Grades 2–5
My Planet Report
A research template for one planet: a drawing, its order from the sun, moons, length of a year and fun facts.
Science worksheet · Solar system
Space: True or False?
Ten facts about the sun, moon and planets to mark true or false, then fix two false ones.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–5
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- Solar system
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- The solar system, Planet facts, Moon phases
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Circle True or False.
- The sun is a star.
- Earth is the third planet from the sun.
- The moon makes its own light.
- Jupiter is the biggest planet.
- Mars is called the Red Planet.
- Saturn is the only planet with rings.
- Earth takes about 365 days to go around the sun.
Teacher tip
Ask kids to rewrite the false facts so they are true. That is where the learning happens.
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.
- Start with a two-minute “I notice, I wonder” talk about the picture on the sheet.
Watch for
The moon makes no light of its own. It reflects sunlight.
Talk about it
- Why can’t people live on most planets?
- How could we find out if that is true?
Take it further
Build a scale model of the planets’ distances with toilet paper squares in the hallway.
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More solar system worksheets
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.
Grades 2–4
Rocky Planets and Giant Planets
Sort the planets into rocky planets and giant planets, then answer five questions about them.
Grades 3–5
Phases of the Moon
Label the eight phases of the moon, then answer questions about how the moon seems to change.
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