The Solar System

Information	The Sun	The Planets	Asteroids	Comets	Activities
Planets - \|Planet Information \|Mercury \|Venus \|Earth \|Mars \|Jupiter \|Saturn \|Uranus \|Neptune
Universe - \|Universe \| Stars \| The Milky Way \| Galaxies \| Black Holes \| Quasars \| Dark Matter \|Wormholes
Exploration - \| History \|Rockets \|Space Shuttle \|Telescopes \|Satellites\|Space Stations\|Space Missions \|Astronauts\|

Compiled by Jackie Miers for the International Year of Astronomy 2009

GENERAL INFORMATION

The nine planets
http://kids.nineplanets.org/solar.htm

The Solar System. Read some facts
http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/solarsystem.html

ESA Kids - Check out the links on the page as well as menu along the top and side for information, news and fun.
http://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/OurUniverse.html

Explore the planets
http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/patana/5t/science/eab_c.html

Zoom Astronomy
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/

Planet 10 interactive solar system
http://www.planet-science.com/planet10/solar_preload.html

Solar System interactive
http://www.mysciencekit.com/flash/solarsystem.swf

The Solar System Slide Show
http://www.mysciencekit.com/solarsystem_files/frame.htm

Views of the Solar System
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm

Solar System - from National Geographic
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system

Explore our solar system. Click on the planets for information and on the buttons for animations
http://www.open2.net/science/finalfrontier/planets/planets_index.htm

THE SUN

Sun. Look at a picture and read some information
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/sun.htm

The sun. Look at a picture and read some facts.
http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/sun.html

About the planets - Sun. Provides some facts.
http://www.abc.net.au/children/space/planets/sun.htm

The sun. Look at the pictures, read the information and the notes and explore the links.
http://kids.nineplanets.org/portfoli.htm

The sun: Our nearest star. Click on to the little blue arrows at the right for more information.
http://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/SEMIS5WJD1E_OurUniverse_0.html

The sun: a star close-up. A picture and some information.
http://starryskies.com/solar_system/sun/sun.html

The sun. Scroll down past the advertising to find out about the sun.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/sun/

The sun: Windows to the universe. Everything you might want to know about the sun, including facts, information, recent images, news and much much more.
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/sun/sun.html&edu=elem

Meet the Neighbours - Sun.
http://www.abc.net.au/science/space/planets/sun.htm

The sun: Your travel guide to the Solar System. Watch a video, view some facts and find out what you might see if you could travel to this destination.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/sun/index.shtml

THE PLANETS

The Planets. All you need to know about each of the planets is on this page.
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/outer/planets.htm

ASTEROIDS

Asteroids. Look at a picture and read some information
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/asteroids.htm

Asteroids. Look at a picture and read some facts.
http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/asteroid.html

The asteroid belt. Look at the pictures, read the information and the notes and explore the links.
http://kids.nineplanets.org/asteroid.htm

Asteroids - the minor planets. Click on to the little blue arrows at the right for more information.
http://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/SEMCM9WJD1E_OurUniverse_0.html

Asteroids. Information and a few links.
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/our_solar_system/asteroids.html

Asteroids. Scroll down past the advertising to find out about asteroids.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/asteroids/

Asteroids: Debris of the solar system. A picture and some information.
http://starryskies.com/solar_system/Asteroids/asteroids_top.html

The Asteroid Belt. Read all about it.
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/asteroid.htm

Asteroids: Your travel guide to the Solar System. Watch a video, view some facts and find out what you might see if you could travel to this destination.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/asteroids/index.shtml

COMETS

Comets. Look at a picture and read some information
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/comets.htm

Comets. Look at a picture and read some facts.
http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/comet.html

Comets: Snowballs in the outback. A picture and some information
http://starryskies.com/solar_system/Comet/comets.html

Comets. Information and some links.
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/comets/comets.html&edu=elem

Comets. Scroll down past the advertising to find out about comets.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/comet/

Comets
http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/kids/science/Astronomy/Universe/Comets.htm

Comets: Your travel guide to the Solar System. Watch a video, view some facts and find out what you might see if you could travel to this destination.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/comets/index.shtml

ACTIVITIES AND GAMES

Surfing the Solar System: A Treasure Hunt Game and Puzzle. Try your luck
http://www.astrosociety.org/education/surfgame.html

The sun. A drag-and-drop puzzle
http://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/SEM8J3XDE2E_ga.html

Make a solar system. Add asteroids, planets and comets. Move the planets around by dragging them
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/fun/orbitsV3.html

Can you order the planets? Drag them into their correct positions
http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/patana/5t/science/astron1.html

Solar system jigsaw
http://www.akat.org/cesitli/space_jigsaw.swf

Planets. See if you can put the planets in the correct order
http://www.durham.gov.uk/kids/usp.nsf/pws/DCC+Kids+-+Games+-+Planets

The Magic School Bus space tour
http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/tour/tour.htm?space