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Solar System

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Solar System for Kids Solar System Lesson Plans Solar System Literature Book Units Solar System Math Solar System Puzzles Solar System Reading Comprehension Solar System Word Searches Space and Stars The Moon The Sun Uranus Venus

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Make a Daily Solar System and Planets Activity Lesson Plan Book

Daily Solar System and Planets Activity Lesson Plan Book

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Quizzes
Grades 1-3
     Solar System Review Quiz - vocabulary, true/false, and multiple choice (Grades 1-3)
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Grades 4-6
     Solar System Review Quiz - vocabulary, true/false, and multiple choice (Grades 4-6)
     Customize Printables

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Solar System Activities

Solar System Puzzles

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Reading Comprehensions - Special Education High Interest Reading
     Mercury, a Rocky Ball (Hi/Lo Grades 1-2)
     How Long Is a Year? (Hi/Lo Grades 2-4)
     Phases of the Moon (Hi/Lo Grades 3-5)
     Moon 101 (Hi/Lo Grades 4-6)
     The Sun (Hi/Lo Grades 4-6)
     Motions of the Earth (Hi/Lo Grades 4-6)
     Is Pluto a Planet? (Hi/Lo Grades 4-6)
     Eclipses (Hi/Lo Grades 5-7)
     The Rocky Planets (Hi/Lo Grades 5-7)
     The Gas Giant Planets (Hi/Lo Grades 5-7)
     All the Spheres of the Earth (Hi/Lo Grades 6-7)
     How Was the Solar System Formed? (Hi/Lo Grades 6-8)

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Short Reading Comprehensions
Very Quick Readers
     Earth's Next Door Neighbor (Very Quick Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Mercury (Very Quick Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Venus (Very Quick Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     A Fingernail in the Sky (Very Quick Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Layers of the Sun (Very Quick Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     JUNO's Journey to Jupiter (Very Quick Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Do You Want To Visit Jupiter? (Very Quick Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     NASA's New Frontier: JUNO (Very Quick Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)

Short Readers
     Earth, the Just-Right Planet (Hi/Lo Grades 1-2)
     Saturn's Shining Rings (Short Reader; Grades 1-2 Readability)
     Rolling Uranus (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Spaceship Earth (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Why Are Days Longer In Summer? (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     The Bigger Picture - Our Solar System (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Saturn -- The Planet, Not the Car! (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Neptune Is Neat (and a bit Mysterious!) (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     What's Gravity Got To Do With It? (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Water on the Moon! (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     How the Moon Affects the Earth (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Saturn's Shiny, Shimmery Rings (Short Reader; Grades 5-6 Readability)
     What Are Sunspots? (Short Reader; Grades 5-8 Readability)

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Reading Comprehensions
     What's Your Address? (Grades 1-3)
     Venus (Grades 1-3)
     These Old Planets (Grades 2-3)
     The Hubble Space Telescope (Grades 2-4)
     Soaring Through Our Solar System (Grades 2-4)
     The Sun (Grades 2-4)
     What Do You Know About the Moon? (Grades 2-4)
     The Moon (Grades 2-4)
     Earth (Grades 2-4)
     Mars (Grades 2-4)
     Uranus (Grades 2-4)
     Comets (Grades 2-4)
     Our Solar System
     Moon Talk
     Race to the Moon! (Grades 3-4)
     The Story Behind Our Seasons
     It's About Time
     Our Solar System (Grades 3-5)
     The Sun (Grades 3-5)
     Mercury (Grades 3-5)
     Venus (Grades 3-5)
     Earth (Grades 3-5)
     Our Moon (Grades 3-5)
     Our Changing Moon (Grades 3-5)
     Mars (Grades 3-5)
     The Asteroid Belt (Grades 3-5)
     Jupiter (Grades 3-5)
     Jupiter (Grades 3-5)
     Saturn (Grades 3-5)
     Saturn (Grades 3-5)
     Saturn, the Sixth Planet (Grades 3-5)
     Uranus (Grades 3-5)
     Neptune (Grades 3-5)
     Neptune (Grades 3-5)
     Project Mercury (Grades 3-5)
     The Family of the Sun (Grades 3-5)
     Sputnik I (Grades 4-6)
     The Mighty Hunter in the Winter Sky (Grades 4-6)
     Locating the Circumpolar Constellations (Grades 4-6)
     The Science of the Sun (Grades 4-6)
     Mercury, the Speedy Planet (Grades 5-6)
     Planet Earth (Grades 5-6)
     Jupiter, King of Planets (Grades 5-6)
     Mercury (Grades 5-7)
     Venus (Grades 5-7)
     Mars (Grades 5-7)
     Jupiter (Grades 5-7)
     Saturn (Grades 5-7)
     Uranus (Grades 5-7)
     Neptune (Grades 5-7)
     Pluto (Grades 5-7)
     The Moon (Grades 5-7)
     Constellations (Grades 5-7)
     The Milky Way Galaxy (Grades 5-7)
     Sally Ride (Grades 5-7)
     Neil Armstrong (Grades 5-7)
     John Glenn (Grades 5-7)
     Space Walkers (Grades 5-7)
     What Is a Light-year? (Grades 5-8)
     The Man in the Moon? (Grades 5-8)
     Pluto - Not a Planet Anymore (Grades 5-8)
     Uranus, the Sideways Planet (Grades 6-8)
     Could There Be Water on the Moon? (Grades 6-8)
     Whatever Happened to Pluto? Dr. Mike E. Brown, The Planet Hunter (Grades 6-8)
     Gravity (Grades 7-8)

