The Solar System

In today's Science lesson we tackled the solar system. We listened to some songs to become familiar with the planets' names'. Then we saw a video, followed a number of games where more information was given. We now know the names of the 9 planets in our solar system, the order as regards the distace from the sun, that the sun is a star and that our planet Earth takes a year to orbit the sun. We know that our galaxy is called the Milky Way. Here are the links to some more fun facts about space.

Space games and fun facts
Kids Astronomy
The Solar System
Information about the Solar System