Solar System Worksheets
Try our free solar system worksheets — they include hand-crafted illustrations of the Sun and our planets. We''ve created a variety of teaching resources to help you plan a thematic planetary unit!
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Try our free solar system worksheets — they include hand-crafted illustrations of the Sun and our planets. We''ve created a variety of teaching resources to help you plan a thematic planetary unit!
Our solar system is BIG! The sizes of the planets vary greatly as do the distances between planets and their distance from the Sun. Start by asking about distances kids have traveled.
The solar system that we call home as residents of Earth is made up of eight planets — Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — plus one dwarf planet, Pluto!
Through this activity, you can help students learn about the solar eclipse and how it occurs naturally in the solar system. Divide the class into groups of four students and arrange a torch
Students will analyze the orbital distance and revolutionary period of planets in our solar system. The Planets Inquiry Lab includes a brief reading passage, comprehension checks, hands-on activities,
Printable worksheets on the solar system and planets that you can use with your class.
Use these free STEM projects, lessons, and activities to help students get hands-on exploring and learning about solar system science. The Earth, the Moon, the Sun, and space are
How many planets are in the solar system? How did it form in the Milky Way galaxy? Learn facts about the solar system''s genesis, plus its planets, moons, and asteroids.
Use this short list of activity ideas to teach solar system formation to middle school students.
Solar System Hello, Pluto! In July of 2015, a spacecraft named New Horizons arrived at Pluto after a long journey. It took amazing pictures of this dwarf planet and will continue to study
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