Nine Planets Theme Page

                                                                                                                        The Sun  

   Theme: I chose the Nine Planets as my Theme! This Page is for grades 1-2.  This theme would best benefit the students when covering the solar system in Science Class.  Some of the standards that this page may help cover are the following:

• describe what can be observed in the sky by the unaided eye in the day and at night

• observe and identify the basic components of the solar system.

• observe stars in relation to Earth and the universe.

   Background Information:

   1. Welcome to the Planets

   2. Earth, Planets, and Space

   Lesson Plans:

   1.  Exploring Planets in the Classroom

   2.  To the Stars and Back

   3. K-5 Science

   Students Pages:

   1.  Planetary Fact Sheet

   2.  Amazing Space

   3.  Small Planet

   4. The Space Place

Sun Picture  http://www.seds.org/nineplanets/nineplanets/gif/Sol2.jpg

Background http://www.angelfire.com/trek/starbasea1/addons.html