In this outer planets worksheet, students will write in the names of the outer planets on a chart. Then students will fill in the chart with information about each of these planets including size and composition, atmosphere, below the...

In this exploring the solar system instructional activity, 6th graders use the online Gizmo then answer 14 questions and complete a chart about planets and orbits.

In this writing distances activity, students re-write the chart to show the distance each planet sits from the sun using words rather than numbers, all measurements are in km.

Place value reading skills are the focus of this lesson. Students are given an example of Pluto's orbit distance from the sun to introduce the concept of the billions place value. Students are then given four numbers in the billions, and...

In this math investigation worksheet, students find five facts about outer space that contain a number greater then ten million, underlining the digit in the ten millions place. Worksheet has a chart with facts beyond the 10 million place.