The Planets - SCIENCE - 6TH GRADE (Celestial Bodies)

Research Links

What is a Planet?
Informative site that gives information and visuals of each individual planet. Use tabs at the bottom of the page to navigate to the different planets.
Smithsonian Air and Space Museum: Exploring the Planets
This site provides detailed information about our solar system, from early discovery to modern exploration tools. Find information about each planet and some ways to compare them.
NASA Science: About Planets
In depth site offering planet overview and visuals.
National Geographic: Solar System
This media-rich site provides information on each of planets of our solar system. Explore the videos and scroll down to find learn about the surface of each planet, as well as, statistics, size comparison and moons of each planet.
BBC Earth: The Planets
Video on the planets and pictures of individual planet features.
Solar System Overview
Facts, visuals and additional links for all planets.
Planets and other worlds
Contains a guide and pictures for each planet.

Benedict Library Resources

Exploring Planet Mars by David Jefferis; Mat Irvine
ISBN: 9780778731009

Publication Date: 2007-03-15

Exploring Planet Mars looks at the scientific facts about Earth's nearest neighbor and delves into future exploration of the planet--possibly even colonization! Discoveries from the recent probes sent to the planet will be discussed and whether or not they help confirm signs of life on Mars.
Astronomy by Lippincott, Kristin
Call Number: 520 LIP

ISBN: 9780756643492

Publication Date: 2008
Exploring Our Solar System by Sally Ride; Tam O'Shaughnessy
ISBN: 9780375912047

Publication Date: 2003-11-11

The mysteries of space are endless, but some of the most extraordinary places in the universe can be found right in our own solar system. Home to nine very different but individually fascinating planets and their moons, our solar system is a universe of wonders.
The Earth by Donna Walsh Shepherd
ISBN: 9780531120439

Publication Date: 2002-09-01

Space exploration is no longer new, but new discoveries are being made every day. This series explores those discoveries, revealing the latest scientific observations about our solar system, exploding myths using newfound data, chronicling the journeys of space pioneers, and detailing the methods scientists and astronomers use to map planets where no human has been before. As our knowledge of the universe expands with astronomical speed, Space provides a timely introduction to a popular intermediate-grade subject.
Planets by Thomas R. Watters; National Air and Space Museum Staff
Call Number: 523.4 WAT

ISBN: 9780028604053

Publication Date: 1995-05-01

Divided into six sections, this book begins by covering early beliefs and origins. Mercury, Venus and Pluto are then featured along with the mysterious Planet X, and planets beyond the solar system.

Database Research Links

Britannica School data on the solar system.

What is a planet?

Britannica School data on the planet Mars.

Britannia School data on the planet Uranus.

Britannica School data on the planet Saturn.

Britannica School data on the planet Mercury.

Britannica School data on the planet Jupiter.

Britannica School data on the planet Venus.

Britannica School data on the planet Earth.

Images

JUPITER

JUPITER AND MOONS, 1979. A view of Jupiter and two moons. Photographed by the Voyager 1, 1979.. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 31 Aug 2017.
quest.eb.com/search/140_1792903/1/140_1792903/cite. Accessed 17 Sep 2020.

SATURN

Saturn. Photography. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
quest.eb.com/search/132_1299592/1/132_1299592/cite. Accessed 17 Sep 2020.

NEPTUNE

Voyager 2 image of the planet Neptune. Photography. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
quest.eb.com/search/132_1300416/1/132_1300416/cite. Accessed 17 Sep 2020.

Images

MERCURY

Mercury. Photography. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
quest.eb.com/search/132_1300001/1/132_1300001/cite. Accessed 16 Sep 2020.

VENUS

Venus. Photography. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
quest.eb.com/search/132_1296741/1/132_1296741/cite. Accessed 16 Sep 2020.

EARTH

Earth. Photography. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
quest.eb.com/search/132_1232536/1/132_1232536/cite. Accessed 16 Sep 2020.

MARS

Mars. Photography. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
quest.eb.com/search/132_1296637/1/132_1296637/cite. Accessed 16 Sep 2020.

URANUS

Uranus from space, artwork. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 2 Mar 2017.
quest.eb.com/search/132_1446851/1/132_1446851/cite. Accessed 17 Sep 2020.

Graphics

Chart: Distance of Planets from Sun

Chart: Distance of Planets from Sun. ProQuest, Ann Arbor, 2007. SIRS Discoverer, https://explore.proquest.com/sirsdiscoverer/document/2256174285?accountid=147606.

Bar Graph: Diameter of Planets

Bar Graph: Diameter of Planets. ProQuest, Ann Arbor, 2012. SIRS Discoverer, https://explore.proquest.com/sirsdiscoverer/document/2255840924?accountid=147606.

SCIENCE - 6TH GRADE (Celestial Bodies): The Planets

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Benedict Library Resources

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