Our Solar System
Know that there are other planets besides Earth and that our group of planets orbiting the Sun is called the solar system — and that space is the vast area beyond Earth's sky
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“Does your child know that Earth is one of several planets that go around the Sun, and that this group is called the solar system?”
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- Activity. Know that there are other planets besides Earth and that our group of planets orbiting the Sun is called the solar system — and that space is the vast area beyond Earth's sky
What to notice. State that Earth is a planet and there are other planets too • Use the term 'solar system' to describe the Sun and the planets that orbit it • Explain that space is the area beyond the Earth's sky, where the planets and stars are
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Does your child know that Earth is one of several planets that go around the Sun, and that this group is called the solar system?
Know that there are other planets besides Earth and that our group of planets orbiting the Sun is called the solar system — and that space is the vast area beyond Earth's sky
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- State that Earth is a planet and there are other planets too
- Use the term 'solar system' to describe the Sun and the planets that orbit it
- Explain that space is the area beyond the Earth's sky, where the planets and stars are
“Does your child know that Earth is one of several planets that go around the Sun, and that this group is called the solar system?”
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- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Space Exploration
- Age range
- Ages 5–7