Name: ________________________________________

Solar System Facts – Use in conjunction with this website:

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/solar_system.html (Best way to
get students to this site is to open it, open the student folder on the network, then click on the url,
drag and drop it into the student folder. Students then can open their network folder, double-click
and open this site. This site has an option to read the text out loud.)

Tell 1 fact about each planet.

Mercury: ________________________________________
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Venus: __________________________________________
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Earth: __________________________________________
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Mars: __________________________________________
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Jupiter: _________________________________________
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Saturn: _________________________________________
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Uranus: ________________________________________
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Neptune: _______________________________________
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Pluto: __________________________________________
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(Note – information about Pluto’s status as a dwarf planet can be found here…
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/08/060824-pluto-planet.html)
The Sun
2 facts about the sun
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http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/moon/Phases.shtml
Earth’s Moon
2 facts about the moon

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http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/moon_phases/index.html

The 8 phases of the moon

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