Fourmilab Switzerland
John Walker: Solar System Live
This planetarium program allows you to create an accurate model of the solar system with icons or pictures of each planet. You can specify a date in the past or the future, change the viewpoint to any latitude/longitude, and even view in...
Smithsonian Institution
National Air and Space Museum: Exploring the Planets: Mercury
This is a useful resource for facts and images pertaining to the planet Mercury.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Force Gravity From a Planet Lab
This mini lab was designed to visually illustrate the relationships between the force of gravity and the factors that determine its strength.
Fourmilab Switzerland
John Walker: Earth and Moon Viewer and Solar System Explorer
This website provides numerous images of the Earth and moon, shown from various vantage points.
Nine Planets
The Eight Planets: Just for Kids
Here is a clear, simple picture of the solar system. Click on the names of the planets to learn more about each. Clicking on underlined terms takes you to more and more detailed scientific information.
NASA
Nasa: Sci Jinks: How's the Weather on Other Planets?
Compare weather here on Earth to other planets and moons in our solar system. You will find many similarities and differences.
Smithsonian Institution
National Air and Space Museum: Exploring the Planets: Earth's Lithosphere
The plate tectonics and other features of the Earth's lithosphere are explained and illustrated. Has links to definitions of the magnetosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere.
Nine Planets
The Nine Planets: The Moon
Explore the mythology, structure, observational history, gravitational force, and orbit of Earth's Moon.
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Looking for Life on Mars and Beyond
Learn some of the characteristics of Mars. These characteristics lead some people to believe that life forms may be found on the fourth planet from the Sun.
Other
Lunar and Planetary Institute: Explore! Jupiter's Family Secrets
A variety of hands-on activities, investigations, and explorations designed to engage learners in discovering planet Jupiter.
NASA
Nasa: Mars and Earth: Science Learning Activities for Afterschool
This set of activities teaches learners about the big picture of science using Mars as an example: how to collect data, use evidence, and look at models.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Paper Mache Solar System
This site from the Illinois Institute of Technology provides a set of directions for the creation of a solar system model out of paper mache. Includes orbital distances and planet diameters for the nine planets. Great idea for a student...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Kids Science: Learn About the Solar System
What makes up the Solar System? Kid astronomers learn about the planets and the sun.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Astronomy and the Solar System
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart presents the layers of the Sun and the components of the solar system.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Latin the Language of the Solar System
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students will learn the history of the solar system and how it is associated with the Roman and Greek Gods.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Space Solar System
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students will compare and contrast the attributes of star, star patterns and planets. Students will also have the opportunity to review facts about each planet and then complete various...