Our Solar System
Science · Space Exploration · conceptual
Know that there are other planets besides Earth and that our group of planets orbiting the Sun is called the solar system — and that space is the vast area beyond Earth's sky
What mastery looks like
- State that Earth is a planet and there are other planets too
- Use the term 'solar system' to describe the Sun and the planets that orbit it
- Explain that space is the area beyond the Earth's sky, where the planets and stars are
Check your understanding
Does Our Solar System know that Earth is one of several planets that go around the Sun, and that this group is called the solar system?
Prerequisites
Required first