Useful Links to Learn about Planets

The Characteristics of the Eight Planets

Planet Facts for Kids

NASA: SpacePlace

Kids World Travel Guide: Solar System

Eyes on the Solar System: App from NASA

Our Universe: Dwarf Planets

Dwarf Planet Facts for Kids

The Solar System

Check out these videos and links for bonus work on the Solar System.



Learn more about your planet below:
Kid's Astronomy
What Is a Planet?
Dwarf Planets
NASA planets
National Geographic

Why Pluto Went from Planet to Dwarf Planet

Watch the video above for information about this fascinating topic.
Read more about your planet for your planet project.
Planets for Kids
Kid's Astronomy
Dwarf Planets: Space.com
Dwarf Planet Facts

More Summer Science -- Mars

The planet Mars has been in the news lately.  Check out this article about the Mars rover Opportunity from Sfgate.

Take a look at these NASA websites from more information about Mars:
Images of Mars from a rover.

NASA's Mars page.

Mars for kids (NASA).


Check out this NOVA video about Mars.

Dueling Planet Songs -- Vote for your favorite. -- (Quiz coming soon.)

Don't forget you will have a quiz on the planets soon. Do you know them in order? Can you spell them?

Why Pluto is Not a Planet

Read more about Pluto at Kids Astronomy. 
Debate topic:  Should Pluto be a planet?
What is your opinion?  Why?
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Enjoy this unrelated article about the comet ISON.

Planet Information

If you need information for your planet project, try some of these links:
http://www.planetsforkids.org/
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/ (This includes information on dwarf planets.)
Our Solar System
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm
Ceres (dwarf planet)
Eris (dwarf planet)
Space.com dwarf planets

Planets Orbiting the Sun

Planets Orbiting the Sun

I'm trying out a video from teachertube, which is different than YouTube.  This is a fun little video demonstrating how the planets in our solar system orbit the sun. 

Enjoy!