

These presentations include beautiful, high-quality images paired with facts to wow your students and help them retain information. Students will learn all about the Earth and how incredible it is as our home.

They will soak in the information about galaxies beyond our reach and will finish this space science unit study full of knowledge!

Overhead shot of what is included in the sun section of the Space Science Lesson Unit.

There’s an entire section that focuses on our sun. Students will learn all about how much we need the sun and the power it holds.

Overhead shot of what is included in the stars section of the Space Science Lesson Unit.

It’s my favorite thing to watch students learn that the sun is just one of the many stars in our night sky. Your students will love learning about how HUGE the tiny sparkling lights in our night sky really are!