Label the Planets in Order
3rd grade solar system worksheet: label the Sun and eight planets from a word bank, then write them in order using a memory sentence. Answer key.
3rd Grade Solar System Worksheets
3rd grade solar system worksheets: the sun and the eight planets in order, inner and outer planets, planet facts, and how the planets orbit the sun.
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Inner and Outer Planets
3rd grade inner and outer planets worksheet: sort the eight planets into two groups and place eight fact cards in a Venn diagram. Answer key included.
Planet Facts Match
3rd grade solar system worksheet: match eight clues to the planets, judge four true or false statements and explain why Venus is hotter. Answer key.
Planet Sizes and Distances
3rd grade planet sizes worksheet: read a table of planet diameters in miles, compare sizes, order four planets and find the closest to Earth. Answer key.
My Planet Fact File
3rd grade planet fact file: a filled example for Mars, a quick label check, then a blank fact file and drawing box for any planet. Teacher guide included.
Solar System Check
3rd grade solar system check: write the planets in order, circle the inner planets, answer 4 multiple-choice questions and name Pluto today. Answer key.
Curriculum objectives covered
“Name the Sun and the eight planets.”
“Put the eight planets in order from the Sun.”
“Use size and rings as clues to identify planets on a diagram.”
“Sort the eight planets into inner planets and outer planets.”
“Describe how inner and outer planets differ in size, surface, moons and rings.”
“Use a Venn diagram to show what two groups share.”
“Match each planet to a key fact about it.”
“Judge whether a statement about the planets is true or false.”
“Explain why Venus is hotter than Mercury.”
“Read a data table to find the largest and smallest values.”
“Compare numbers up to 89,000.”
“Order four numbers from smallest to largest.”
“Record key facts about a planet: its order from the Sun, whether it is inner or outer, and what it is made of.”
“Use a completed example as a model for your own writing.”
“Label parts of a diagram using clues.”
“Put the eight planets in order from the sun.”
“Name the four inner planets.”
“Recall basic facts about the sun, Earth, Jupiter and orbits.”
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