Space Telescope Science Institute
Hubble Site: Solar System Images
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,...
NASA
Nasa: Mars Exploration: Fun Zone!
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.
Other
Lunar and Planetary Institute: Moon Flip Book [Pdf]
Hands-on activity allows children to learn the phases of the Moon by creating their own flip book.
Read Works
Read Works: Explore Our Solar System
[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...
Views of the Solar System
Views of the Solar System: Dwarf Planet Pluto
Discover interesting information about the planet Pluto through a vast archive of photographs and scientific facts.
Views of the Solar System
Views of the Solar System: Neptune
Explore the planet Neptune through this site that includes vivid multimedia resources. Learn Neptune statistics and view numerous images.
Views of the Solar System
Views of the Solar System: Uranus
Explore the planet Uranus through this site that includes vivid multimedia resources. Learn Uranus statistics and view numerous images.
Views of the Solar System
Views of the Solar System: Saturn
Explore the planet Saturn through this site that includes vivid multimedia resources. Learn Saturn statistics and view numerous images.
Views of the Solar System
Views of the Solar System: Jupiter
Explore the planet Jupiter through this site that includes vivid multimedia resources. Learn Jupiter statistics and view numerous images.
Views of the Solar System
Views of the Solar System: Mars
Discover interesting information about the planet Mars through a vast archive of photographs and scientific facts.
Views of the Solar System
Views of the Solar System: Mercury
Discover interesting information about the planet Mercury through a vast archive of photographs and scientific facts.
Views of the Solar System
Views of the Solar System: Venus
Discover interesting information about the planet Venus through a vast archive of photographs and scientific facts.
Views of the Solar System
Views of the Solar System: Earth
Explore the planet Earth through this site that includes vivid multimedia resources. Learn Earth statistics and view numerous images.
Space Telescope Science Institute
Hubble Site: Way Out!
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.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Introduction to the Universe
Learners use descriptive words to create imagery of the many varieties of objects found in our universe.
Other
Observatorio Arval: Clyde Tombaugh
This is a biography page for the American astronomer and discoverer of Pluto, Clyde Tombaugh.
NASA
Nasa: Goddard Institute for Space Studies: Time on Mars
This site provides a Java-based program called Mars24. You can download this to your computer to keep track of time on Mars.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Planetary Cereal Project
This is a project which would be appropriate to use at the end of a lesson about the solar system. Middle schoolers will decorate an empty cereal box with information and games showing their comprehension of factual information about an...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Inner and Outer Planets of the Solar System
In this science lesson learners will work collaboratively to learn and introduce the eight planets, sizes, characteristics, and their order. They will use size comparisons, research a planet, design a poster and create a PowerPoint...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: To Infinity and Beyond Magazine of Planets
This is a student led activity in which students have to accomplish the task of choosing the most entertaining way to relay written expository information. Art/self expression along with technology are utilized to develop a classroom...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: If Earth No Longer Existed. . .
Students will work in cooperative groups to research characteristics of each of the planets in our solar system. Students will design a travel brochure outlining the characteristics of each planet. Each group will make an oral...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Comets
During this lesson, students have the opportunity to explore comets. By navigating the Internet, viewing a slideshow, and participating in a videoconference with NASA, students will discover what comets are all about.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Lost in Space a Solar System Study
During this technology based lesson, students navigate the Internet to learn interesting information about the solar system. They use the information to complete a worksheet and to create a puzzle or challenge for their classmates.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Activity: Scale of the Universe on a String
This activity will help your students comprehend the huge scales of time and space by using familiar objects. You can explore the massive distances of our Solar System using scale models made out of string. Included is a scale model of...