Spanish
     El Sol (grades 3-5)
     Mercurio (grades 3-5)
     Venus (grades 3-5)
     La Tierra (grades 3-5)
     Nuestra Luna (grades 3-5)
     Marte (grades 3-5)
     El cinturón de asteroides (grades 3-5)
     Júpiter (grades 3-5)
     Saturno (grades 3-5)
     Urano (grades 3-5)
     Neptuno (grades 3-5)
     John Glenn (grades 5-7)
     Caminantes Espaciales (grades 8-9)

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Compare and Contrast

Compare and Contrast Two Things (fifth grade) Compare and Contrast Two Things (sixth grade) Compare and Contrast Two Things (seventh grade) Compare and Contrast Two Things (eighth grade) Compare and Contrast Two Things (high school)

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Read and Color

Which Planet?

Our Solar System, the Family of the Sun

The Night Sky (PDF file)

Moon Walking (PDF file)

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Book Units
    Lost in the Solar System (Magic School Bus) (Grades 1-3)
    Midnight on the Moon (Magic Tree House #8) (Grades 2-3)
    Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 (Grades 2-4)
    Earth: Our Planet in Space (Grades 3-4)
    The Moon Seems to Change (Grades 3-4)
    Ender's Game (Grades 5-8)

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Logic Worksheets
     Name the Planet
     How much do they weigh?

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Analogies

The Solar System Analogies

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Mercury
     Mercury (Grades 3-5)
     Mercury (Grades 5-7)
     Mercury Word Search

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Venus
     Venus (Grades 3-5)
     Venus (Grades 5-7)
     Venus Word Search

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Earth
     Earth (Grades 3-5)
     Earth (Grades 5-7)
     Earth Word Search
     Earth and Space Crossword Puzzle

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Mars
     Mars (Grades 3-5)
     Mars (Grades 5-7)
     Mars Word Search

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Jupiter
     Jupiter (Grades 3-5)
     Jupiter (Grades 5-7)
     Jupiter Word Search

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Saturn
     Saturn (Grades 3-5)
     Saturn (Grades 5-7)
     Saturn Word Search

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Uranus
     Uranus (Grades 3-5)
     Uranus (Grades 5-7)
     Uranus Word Search

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Neptune
     Neptune (Grades 3-5)
     Neptune (Grades 5-7)
     Neptune Word Search

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Pluto
     Is Pluto a Planet? (Hi/Lo Grades 4-6)
     Pluto (Grades 5-7)
     Pluto - Not a Planet Anymore (Grades 5-8)
     Pluto Word Search

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Solar System Word Search
     The Solar System Word Search

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Math Worksheets
     Solar System: Addition and Subtraction Math Problems
     Solar System: Rounding Math Problems
     Solar System: Scientific Notation and Multiplication Math Problems
     Solar System: Algebra Math Problems

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Crossword Puzzle
     The Solar System Crossword Puzzle
     Solar System Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle (Definitions)
     Solar System Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle (Definitions - Includes List of Words)
     Earth and Space Crossword Puzzle
     Sun and Stars Crossword Puzzle
     Space and Stars Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle (Definitions)
     Space and Stars Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle (Definitions - Includes List of Words)

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Glyphs

Solar Systems Glyph

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Space and Stars
     Space and Stars Theme Unit

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