The Cathedral School Intranet

Solar System Research Project

Please use the following websites when doing your solar system research. If you feel like you cannot find enough information using these sites, let your teacher know and she will help you locate a suitable site.

Windows to the Universe
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/

This is a great website filled with tons of information. There are three levels of reading (beginners, intermediate and advanced).

NASA Solar System
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/index.cfm

This is a fabulous website with a lot of information. Some of the information is advanced, but each topic has a "Kid's Eye View" tab, which has information that is easier to understand.

The Solar System
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/solarsys.htm

This website has basic information on the planets in the solar system.

The Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System
http://www.nineplanets.org/

This website has lots of information on each of the planets.

 

Kids Astronomy
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm

This website has all types of information on our solar system.

 

Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/

Another site with basic information on the planets.

 

Weight and Height on Other Planets
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0875450.html

Figure out your weight and age on other planets compared to your weight and age on Earth.

 

Ask the Astronomer
http://www.astronomycafe.net/qadir/qanda.html

This website is run by an astronomer. It is filled with questions that other students have asked him. You can browse the questions or ask one of your own.