Solar System Activity - MEET THE PLANETS - Inner vs Outer Planets - This resource has everything you need to engage your student's planetary astronomy! Students will love learning about each planet. This is a print-and-go resource! The following activities are included:

1. Planetary Trivia: to gain student interest.

2. Know/Want to Know chart to brainstorm in groups, then as a class.

3. Handout foldables/INB pages on inner and outer planets.

4. Use PPT presentation to go over distinguishing features of the planets. Students take notes in foldables/INB pages. Information is included in regards to: size, composition, moons, rings, temperature, atmosphere, and other distinguishing features, such as spinning in retrograde, being the least dense, and the first planet discovered by telescope. This lesson will hold the attention of any student with the least bit of interest in the planets of our Solar System.

5. Review sheets: Hang the posters around the room. Allow students to travel from poster to poster as they review aspects of each planet.

6. Homework: Planetary Haiku. Read the next day in class and have students guess the planet. Simple rubric included for easy grading.

7. Posters included for bulletin board with all planetary facts.

Thanks for checking it out!

CrazyScienceLady