Space Coloring Pages and Worksheets to Print – the Sun, Moon and Stars (Free)
Free printable space coloring pages and worksheets: astronaut, rocket, solar system, Saturn, moon phases and connect-the-dots constellations, plus a moon diary, word search, shadow tracking and astronaut ID cards – with answer keys and lesson ideas.
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Worksheets with answer keys
For puzzling, observing and exploring: the answer keys print automatically as a separate page – perfect for science class.
Printables for the space party
Astronaut ID cards for every guest and a certificate to end the mission.
Astronaut on the moon: An astronaut waves from the moon's surface while the Earth glows in the black sky above.
Rocket launch: A rocket lifts off – with flames, clouds of smoke, a crescent moon and a little ringed planet.
The sun helps everyone: Sun, rain cloud, a house with solar panels, an apple tree and flowers: everything we need the sun for.
Saturn and its rings: The ringed planet with its rings of ice and rock, plus three of its many moons.
Our solar system: The sun and all eight planets in order, each with its name.
The moon phases: All eight moon phases from the new moon to the waning crescent – the dark parts are shaded with stripes.
Connect the constellations: The Big Dipper, Cassiopeia and Orion as connect-the-dots.
Put the moon phases in order: Eight moons all mixed up – which phase comes after which? The answer key is on page 2.
Put the planets in order: The eight planets all mixed up: write down their names and number them from the sun. The answer key is on page 2.
Space word search: Ten space words hidden across, down and diagonally. The answer key is on page 2.
30-day moon diary: Draw the moon every evening for a month – with the date and time.
Measure shadows: A table and a chart for the shadow length from 9 am to 4 pm.
My planet profile: A fact file to research: size, distance, moons, length of a day and your own drawing.
Space quiz with answers: All 36 quiz questions in three levels, with the answers and explanations at the end.
Astronaut certificate: The certificate for every little astronaut – you write in the name by hand.
The space station: The ISS with its big solar wings above the Earth – and an astronaut on a spacewalk.
A friendly alien: A flying saucer with a waving alien – are there aliens out there? Nobody knows yet!
Planet walk for the schoolyard: The sun as a ping-pong ball: a table with every planet's size, distance and kid steps, plus planet signs to cut out.
Build a pinhole viewer: Watch a solar eclipse safely: a card with a tiny hole projects a little picture of the sun onto paper.
Memory trick: My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Noodles – Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
These words are hidden:
Mark each shadow length as a dot and join the dots:
Astronaut Certificate
has successfully completed space training and from today is an official
For teachers: lesson ideas about the sun, moon and stars
The hands-on experiments run on a projector, a whiteboard and tablets, and the worksheets come with answer keys. The topics fit elementary science: day and night, moon phases, the solar system and the seasons.
Lesson 1: Why does the moon look like that? Start with the moon lab on the projector (10 minutes), then the lamp-and-apple experiment in groups (15 minutes), followed by the worksheet "Put the moon phases in order" (15 minutes). To finish, the moon diary starts as four weeks of homework.
Lesson 2: Day, night and shadows: Use the day-and-night widget to work out why night falls (10 minutes). On a sunny day, set up a stick in the schoolyard and start the "Measure shadows" worksheet – the measurements spread across the school day. The shadow rule is a natural lead-in to sun safety.
Lesson 3: Our solar system: The light race and the size of the sun show how huge and far away everything is (10 minutes). Then "Put the planets in order" with the memory trick (15 minutes) and, in groups, one planet profile each (20 minutes). The space quiz makes a great review in the next lesson.
All coloring pages and worksheets on this page are licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0: you may print, copy, share and adapt them for non-commercial use – at school, at home or in a library – as long as you name SunnyTracker as the source.
Questions about the coloring pages and worksheets
Are the coloring pages and worksheets free? Yes, every sheet is free and needs no sign-up. You can print and copy them for home, birthday parties, preschool and the classroom.
How do I print a sheet? Tap "Print": your browser's print dialog opens with a ready-made page. If you'd rather have a file, choose "Save as PDF" there.
What age are the sheets for? The rocket and astronaut coloring pages suit children from 3, the moon phases and constellations from about 5 or 6. The worksheets with answer keys are meant for elementary school from about second grade.
Are there answer keys? Yes. For the moon phases, the planet order, the word search and the quiz, the answer key prints automatically as a separate page. Teachers can simply leave it out before copying.
May I use the sheets in class? Yes, please do – in class, at preschool, in after-school programs and at events run by observatories and libraries. The sheets are licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0, so you may also share and adapt them for non-commercial use, naming SunnyTracker as the source.
The sun is a ping-pong ball, 1.6 inches (4 cm) wide.
Poke a small hole into a piece of stiff card with the tip of a pencil.
Stand with your back to the sun, so that its light falls over your shoulder.
Hold the card up high and a sheet of white paper about three feet below it.
A small, round picture of the sun appears on the paper. During a solar eclipse, it turns into a crescent!