+
Website
California Institute of Technology

Spitzer Science Center: Historias Desde Espacio: Premiacion a Las Planetas

For Students 3rd - 8th
All the planets are competing to see who is the best planet in the Solar System. Read the story in Spanish to learn the results of the pageant. Excellent source of information presented in a fun manner.
+
Website
NASA

Nasa: Heliophysics: New Science of the Sun Solar System Connection

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NASA lists common and uncommon misconceptions about Sun-Earth Science. Site also provides links to activities and lesson plans as well as background reading.
+
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Milky Way

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identify the shape and size of the Milky Way and where our solar system is located in the Milky Way.
+
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Milky Way

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identify the shape and size of the Milky Way and where our solar system is located in the Milky Way.
+
Website
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Astronomy

For Students 3rd - 8th
Eight hands-on lessons module in which students explore the characteristics of planet Earth, its moons, the sun, the solar system, planets, and the difference between science fact and science fiction.
+
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Earth Origin, Composition, and Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson, you will learn about how the Earth formed as well as the composition and structural layers of the Earth's interior.
+
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Similar Triangles: Using Parallax to Measure Distance

For Students 9th - 10th
Want to stretch your imagination? One good way is to try to imagine how far it is to a distant star. How much farther away is it than the moon is from the earth? In this project, you'll learn one way of measuring the distance without...
+
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fifth Grade Science

For Students 5th
This customizable digital textbook covers topics related to fifth-grade science. It is Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) aligned.
+
Website
NASA

Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Photo Gallery: Galileo

For Students 9th - 10th
A well-indexed collection of NASA images taken by the Galileo spacecraft. Images include the spacecraft itself prior to launch and all of the solar system objects this incredible mission has visited.
+
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Gravity in the Solar System

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Understand the role of gravity in space.
+
Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Gravity in the Solar System Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand gravity using this study guide.
+
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Planet Orbits in the Solar System

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at the size and shape of planet orbits.
+
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Beyond the Earth Part Ii

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A continuation of Beyond the Earth Part I. As part of a unit on the solar system, young scholars will choose a component of the solar system to research. Students may use a variety of resources such as the Internet, books, and reference...
+
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Beyond the Earth Part I

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will access prior knowledge of the solar system by completing a graphic organizer. After participating in a teacher lecture and whole group discussion, the students will work in collaborative groups to create a...
+
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Geologic Time Scale

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How the geologic time scale is divided.
+
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Exoplanets

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the features of exoplanets.
+
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Exoplanets

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the features of exoplanets.
+
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Mercury

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize the characteristics of the planet Mercury.
+
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Mercury

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize the characteristics of the planet Mercury.
+
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Mercury Pollution

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How mercury poses a threat to human health.
+
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Meteors

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the properties of meteors.
+
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Meteors

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the properties of meteors.
+
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Asteroids

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes characteristics of asteroids.
+
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Asteroids

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes characteristics of asteroids.

Other popular searches