Solar System

Our Solar System ~ Featuring the Earth, Sun, Moon, Stars, & Aurora Borealis
Isn't this an awesome solar system picture?
Breathtaking photographs & prints of our solar system. I decided to feature the Solar Sytem in this lens featuring the Earth, Sun, Moon, Stars and Aurora Borealis. I hope you enjoy them too! You can click on each picture to view a bigger image and find out more about it. You can even purchase you own copy of any of the prints.

Solar System Lesson Plan
Astronomy Unit: Solar System Lesson Plan
This is week 1 of a 4 week hands-on unit on Astronomy. Make planet pizzas, take a planet walk, and more! My lessons are geared toward 3rd - 4th grade level children and their siblings. These are lessons I created to do with a weekly homeschool co-op. We meet each week for 2 hours and have 14 children between the ages of 1-13. Even if you're not meeting with a co-op, you can still use these fun lessons with your family or classroom! If you'd like more information on how you can start your o...

14 Astronomy Pictures of the Moon
14 Moon Astronomy Pictures for Browsing and Homeschooling
I have collected here 14 astronomy pictures of the moon from the fascinating astronomy picture website called Astronomy Picture of the Day or APOD hosted by NASA. Anybody interested in the sky and stars will find this website compelling. Looking at the site one day it suddenly occurred to me that this would be excellent for homeschooling help in astronomy for kids. The younger students could view the pictures and the instructor ask age appropriated questions. Older students could read the ex...

Planets and Solar System
Solar System Posters and Pictures
Solar System posters and charts are a great way to teach children about the universe that we live in. The study of our solar system and planets has fascinated mankind for centuries. This fascinating world beyond our planet is so immensely vast, that scientists have barely scratched the surface. However, what we have learned so far, about the world that we live in and beyond, is breathtaking. On this web page, you will find interesting facts and information about various aspects of the univer...

Solar system
Our solar system is made up of the sun and the plants that orbit around its gravitational field. The Sun is a giant gas star that provides light and heat to the surrounding planets. Each planet orbits around the sun counter-clockwise and spins on its axis counter-clockwise too. There is one exception with Venus, Venus orbits the sun in a clockwise direction and it also spins on its axis clockwise too. Venus is the only planet in the solar system that orbits and rotates on its axis in the opp...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM !!!
Our Solar System: Facts, Formation and Discovery
Our solar system consists of an average star we call the Sun, the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. It includes: the satellites of the planets; numerous comets, asteroids, and meteoroids; and the interplanetary medium. The Sun is the richest source of electromagnetic energy (mostly in the form of heat and light) in the solar system.

Strange Things in our Solar System
Cool Stuff in our Solar System
Everyone knows that sun is the center of our Solar System. Everyone also knows that the planets orbit the sun and that most planets have moons that orbit them. But most people know little about strange things like Dwarf Planets, the Asteroid Belt, The Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud. Take a look at this site and learn about some of the coolest stuff in our Solar System. First, take the quiz to see what you know about the Solar System!

Quiz: How much do you know about our Solar System?
Space: The Final Frontier
Test your knowledge, your mettle, your trivia (not trivial) pursuit, your multiple choice skills.Most of us propably knew the answers at one time or another, but for me it's been awhile! Though, I did notice when I researched some of the answers that they were different from when I learned them. OOoopppss. But they are what is the standard now. I apologize for not listing the metric units for now, I will see about finding a conversion chart. Thank you. Hope you have fun.

Is There Life In The Solar System?
Life in the Solar System?
Over the next few years, space probes will be visiting alien worlds looking for life. Our first contact with extraterrestrials could be just around the corner. The main candidates in the Solar System to harbour life are Mars, Europa and Titan. There may be no little green men living in our Solar System. However, there are plenty of places where more primitive life might be able to survive. Many astronomers now believe that life has a good chance of evolving wherever the conditions are right. ...