Space

Brilliant sites for students about all the planets: https://fuse.education.vic.gov.au/primary/pages/Results.aspx?s=Planets

Enchanted learning planets site: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/solarsystem/index.shtml

This link will take you to an excellent site with detailed information about each planet or space object. http://www.aerospaceguide.net/solar_system/index.html

This site is specifically for kids who want to learn more about space. http://www.aerospaceguide.net/space_kids.html

This site has lots of excellent information about space travel as well. http://www.aerospaceguide.net/

TERRESTRIAL PLANETS ||
 * [[image:http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/class_acts/WebImg/CourseLogo.gif width="170" height="115" align="center"]] || Comparison Charts of Geological Processes

Learn this song about the planets. http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/songs/flying-the-sun-the-stars
 * ~ Planet ||||~ Weathering ||||||||~ Erosion and Transportation ||~ Deposition ||
 * ^  || **chemical decay** || **mechanical break-up** || **water** || **wind** || **ice** || **gravity** ||^   ||
 * Mercury || "solar wind" chemical changes || meteorite impacts ||  ||   ||   || yes || landslides on inner-crater rims, crater ejecta ||
 * Venus || heat, acid || yes ||  || yes ||   || yes || landslides, wind streaks ||
 * Earth || water, acid, oxidation, organics || pressure of ice, roots; heating & cooling; saltation in rivers || yes || yes || yes || yes || landslides, deltas, flood plains, beaches, sand dunes, glacial deposits, soil, dust ||
 * Moon ||  || meteorite impacts, heating & cooling ||   ||   ||   || yes || landslides on inner-crater rims, crater ejecta, regolith ||
 * Mars || oxidation || water and carbon dioxide ice || yes || yes || yes || yes || landslides, crater ejecta, wind streaks, sand dunes, channels, regolith, dust ||
 * ~ Planet ||||||~ Volcanism ||~ Impact Cratering ||~ Tectonics ||
 * ^  || **lava flows** || **pyroclastics** || **volcanoes** ||^   ||^   ||
 * Mercury || yes || probably ||  || yes || yes ||
 * Venus || yes || probably not || yes || yes || yes ||
 * Earth || yes || yes || yes || yes || yes, global plate tectonics ||
 * Moon || yes || yes ||  || yes || yes ||
 * Mars || yes || yes || yes || yes || yes ||

Read this story. http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/the-cold-planet

Take the planets quiz: http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/sites/kids/files/attachment/our-solar-system-activity_0.pdf

Order the planets game: http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/node/1222