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Unit Plan
NASA

Nasa Science: For Kids: Solar System Fun

For Students 3rd - 8th
Test your knowledge about the solar system with games and activities designed to help explore what you know about the sun, the planets and their moons, space rocks, the Milky Way, and related topics.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Explore Space

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares information about the planets in the solar system. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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NASA

Nasa: Solar System Dynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information related to all known bodies in orbit around the sun. Content includes planetary orbits, JPL's Horizon System, natural satellite information, and more.
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NASA

Nasa: Planetary Photojournal

For Students 9th - 10th
This NASA site provides access to publicly released images from various Solar System exploration programs.
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Other

Astro Mia: Tierra, Sistema Solar Y Universo

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a good resource to study Astronomy. It has six sessions: the Universe, the solar system, the earth and the moon, history of Astronomy, articles, famous astrologers and a glossary.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Orbital Motion of a Satellite

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must calculate the period of a satellite moving around one of the bodies in our solar system.
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Activity
TOPS Learning Systems

Tops Learning Systems: Top Science: Scale Solar System [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
Practice drawing the solar system to scale.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Saturn

For Students 6th - 8th
Enchanted Learning profiles the planet Saturn with information about size, mass, atmosphere, length of day, and so on. There are also interactive activities and learning exercises.
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Article
Read Works

Read Works: What's Up in Space?

For Teachers 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses what is up in outer space. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also included. Several questions...
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Handout
Cool Math

Coolmath: Science Monster: Introduction to Our Solar System

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out about all the planets and other solar system characteristics in this colorful, illustrated tutorial on our neighborhood in space.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Museum of Science, Art and Perception

For Students 9th - 10th
This museum provides numerous online exhibits about everything from the science of sports to the Hubble Telescope. Each exhibit includes learning ideas, fun activities, articles, and learning games.
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubble Site: Solar System Images

For Students 9th - 10th
A listing of clickable images of objects in the Solar System from the Hubble telescope that includes the following: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Jupiter's satellites, Saturn, Saturn's rings and satellites, Uranus, Uranus' rings and satellites,...
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NASA

Nasa: Mars Exploration: Fun Zone!

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is filled with information on NASA's Mars Exploration Program. Use this informative site in Spanish or English. Play games while learning about Mars.
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NASA

Nasa: Our Solar System

For Students 9th - 10th
This thorough look at our solar system has numerous links to a variety of topics that are updated periodically.
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Interactive
NASA

Nasa: Space Place: I See Ice Viewer

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore the solar system like never before with this photograph viewer. Choose the planet, then scroll through the many beautiful photographs taken by space missions. Read about how each photo shows evidence of the presence of ice.
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Lesson Plan
Education.com

Education.com: The Solar System: Learning About Planets

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn all about the components of the solar system with this downloadable lesson plan. Includes several student handouts and a research activity.
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Handout
Cool Math

Coolmath: Science Monster: Pluto

For Students 3rd - 8th
A cool fact sheet about Pluto including a place for students to enter their weight on Earth to convert it to what it would be on Pluto.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Explore Our Solar System

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares facts about planets in the solar system. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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Interactive
Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubble Site: Way Out!

For Students 9th - 10th
Can you help a cow plot a path out of the Milky Way? This hilarious space game is for all ages and is offered by HubbleSite. Users may pick their level of expertise and can choose from novice, pretty smart about space, or an astrobrainiac.
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Website
NASA

Nasa Space Place: All About Saturn

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover facts about Saturn including its surface, moons and planets that surround it, and interesting images.
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Handout
Cool Math

Coolmath: Science Monster: Uranus

For Students 3rd - 8th
A cool fact sheet about Uranus including a place for students to enter their weight on Earth to convert it to what it would be on Uranus.
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Handout
Cool Math

Coolmath: Science Monster: Saturn

For Students 3rd - 8th
A cool fact sheet about Saturn including a place for students to enter their weight on Earth to convert it to what it would be on Saturn.
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Handout
Cool Math

Coolmath: Science Monster: Neptune

For Students 3rd - 8th
A cool fact sheet about Neptune including a place for students to enter their weight on Earth to convert it to what it would be on Neptune.
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Handout
Cool Math

Coolmath: Science Monster: Jupiter

For Students 3rd - 8th
A cool fact sheet about Jupiter including a place for students to enter their weight on Earth to convert it to what it would be on Jupiter.