Grades 1–3
The Planets in Order
Label the eight planets in order from the sun, with a word bank and a sentence to remember the order.
Science worksheet · Solar system
My Planet Report
A research template for one planet: a drawing, its order from the sun, moons, length of a year and fun facts.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–5
- Time
- About 40 minutes
- Topic
- Solar system
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- The solar system, Planet facts, Moon phases
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Draw your planet.
- Number from the sun
- Rocky or giant?
- One year there lasts
- Three facts about my planet:
- Would you visit it? Why or why not?
Teacher tip
Assign a different planet to each child so the class has a full set to share.
How to use it
- Line up eight kids as the planets in order across the room or the playground.
- Use a lamp and a ball to show why the moon seems to change shape.
- Let partners compare answers and settle any differences with a book or a video.
Watch for
The moon makes no light of its own. It reflects sunlight.
Talk about it
- Which planet would you visit and why?
- Where have you seen this outside of school?
Take it further
Build a scale model of the planets’ distances with toilet paper squares in the hallway.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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Grades 2–5
Space: True or False?
Ten facts about the sun, moon and planets to mark true or false, then fix two false ones.
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