In this vocabulary skills worksheet, students read 8 sentences and fill in the blanks in each of the sentences with the appropriate prepositions listed as possible answers.

In this frog facts song activity, students follow directions on how to compose a song using frog facts. Students pick a well known children's song, gather facts about frogs, and then write new lyrics to the children's song.

In this vocabulary and reading skills activity, students complete 12 sentences by selecting the appropriate words and phrases from the word bank to do so.

Students examine the astronomical concept of a year. They relate the passage of time on planets to historical events in the USA.

In this worksheet on asteroids, students look at a picture asteroids and read accompanying facts, along with a brief paragraph.

In this lesson, students build upon prior knowledge of the planets in the solar system by becoming aliens living on the planets. As aliens, they learn about their planets and create advertisements to persuade someone to visit them there.

[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.

In this lesson, students learn about the planets, their moons, asteroids, comets, and dwarf planets in our solar system.

Resource presents information about the solar system through a list of most frequently asked questions. Click on each question and be transported to a wealth of knowledge about our solar system and the planets within it.

Find out about all the planets and other solar system characteristics in this colorful, illustrated tutorial on our neighborhood in space.

[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...

This survey of the planets includes all the basics, size, mass, atmosphere, length of day, and the like. It features interactive activities and learning exercises and compares all of the planets in colorful tables.

These hands-on activities are a great way for students to gain perspective on the relative sizes and distances of each planet, the relationship between the sun and Earth, and much more.

In this science activity young scholars 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...

Examine the variety of weather found on all of the planets in the solar system with this classroom exercise. Students will see a video and observe differences and similarities among the planets.

An introduction to our solar system: the planets, our Sun and our Moon. Students begin by learning the history and engineering of space travel. They make simple rockets to acquire a basic understanding Newton's third law of motion. They...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart presents the layers of the Sun and the components of the solar system.

A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the four inner planets of our solar system, which include Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Earth.

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.

Here's an Ology Card about the Solar System, offering a small image, a definition, and information on how "far out" our Solar System is. Includes questions to quiz your knowledge and quick facts about the Solar System's size, rotation...

What makes up the Solar System? Kid astronomers learn about the planets and the sun.

Play this creative puzzle game where the player views a solar system object that is all mixed-up. Try and find the matching parts of the photograph, and learn about the solar system in the process.

Identify the planets in our solar system and discover how much you weigh on another planet with these space interactives.