LESSON PLANS
Deliver a lesson plan that presents a research project on the solar system.
WORKSHEETS
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…
MAPS
Distribute a reading selection and critical thinking questions about the size of the solar system. This activity…
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…
Distribute a printable set of vocabulary words related to the Solar System.
Students stage a play to demonstrate what they have learned about space and the solar system.
Use this worksheet to teach students about the small objects moving around the solar system. After reading about…
After reading "The Planet of Mars" by Shel Silverstein and The Planets in Our Solar System by Franklyn M. Branley,…
Give students this worksheet to teach them about gravity and our solar system. Students will learn about orbiting…
ACTIVITIES
Students create "trading cards" of the sun and other objects in the solar system to demonstrate their understanding of…
Children use this review sheet to reinforce concepts on comets, asteroids, and meteors. This printable includes a…
In this space-science worksheet, children explain what they know about orbits, identify whether statements describe…
The teacher mixes the ingredients of a comet to simulate the real thing for students.
The objective of this activity is to build a scale model of the planetary distances in the Solar System. This activity…
The objective of this activity is to build a scale model of the planetary distances in the Solar System.
The object of this activity is to observe a model of how the Solar System would have originated according to the…
Use this reading reference with the lesson Solar System Scale.
A detailed summary of information on the smaller objects in the solar system.
