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Help your students explore the Inner Planets of the Solar System with the Inner Planets Virtual Lab Activity with Guided Student Worksheets & Simulation! 

Designed to promote scientific inquiry, this no-prep interactive virtual lab activity allows students to explore Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars using an NGSS-aligned phenomena-based science simulation! The student worksheet guides students through the simulation to ensure comprehension and understanding, while also encouraging students to make predictions, observations, analyze data, and form conclusions. Check out the preview to see more!

Skills Students Will Practice:

⚗️ Test their Pre-Existing Knowledge of the Solar System

⚗️ Identify the Inner Planets based on Size & Appearance

⚗️ Record Data such as Number of Moons, Orbit Period, & Surface Characteristics

⚗️ Analyze the Mantle, Crust, & Core Compositions of the Inner Planets

⭐ This Activity is Perfect for:

⚗️ Middle school and high school science lessons

⚗️ NGSS-aligned science instruction

⚗️ Virtual labs for blended, digital, or distance learning

⚗️ Sub plans, enrichment, or independent practice

NOTE: This activity links to the Nine Planets Tour Simulation. Check it out below!

Solar System Tour

Purchase includes the 3-page Student Worksheet (PDF), 3-page Teacher Answer Key (PDF), and 3-page Digital Student Worksheet (Google Slides) that is hyperlinked in the Teacher Answer Key.

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Inner Planets Virtual Lab Worksheets | Solar System Planets Inquiry Simulation

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Description

Help your students explore the Inner Planets of the Solar System with the Inner Planets Virtual Lab Activity with Guided Student Worksheets & Simulation! 

Designed to promote scientific inquiry, this no-prep interactive virtual lab activity allows students to explore Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars using an NGSS-aligned phenomena-based science simulation! The student worksheet guides students through the simulation to ensure comprehension and understanding, while also encouraging students to make predictions, observations, analyze data, and form conclusions. Check out the preview to see more!

Skills Students Will Practice:

⚗️ Test their Pre-Existing Knowledge of the Solar System

⚗️ Identify the Inner Planets based on Size & Appearance

⚗️ Record Data such as Number of Moons, Orbit Period, & Surface Characteristics

⚗️ Analyze the Mantle, Crust, & Core Compositions of the Inner Planets

⭐ This Activity is Perfect for:

⚗️ Middle school and high school science lessons

⚗️ NGSS-aligned science instruction

⚗️ Virtual labs for blended, digital, or distance learning

⚗️ Sub plans, enrichment, or independent practice

NOTE: This activity links to the Nine Planets Tour Simulation. Check it out below!

Solar System Tour

Purchase includes the 3-page Student Worksheet (PDF), 3-page Teacher Answer Key (PDF), and 3-page Digital Student Worksheet (Google Slides) that is hyperlinked in the Teacher Answer Key.

Looking for more Astronomy Virtual Labs? Shop these products

⚗️ The Outer Planets Guided Virtual Science Lab Activity

⚗️ Life Cycle of a Star Guided Virtual Science Lab Activity

⚗️ Earth’s Rotation & Seasons Guided Virtual Science Lab Activity

⚗️ Lunar Phases Guided Virtual Science Lab Activity

⚗️ Solar & Lunar Eclipses Guided Virtual Science Lab Activity

❗Permission is granted to copy pages specifically for student or teacher use only by the original purchaser or licensee. The reproduction of this product for any other use is strictly prohibited. Copying this product in any part and placing it on the Internet (even on a personal website) is strictly prohibited and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA).

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Rated 5 out of 5
May 16, 2025
This was a very easy and engaging way to explore the planets, my students enjoyed this.
Sofia P.
21 reviews
Grades taught: 8th
Rated 5 out of 5
December 6, 2023
I used this to introduce the new unit after students finished their test. It was engaging and students enjoyed it!
Firestarter Science
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17 reviews
Grades taught: 10th
Rated 4 out of 5
September 7, 2023
Great for my students... Would recommend... Students enjoyed the overall activity and helped them understand the content better...
Eric K.
454 reviews
Grades taught: 11th
Rated 5 out of 5
May 18, 2023
Great resource. It was a perfect addition to my curriculum
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Grades taught: 10th, 11th, 12th
Rated 5 out of 5
January 14, 2022
Great resource!
Mario V.
299 reviews
Grades taught: 9th
Student populations: Emerging bilinguals
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Jan 14, 2022
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Rated 4 out of 5
December 14, 2021
Great resource!
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Grades taught: 8th
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Rated 5 out of 5
June 16, 2021
Great Resource!
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Rated 5 out of 5
April 27, 2021
Great intro activity to planets.
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NGSSMS-ESS1-3
Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system. Emphasis is on the analysis of data from Earth-based instruments, space-based telescopes, and spacecraft to determine similarities and differences among solar system objects. Examples of scale properties include the sizes of an object’s layers (such as crust and atmosphere), surface features (such as volcanoes), and orbital radius. Examples of data include statistical information, drawings and photographs, and models. Assessment does not include recalling facts about properties of the planets and other solar system bodies.
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