SOLARSITES:
SOLAR SYSTEM WEBSITES

Use these websites to gather information about the planets.
The items with a spinning earth picture are games and activities.
The items with stars are websites that give facts on the planets.

Science Monster
Lots of good facts about the planets - scroll down to see the planets
Star Child Planet Facts
Go to this website to read some facts about the planets

Astronomy for Kids
Use this page to find some basic facts about the planets
The Nine Planets
Lots of facts about each once of the planets

Peter and Paul around the Galaxy
Good site for basic facts and what the surface of the planet is like

Solar System Exploration
Excellent web site from NASA

Windows to the Universe
Well organized pages with good information
Planet Profiles
Summaries of planet characteristics
A Virtual Journey into the Universe
A cool page that will give you facts about the planets

Stardate Online
This page includes an area that tells what it would be like to visit each planet
A Field Guide to the Universe
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis teaches about space.
iPlanetarium
Neat website to learn more about planets

World Fact Almanac
Chart comparing facts on the planets

SolarPedia
Be patient, it loads slowly
Solar System Studies 101
Excellent School created website on planets
Solar System by Elementary West School
This page was written by second graders.
Views of the Solar System
Use this page to collect pictures of the planets and to learn more about them
NASA Welcome to the planets
This webpage has pictures from NASA that can be used in projects
Encarta Space Quiz
Take this quiz to find out how much you know about space.
Solar System Trading Cards
This web site lets you play a game to earn trading cards.
Space Sense
Play different levels of this game to test what you know. 
Order it Up
Put the planets in order by mass, size, temperature, etc.
Star Child Planet Games
This website has fun games where you can practice what you know about the planets
 Solar System Sojourn
Mrs. Miller made this online true/false quiz

Solar System Jigsaw
Can you place the planets in order?

How Much Would You Weigh?
Click here to go to a page that will tell you how much you would weigh on different planets
Galactic ID Picture Match Game
 Try to match the pictures
Space Picture Memory Game
 Test your visual memory

NASA Kids Club
Fun games to play for a variety of levels

NASA Space Place
More games and activities
Astroventure
Design a habitable planet