LESSON PLANS
How much would you weigh on Pluto (if it was still a planet)? Students learn about gravity, mass, and weight by…
WORKSHEETS
Try a printable creative writing activity that focuses on fantasizing about life on other planets.
DAILY WARM-UPS
Improve students' reading skills and increase their knowledge of space sciences. This printable warm-up includes a…
Learn all about the origins of planet names! This activity should be used with Fast Facts: The Solar System.
The eight planets in our solar system are divided into two groups: rocky planets and gas giants. Discover key facts…
Quiz students on asteroids, comets, and the eight planets in our solar system, with this multiple-choice quiz.
Compare facts about the two closest planets to the Sun—Mercury and Venus. In this printable, students will also convert…
How much do you know about Earth? In this worksheet, students read about our home planet. Then, they label a diagram of…
Enhance science skills with an activity that focuses on earth's atmospheric layers.
Students learn the sizes of the planets and compare them to Earth. This activity includes Pluto as a planet, even though…
Read about the four gas giants—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Then, use the facts to complete sentences about the…
REFERENCE
All the basic facts on the planets are in these articles.
ACTIVITIES
Children integrate their sky and moon observations with literature and creative writing.
Data and information on Earth.
Data and information on Jupiter.
Enhance science skills with an activity that focuses on researching planets.
Suggest a family activity to parents that includes home projects and vocabulary words related to the sun, planets, and…
Distribute a printable set of vocabulary words related to the sun, moon, and planets.
Celebrate birthdays and learn about the Earth's journey around the sun. This activity kit for A Birthday Cake is No…
This activity is all about Mars, the red planet. Students will take a close look at the planet's surface and make their…
Enhance science skills with an activity that has students writing creatively about the planet earth.
Enhance science skills with an activity that focuses on the solar system.
Enhance science skills with an activity that focuses on writing creatively about a planet.
Try a printable science activity that focuses on observing planets.