Over 35 words included!!! Every vocabulary term you can think of for your science word wall! There are 4 different versions included in this word wall! Other classroom ideas: print them out for your student's workbooks, hang up as posters around the room, allow your students to research to find the definitions of the terms!

Includes:
- word wall (2 per page with pictures)
- word wall (2 per page with no pictures)
- word wall (4 per page with pictures and definitions)
- word wall (4 per page with no pictures and no definitions)

Vocabulary terms included:
- telescope
- Solar System
- Sun
- star
- orbit
- planet
- outer planets
- moon
- inner planets
- Mars
- Venus
- Earth
- Mercury
- Jupiter
- Saturn
- Uranus
- Neptune
- Pluto
- rotation
- gas giant
- revolve
- axis
- equator
- season
- Summer
- Spring
- Winter
- Fall
- crescent moon
- full moon
- quarter moon
- new moon
- waxing moon
- waning moon
- phases of the moon

This word wall covers Georgia Performance Standards:

S4E1. Students will compare and contrast the physical attributes of stars, star patterns, and planets.
a. Recognize the physical attributes of stars in the night sky such as number, size, color and patterns.
b. Compare the similarities and differences of planets to the stars in appearance, position, and number in the night sky.
c. Explain why the pattern of stars in a constellation stays the same, but a planet can be seen in different locations at different times.
d. Identify how technology is used to observe distant objects in the sky.
S4E2. Students will model the position and motion of the earth in the solar system and will explain the role of relative position and motion in determining sequence of the phases of the moon.
a. Explain the day/night cycle of the earth using a model.
b. Explain the sequence of the phases of the moon.
c. Demonstrate the revolution of the earth around the sun and the earth’s tilt to explain the seasonal changes.
d. Demonstrate the relative size and order from the sun of the planets in the solar system.

I hope you and your students enjoy this word wall!

Check out my other Solar System products!

Phases of the Moon Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest Activity
Phases of the Moon Crossword Puzzle
Phases of the Moon Classroom Posters
Phases of the Moon PowerPoint and Notes Set
Phases of the Moon Matching Activity
Stars PowerPoint and Notes Set
Planets PowerPoint and Notes Set
Planets QR Code Task Cards – Set of 24
Planets Flipbook
Planets Classroom Posters
Planets Brochure Project
Planet and Star Comparing & Contrasting Sorting Activity
Seasons PowerPoint and Notes Set
Seasons Crossword Puzzle
Seasons Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest Activity
Day & Night Cycle PowerPoint and Notes Set
Solar System Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest Activity
Solar System Crossword Puzzle
Solar System Vocabulary Matching Activity
Solar System Mini Book
Solar System Word Wall
Solar System Review Task Cards – Set of 32
Solar System Study Guide & Test
Solar System Unit Bundle


-Erin Kathryn