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Beginners guide with basic facts about the nine planets.
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Contains a photograph gallery of the major celestial bodies in the solar system.
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Tells about each of the planets in our solar system and the sun.
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Information about planets, moons, comets, asteroids, stars and galaxies.
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An interactive journey through space to learn about the solar system and what lies beyond. Includes current astronomical information and news and a section for questions answered by professional astronomer.
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View the earth and moon from many vantage points and in multiple ways.
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Designed by kids, for kids, this is a great introduction to the 9 planets. Features video, sounds, and a guided tour.
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This website is a science project created for the Space Day 2005 competition. We are a team of 7 homeschoolers in 6th through 8th grade from Chieftain Christian Academy.
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More than 25 hands-on science activities about geology, earth, planetary, and space sciences.
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A collection of pictures, graphics and articles about the solar system and individual planets. From the National Air and Space Museum.
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Teaches kids some basic facts about the nine planets, along with stories, games, and a 'meet the kids' section.
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Also known as "The Earth as a Peppercorn." A scale model of the solar system.
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The International Astronomical Union's definition of a planet in the Solar System and ruling on the classification of Pluto.[pdf format]
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Learn about the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto with this interactive animated facts game.
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Provides an insiders' view of what it's like to work with Earth's most powerful space telescope.
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A concise tour containing numerous educational resources, and support for Spacetech's Orrery application.
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An overview of the sun, the nine planets, asteroids, comets, and other links.
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Provides an overview of the sun and each of the nine planets. Also includes biographies of researchers.
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Factual information on the planets in the solar system, from Mercury to Pluto and beyond.
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Describes NASA's program to explore the solar system.
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Includes information and images related to the solar system and its inner planets.
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A NASA/JPL/Caltech spyglass on the cosmos. Select from the options to have the simulator create a color image of your favorite planet or satellite.
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Collect Solar System trading cards as you answer trivia questions correctly.
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Printable worksheets, logic problems, word searches, and puzzles.
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The Foster Homeschool Families' submission for the SpaceDay.org 2004 Space Trek. Includes journals, stories, and background information.
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Offers general information on each planet complete with orbits, diameter, composition and mass. Also features a history of each, illustrations, further reading and a FAQ section on general astronomy.
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A student-based website focusing on general information about the planets, moon, and sun.
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Brief presentation of the sun and the nine planets.
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Quizzes and images about all the bodies of our planetary system.
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Provides basic information about the solar system.
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An in-depth resource to the Solar System. Including articles about each part of the Solar System and its planets.
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Select images from NASA's planetary exploration program.
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Learn about asteroids, comets, planets, and the sun. Also contains facts, news, and pictures.
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Peter and Paul fly with you through space and explain to you everything about our solar system. Click on each planet and you will learn everything about it.
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Activities include figuring out how much you would weigh on another planet and comparing the sizes of the planets.
