Adding and Subtracting Decimals Task Cards | Solar System Theme

Your upper elementary learners are going to enjoy these 20 solar system themed task cards. Each card will help them practice or review their skills in adding and subtracting decimals. Not only that, but they will have the opportunity to strengthen their skills in working through word problems. So many kids are fascinated with the solar system which makes this a great product to keep your 5th graders and 6th graders engaged in learning. A few topics included in the task cards are planets, space travel, satellites, astronauts, and constellations. Fun facts about the solar system are also found on each card. If you’re looking for an alternative to typical math worksheets, task cards are a great learning tool. They are versatile in that they can be used in several educational environments, indoors or outdoors, and with various group settings. It’s a perfect way to get your learners up and moving, while completing educational goals at the same time. This set of task cards is available in color and black and white. Both versions are IDENTICAL. The answer recording sheet comes with two on a page to save you money as well as the amount of copies and/or ink being used. An answer key is also provided. Take a look below to see the details of each card in this set.    

PAGE 1: TASK CARDS #1-4: (planets/subtraction, planets/addition, planets/subtraction, planets/subtraction)

PAGE 2: TASK CARDS #5-8: (asteroids/addition, constellations/addition, astronauts/subtraction, planets/subtraction)

PAGE 3: TASK CARDS #9-12: (planets/subtraction, lunar rovers/addition, space camp/subtraction, space shuttle/addition)

PAGE 4: TASK CARDS #13-16: (telescopes/addition, moon walk/subtraction, space travel/addition, telescope/subtraction)

PAGE 5: TASK CARDS #17-20: moon crater/subtraction, satellite/addition, Earth’s moon/subtraction, astronauts/subtraction

PAGE 6: ANSWER RECORDING SHEETS

ANSWER KEY

PLEASE NOTE: The same version of these task cards is available with a corresponding set of PowerPoint slides.

CHECK THEM OUT: Adding and Subtracting Decimals Task Cards AND PowerPoint slides