A Solar System Subject Sampler

Visit these websites, then answer the questions below:

1. Star Child: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html

2. Welcome to the Planets  http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/

3. Star Child:  The Solar System  http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/solar_system.html

4. Astronomy for Kids  http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/astronomy.html

5. The Nine Planets  http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/

6. Solar System Live  http://www.fourmilab.ch/solar/solar.html

7. Jessica's Solar System Page  http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/1364/index.html

8. Virtual Solar System @ National Geographic.com  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/solarsystem/splash.html

9. Views of the Solar System  http://www.hawastsoc.org/solar/eng/homepage.htm

10. Arty the Part time Astronaut  http://www.artyastro.com/

Answer these questions:

1. Name the planets in order starting with the one closest to the sun.

2. Name the inner planets.

3. Name the outer planets.

Online Activities

1. Exploring Planets in the Classroom:   Hands on Science Activities http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/spacegrant/class_acts/

2. Quia! A Fun Quiz About the Planets  http://www.quia.com/custom/11main.html

3. Kids Zone  http://www.afroam.org/children/brain/planets/planets.html

4. Build a Solar System  http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/solar_system/

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