Earth, Moon, & Sun Vocabulary

This Earth, Moon, & Sun Vocabulary set is designed to fit into your 5th – 7th grade science classroom.

Help students learn and practice these science vocabulary terms with these materials.

Designed for classroom teachers and homeschool families.

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Earth, Moon, & Sun Vocabulary

The words you will find in this resource were chosen to fit into my 6th grade science unit of study.

This unit helps children learn about the movement of the earth, the phases of the moon, and the relationship between the earth and the sun.

The following words are in this set:

• phase
• waxing phase
• waning phase
• umbra
• penumbra
• solar eclipse
• rotation
• rotation axis
• orbit
• revolution
• solstice
• equinox

To help students learn more about these words, you will be given these materials:

• recording page – students will record the word along with the meaning and an illustration
• modified recording page – this is a fill-in-the-blank format
• vocabulary cards and pictures
• vocabulary quiz
• modified versions of the vocabulary quiz
• word bank to be used with the quiz

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This is a free resource for teachers and homeschool families. You may copy and print for your classroom and home. You may not print and sell in any format.