This is a bundle of two resources to engage your students with the study of the solar system.

The first resource has 24 pages of passages and worksheets to help your students understand the solar system. Topics included are the solar system, inner planets, outer planets, dwarf planets and the asteroid belt.

There are six different informational reading passages included, with response sheets for each. Titles for the texts are:

• Our Solar System (2 comprehension/response sheets included)
• Inner Planets (3 comprehension/response sheets included)
• Outer Planets (3 comprehension/response sheets included)
• Dwarf Planets (2 comprehension/response sheets included)
• Comparing Inner and Outer Planets (3 comprehension/response sheets included)
• Asteroid Belt (2 comprehension/response sheets including)

Plus:

• 1 solar system crossword puzzle
• 2 Solar System quizzes with 10 multiple questions each

Answer keys are included for the worksheets that don't have open-ended questions.

This resource is designed to be versatile, engaging, and aligned with curriculum standards. Whether used in the classroom, for independent study, or as homework assignments, these worksheets are an invaluable resource for teachers looking to enhance their students' knowledge and understanding of planets and the solar system.

The second resource contains posters, word wall cards and flashcards for 42 vocabulary words associated with the study of the solar system. Posters and word wall cards are in full color. Flashcards are in two formats: color and black/white. Words included are:

• asteroid
• asteroid belt
• astronaut
• astronomer
• astronomy
• atmosphere
• black hole
• Ceres
• comet
• crater
• dwarf planet
• Earth
• Eris
• galaxy
• gas giant
• gravity
• Haumea
• inner planets
• Jupiter
• Kuiper belt
• light year
• Makemake
• Mars
• Mercury
• meteor
• Milky Way
• moon
• Neptune
• orbit
• outer planets
• planet
• Pluto
• satellite
• Saturn
• solar system
• space
• star
• sun
• terrestrial planets
• Uranus
• universe
• Venus

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