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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Our Solar System means knowing other planets besides Earth form a solar system around the Sun, with space beyond Earth’s sky. We will practise once together, then check a fresh example.
Spend about 12 minutes placing planets around the Sun, naming solar system, then checking one fresh idea.
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Choose facts about planets, the Sun, and space beyond the sky.
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Solar System
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Solar System supports Our Solar System. An adult previews and guides; this is a learning page, not a scored quiz.
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Before you openAsk the learner one fact they learned and one question they still have.
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Public NASA Space Place page. An anonymous GET on 2026-11-12 returned HTTP 200 with no login or payment prompt for this URL. Opening the link does not save practice or assess mastery. An adult should preview and guide the learner.
NASA Space Place. “Solar System.” External page; Gakuva does not copy, host, embed, or redistribute materials.
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Check understanding
- 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?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Space Exploration
- Age range
- Ages 5–7