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Alex's Galaxy
Contains a photograph gallery of the major celestial bodies in the solar system.
A Guide To The Planets
Beginners guide with basic facts about the nine planets.
Solar System Trading Cards
Collect Solar System trading cards as you answer trivia questions correctly.
F9 Kids
Teaches kids some basic facts about the nine planets, along with stories, games, and a 'meet the kids' section.
CyberSpace
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.
Earthrise : A Tour of Our Solar System
Designed by kids, for kids, this is a great introduction to the 9 planets. Features video, sounds, and a guided tour.
Thinkquest: Planets, Moons and Stars
Provides basic information about the solar system.
Planetary Fact Sheets
Factual information on the planets in the solar system, from Mercury to Pluto and beyond.
The Planets
A collection of many of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration.
The Nine Planets
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.
Solar System Simulator
Offers the possibility to see what the Sun and every planet and their major moons look like from any other place in the Solar System at nearly any date at any time. The pictures are very accurate and in color.
Solar System Exploration
Describes NASA's program to explore the solar system.
Interactive Solar System Tutorial
Learn about the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto with this interactive animated facts game.
Astronomy.com-Astro for Kids
Tells about each of the planets in our solar system and the sun.
Bob the Alien's Tour of the Solar System
Information about planets, moons, comets, asteroids, stars and galaxies.
Astronomy for Kids
Offers a journey through the stars in an attempt to explore the universe. Includes facts about the planets, puzzles, sky facts and maps.
Solar System Worksheets
Printable worksheets, logic problems, word searches, and puzzles.
Eternal Light Beacon - Space Day 2005
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.
Earth and Moon Viewer
View the earth and moon from many vantage points and in multiple ways. Provides latitude and longitude positions as well as the altitude and time from which the images were taken.
Solar System Live
Includes information and images related to the solar system and its inner planets.
The Solar System
By a student in a 5th and 6th grade class, offering information on the planets and the sun.
Our Solar System
An overview of the sun, the nine planets, asteroids, comets, and other links.
With Peter and Paul Around the Galaxy
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.
Exploring the Planets
A collection of pictures, graphics and articles about the solar system and individual planets. From the National Air and Space Museum.
How Big is the Solar System
Also known as "The Earth as a Peppercorn." A scale model of the solar system.
The Solar System
Brief presentation of the sun and the nine planets.
Live from the Hubble Space Telescope
Provides an insiders' view of what it's like to work with Earth's most powerful space telescope.
Passport to the Solar System
Provides an overview of the sun and each of the nine planets. Also includes biographies of researchers.
Space Day 2004 - Space Trek Challenge
The Foster Homeschool Families' submission for the SpaceDay.org 2004 Space Trek. Includes journals, stories, and background information.
The Nine Planets
An overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system. Each page has text and images, some have sounds and movies.
The Virtual Solar System
A guide to the solar system for visitors featuring a scale model, interactive quiz, text, and images.
Views of the Solar System
An in-depth resource to the Solar System. Including articles about each part of the Solar System and its planets.
Exploring Planets in the Classroom
More than 25 hands-on science activities about geology, earth, planetary, and space sciences.
Our Solar System in Pictures
Pictures and quizzes about all the planets in the solar system. This site is especially useful to middle school students studying the solar system.
Welcome To The Planets
Fourth/Fifth grade webquest on the planets.
Window to the Universe
Learn about asteroids, comets, planets, and the sun. Also contains facts, news, and pictures.
The Planets for Kids
A student-based website focusing on general information about the planets, moon, and sun.
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