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Solar System
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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


Solar System Activities
            Solar System Puzzles


Reading Comprehensions - Special Education High Interest Reading
     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)


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)
     Do You Want To Visit Jupiter? (Very Quick Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)

Short Readers
     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)


Reading Comprehensions
     What's Your Address? (Grades 1-3)
     These Old Planets (Grades 2-3)
     Soaring Through Our Solar System (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)
     Mars (Grades 3-5)
     The Asteroid Belt (Grades 3-5)
     Jupiter (Grades 3-5)
     Saturn (Grades 3-5)
     Uranus (Grades 3-5)
     Neptune (Grades 3-5)
     The Mighty Hunter in the Winter Sky (Grades 4-6)
     Locating the Circumpolar Constellations (Grades 4-6)
     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)
     Could There Be Water on the Moon? (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)


Read and Color
            Our Solar System, the Family of the Sun
             The Night Sky (PDF file)
             Moon Walking (PDF file)


Book Units
    Midnight on the Moon (Magic Tree House #8) (Grades 2-3)
    Ender's Game (Grades 5-8)


Logic Worksheets
     Name the Planet
     How much do they weigh?


Analogies
             The Solar System Analogies


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pluto
     Pluto (Grades 5-7)
     Pluto - Not a Planet Anymore (Grades 5-8)
     Pluto Word Search

Solar System Word Search
     The Solar System Word Search


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


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)


Space and Stars
     Space and Stars Theme Unit


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