View photos of Pluto from NASA's New Horizons probe.

A basic overview of the dwarf planet Pluto. Links to information about the other planets and objects in our solar system are included.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Pluto being classified as a dwarf planet. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...

Visit this site and learn more about Pluto. Provides the answers to kids' most frequently asked questions.

This site, which is provided by the National Space Science Data Center of NASA, is a site with detailed information about Pluto, including planned missions to explore the planet in greater detail.

Alan Stern explains how NASA's New Horizons mission will to allow us to see Pluto for the first time.

Wikipedia, a publicly-maintained encyclopedia, provides an article on the dwarf planet, Pluto, including images, physical characteristics, history of its naming, the planet/dwarf planet debate, and more.

A listing of clickable images of objects in the Solar System from the Hubble telescope that includes the following: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Jupiter's satellites, Saturn, Saturn's rings and satellites, Uranus, Uranus' rings and satellites,...

From ABC News in Science, this article discusses issues related to Pluto its removal from planetary status. The brief article also touches on the renaming and re-listing process of Pluto.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart was created to teach students about Pluto and the recent news of it NOT being a planet (officially). Lots of ways for students to vote on why as well as discussions about what other facts...

This site from the Solar System Exploration section of NASA provides an overview of the space mission to Pluto, Charon, and the fringes of our Solar System. It describes the Kuiper Belt, and the objects involved with it, provided links...

A photo of Pluto taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. The photo is not clear due to Pluto's small size and large distance from Earth.

An illustration showing Pluto's and the other planet's orbits around the sun.

A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Pluto / Hades."

An information page all about Pluto! Learn about Pluto's size, path around the sun, temperature, location, and traveling partner Charon.

A collection of still and moving images from the New Horizon's space mission. Most of the images include descriptions and depict Pluto and its moon, Charon.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart briefly describes the new definition of planet as determined by the International Astronomical Union.

This regularly updated site chronicles research, key facts, and the reasons for downgrading Pluto from a planet to dwarf planet. Recent discoveries from the New Horizon spacecraft and months of archived articles are kept here as well.

A fantastic collection of information about the solar system. Includes information on all of the planets, the moon, the sun, asteroids, comets, meteoroids, and stars. Also find puzzles, a dictionary, quizzes, classroom activities, and...

A photo of the New Horizons mission to visit Pluto, Charon, and the Kupier Belt.

An article describing how the sun, planets, moons, and beyond Pluto was formed. Learn more about the beginning of our solar system.

Fascinating collection of images from NASA, chosen for their historical or aesthetic significance. Images are searchable by subject, by NASA center, and by keyword, and each is available in three sizes. With links to more information...

A NASA scientist, Dr. Sten Odenwald, answers many students' questions. Topics include planets, galaxies, black holes, the origin of the universe, and common misconceptions about space.