LESSON PLANS
Deliver a lesson plan that presents a research project on the solar system.
WORKSHEETS
Refer to the diagram of the solar system in this printable to answer questions about mass and gravity. As a skill…
Introduce the solar system with this printable fact sheet. Read all about the Sun, the eight planets that orbit it, and…
Review facts about the Sun and the eight planets in our solar system with this multiple-choice quiz.
Multiple-choice questions in this space-science exam are used to test students' knowledge and understanding of the solar…
Try a printable science activity that illustrates the cosmological phenomenon of the Big Bang. Students learn how…
CLASSROOM TOOLS
Students create a scaled-down model of the solar system by calculating the planets' diameters and distances from the sun…
Students build a scale model of the solar system. This activity includes Pluto as a planet, even though it is now…
Use this worksheet to teach students about the small objects moving around the solar system. After reading about…
Give students this worksheet to teach them about gravity and our solar system. Students will learn about orbiting…
TEACHING RESOURCE
This resource is designed to be used with the Meet the Planets Mini-Lesson. It includes the slides and teaching notes…
ACTIVITIES
Students create "trading cards" of the sun and other objects in the solar system to demonstrate their understanding of…
Integrate math and space science with a measurement activity about the solar system. In this printable, students will…
Children use this review sheet to reinforce concepts on comets, asteroids, and meteors. This printable includes a…
Match astronomy terms with their descriptions and complete statements about the solar system in this space science…
Correct false statements about how astronomers measure distance. Then, use the table in this printable to answer…
Plot the inner and outer planets' distance from the Sun in this space science printable. Then, use the models to answer…
Review the formation of the solar system using the questions in this space-science printable. As a skill challenge,…
Integrate physical and Earth science with this worksheet about the physics of the solar system. Students will use…
Study the moons of other planets with this worksheet about satellites in the solar system. Students will research the…
Enrich your study of the solar system with this worksheet about asteroids and meteoroids. Students will complete…
Review what a comet is with the vocabulary review and diagramming activity in this space-science printable. Students…
Complete this crossword puzzle about the solar system to solve the word puzzle. Use this printable to review…
The universe is made up of tens of billions of galaxies! Read about the Big Bang, and learn how stars and planets form…
