Learn About Planets In Our Solar System

Our solar system is home to eight amazing planets.

Learn about planets in our solar system. Welcome to nasa s eyes a way for you to learn about your home planet our solar system the universe beyond and the spacecraft exploring them. Complete a craft and play a game to learn about the planets in our solar system including their names order size and surface temperatures. Jupiter the largest planet its dark red spot is a storm larger than earth. Find planets moons comets and games.

Explore the many volcanoes in our solar system using the space volcano explorer. With applications for mac and pc as well as apps for mobile devices there are many ways for you to follow along with our scientists and engineers. Some are so hot that metals would melt on the surface. Some are small and rocky.

We send spacecraft to take pictures gather information and find out more about them. Venus venus thick atmosphere makes it the hottest planet in our solar system. Listen to an audio recording of yourself saying the planets. Here is an in depth introduction to the solar system and the planets that are in it.

Make up a silly sentence. Others are big and gassy. Our solar system consists of our star the sun and everything bound to it by gravity the planets mercury venus earth mars jupiter saturn uranus and neptune dwarf planets such as pluto dozens of moons and millions of asteroids comets and meteoroids. See the universe in cosmic colors.

We re learning new things about our neighboring planets all the time. How to remember the order of the planets in our solar system method 1 of 4. The planets of our solar system. Mars mars was a wet and warm planet billions of years ago.

Earth the only planet in our solar system with liquid water on the surface. Engage explore explain elaborate and evaluate for a quick overview of the model take a look at this video. I use this lesson model because it peaks the students interest in the beginning during the engage portion. A mnemonic device is a trick that you can use to help you remember.

Unit 2 sun earth connection solar system lesson 13. Salt painting our solar system use salt and water colors to create colorful artwork of our solar system. All about the planets. Explore the solar system.

Others are freezing cold. A learning center for young astronomers.