Activities in this section focus on solar science, the rocky worlds of the inner solar system and the gas giants and icy moons of the outer solar system. Note: Many of these activities are old favorites and have not been updated to reflect recent discoveries and developments in our solar system.
Scale, Organization and Motion in the Solar System
- Solar System Distance Activity (Bead Solar System) (PDF, 39 KB)
- Modeling Orbits in the Solar System (Human Solar System) (PDF, 1.09 MB)
- Modeling Sizes of the Planets: Part 1 Modeling the Solar System with Food (PDF, 1.09 MB)
- Reading, Writing and Rings: Grades 1 and 2 (PDF, 6.37 MB)
- Reading, Writing and Rings: Grades 3 and 4 (PDF, 13.9 MB)
- Earth, Moon, Mars Balloons (PDF, 50 KB)
- Voyager 1 and 2: Where Are You? (PDF, 3.67 MB)
- Dancing with the Planets (PDF, 713 KB)
Visit our Solar System Scales and Motion thematic area for teacher-built activity bundles that tell the whole exploration story.
Solar Science-Study of the Sun
Visit our Solar Science thematic area for teacher-built activity bundles that tell the whole exploration story.
Inner Solar System
Outer Solar System
Visit our Mission to Outer Planets thematic area for teacher-built activity bundles that tell the whole exploration story.
Small Bodies
Information and activities about comets, asteroids and meteorites are available in the Early Solar System section of this site.
