Summary
A 3-D tour of the sun and the eight planets, showing their order and a few standout features of each. A wonder-filled overview of our cosmic neighborhood.
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All ages
Gentle animated educational content, safe to show cold; still worth a quick preview to match it to your lesson.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Talk about it
Our solar system is the sun and everything that orbits it, including eight planets. Each planet travels its own path around the sun.
- Which planet is closest to the sun? Which is farthest?
- What is at the center of the solar system?
- What is one thing that makes Earth special for living things?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: solar system, planet, orbit, sun.
Try it: List the eight planets in order from the sun. Circle the one we live on.