Interactive Whiteboard Activities
Solar System: 6 StudyJams! Interactive Science Activities
Help students understand the solar system, including the universe, gravity and inertia, and the planets, using these six science activities and their real-world examples.
- Grades: 3–5, 6–8
Our Solar System: Inner Planets
The sun is surrounded by all kinds of planets, meteors, comets, and planetoids. It also has an asteroid belt, and inside it are the inner planets.
Our Solar System: Outer Planets
On the other side of the sun's asteroid belt are another four plants, which we call the outer planets. Get to know them!
Gravity and Inertia
There is a special force of attraction that keeps our planet together. Do you know what it is?
A Day on Earth
What causes night and day? Read this, and the next time you wake up, you will know the reason for the sunrise!
The Moon
We love our moon. But did you know that any natural object that orbits a planet is called a moon? That is correct! Our moon is not the only moon.
The Universe
The universe means everything, all of space. Do you ever wonder how big it is? So do scientists.
- Subjects:Planets, Moons, Solar Systems, Sun, Universe and Stars, Teaching with Technology
