Solar System Websites for kids
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated March 28, 2023
Looking for some great solar system websites for kids to help your students when researching? I know how hard it can be to find solid websites for student research – ones you can count on for accurate and age appropriate facts. Because of this, I have curated some of my very favorite solar system websites for kids, with great information on astronauts, planets, the phases of the moon, and more! I hope they make classroom research for your next solar system unit a little bit easier.
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Solar System Websites for Kids – Planets
These sites are direct links to information about the different planets of our solar system. There is a lot of great content for students to use when researching planets.
NASA Space Place: All About the Planets
Planets for Kids: Solar System Facts and Astronomy
DK Find Out: The Planets of the Solar System
Our Universe for Kids: The Planets
National Geographic Kids: Planets
Solar System Websites for Kids – Astronauts
These links take students directly to information about astronauts. The Chris Hadfield site is a personal favorite – I like to show his videos when introducing students to astronauts and space!
Chris Hadfield – Canadian Astronaut
Solar system Websites for Kids – Phases of the Moon
These links take students to sites with specific information about the different moon phases.
Ducksters: Solar and Lunar Eclipse
Ducksters: The Phases of the Moon
Kiddle: Phases of the Moon Facts for Kids
Generation Genius: Phases of the Moon
General Space Websites
These links are to websites with general space information. They each contain multiple links to different pages relating to different space topics.
Ology: The American Museum of Natural History – Astronomy
National Geographic Kids: Space
Data Science Programs (This one was suggested by a reader – thanks Kiel!)
I hope these links help make your next solar system research project run a bit more smoothly!
For some fun activities to use along with these websites, be sure to check out our post on engaging solar system activities!
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