Title Page Our Solar System

Click for More Missions. Get Ready to Blast Off! You don’t need a space ship to explore our solar system. Travel on the Internet to the far reaches of space! Find out how much you would weigh on Pluto, or how old you would be on Mars! Learn which planet is the largest, or which one would float in a tub full of water. Click for More Missions.

Launch Two: Destination Planet Launch Page Launch Two: Destination Planet Launch One: Tour the Solar System Launch Three: Be an Astronaut Launch Four: Space Words Launch Five:: Space Wardrobe

Tour of the Solar System Video Click for More Missions.

Click for More Missions. Tour the Solar System Mission One: Tour The Solar System Did you know that scientists believe that our universe is over 500 billion years old?! Find out more about our solar system by watching a short cartoon movie. When you click on the link at the bottom of this page, you will have the option of watching a movie or taking a quiz. Watch the movie first and fill out the answers on your exploration guide. Click to watch the movie! Click for More Missions.

Click for More Missions. Destination Planet Mission Two: Destination Planet You have been assigned to visit one of the nine planets in our solar system. It’s time to do some pre-space-flight research! You will be taken to a website where you can find out some cool facts that will help you get ready for your visit. Look for the answers to the questions on your Exploration Guide and write them down! Click for More Missions. Proceed to Planet Links =or=

Destination Planet Links Launch Two: Click on the planet you are traveling to! Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Click for More Missions. How old you would be on your planet? What is your planet’s symbol?

Destination Planet Symbols Mission Two: Find Your Destination Planet Symbol Click on the name of your destination planet below. You will be taken to a web page that shows the symbol of your planet. You’ll find the symbol right at the top of the page, to the left of the page title! Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Click for More Missions. Destination Planet Symbols

Click for More Missions. Space Words Mission Four: Space Words Can you “speak space?” Look at the list of space-related words on your Exploration Guide for this launch. We’ll be reading and talking about many of these words as we work together to learn about our solar system and the planets. Visit the StarChild Glossary to find out what these words mean. Copy the definitions onto your Exploration Guide! Click for More Missions.

Click for More Missions. Be An Astronaut Mission Three: Be an Astronaut What does it take to become an astronaut? Find out what you can do right now to prepare for a career in space! Click on a link below! Link 1: Information for younger kids Link 1: More information about being an astronaut Click for More Missions.

Click for More Missions. Space Wardrobe Mission Five: Space Wardrobe What do astronauts wear in space? And what do they do if they need to go to the bathroom? Find out all about an astronaut’s wardrobe by clicking on the links below: Information for younger kids More details Click for More Missions.