Teaching your students about the solar system? These interactive digital activities help students learn about the planets by accessing websites and reading short passages. This resource is a great addition to an astronomy unit, and students can use it right in Google Slides! No prep for you; no lost papers for them!
Students will have the opportunity to answer a variety of questions by typing answers and moving objects.
Slide contents include:
defining a solar system
understanding geocentric and heliocentric models of the solar system
planet order from the sun
planet order by size
terrestrial planets and gas giants
defining rotation and revolution
key characteristics of the sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
understanding why Pluto is considered a dwarf planet
other objects in the solar system (comets, asteroids, meteoroids)
completing review questions
What's Included:
25 interactive slides
teacher answer key
step-by-step tutorial explaining how to share the resource with your students (both for Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive)
Recommended Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6
Number of Slides: 16
Supported Standards: 2018 Virginia Science SOL 4.5
What Teachers Are Saying:
"With all of the new Science standards, it is nice to have fresh digital resources that are engaging and up to date" - Scarlett
"This resource was very helpful, interactive, and effective for learning. My students enjoyed this as a google classroom assignment." - Ureca
"I loved this resource! It was so helpful and included so many great details to help teach the solar system." - Erin
