The Planets
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Nine Planets A multimedia tour through our solar system, including the latest news and views on the planets and other celestial bodies. |
The
Nine Planets The Nine Planets is a very comprehensive information site featuring the nine planets of our solar system (related items included). |
NASA
Posters Download several NASA posters here for use in your classroom. Topics include Mars, the ISS, flight, sun storms, microgravity, the Wright Brothers, and more. Many include student activities as well |
| Planetary
Fact Sheet Solar
System Model |
Solar System Coloring Book Learn your data about the solar system with this online solar system coloring book. Choose your tools and paint away--print the pages out to collate your own individualized solar system booklet. |
Space WebQuest Choose a planet to research. Then choose a space mission to complete. Complete the web quest by writing an original space story and drawing a picture of your planet. |
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What do you weigh in other planets? Enter in your weight in Earth pounds to see how much you would weigh on other planets in our solar system. Then discuss gravity and mass--on Earth and its neighbors--creating charts to visualize the differences. Do not ask students who might be sensitive about their weight to submit their own numbers; use average-weights to show a few examples, and lead in to the real discussion involved in this science lesson. |
Planetary
Paths Middle School lesson for planetary motion laws Come
to My Planet |
The
Solar System in Pictures This web site has fifty 3-D stereo images of the planets in our Solar System. You do not need red/blue 3D glasses to enjoy the full 3-D effect. There are also 340 other pictures of the planets, as well as interactive quizzes (many with pictures) to test your knowledge. |
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Much Do You Weigh & How Far Can You Jump on other planets? Middle School Lesson Plan |
Kepler's
Three Laws of Planetary Motion Interact online in this planetary game from NASA to better understand the reasoning behind Kepler's three laws of planetary motion. |
The Solar System - Jet Propulsion Laboratory - NASA |
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The Planets - Enchanted Learning
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