The Solar System and Beyond Activities

Each child will write two paragraphs about a part of the solar system that will be assigned to them. These paragraphs will be added to a poster with an illustration of the planet. Each child will speak about the topic that they investigated during their presentation at the science fair.

The class will take a trip to the Planetarium. They will learn about our solar system and exoplanets.

A guest speaker will come to the class and speak to the students about the Solar System and the exoplanets.  Each child will ask one question as though they were researching an article. The questions and the answers will be compiled and displayed at the science fair.

Each child will make a 3 dimensional planet using a Styrofoam ball and acrylic paint. The model will be attached to a base with a wooden stick and displayed at the science fair.

The teacher will lecture about each planet and the discovery of exoplanets. She will use age appropriate websites, videos and books.