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Mr. Hill's Science Website

Solar System Fact Sheet

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Here is a fantastic, educational handout packed with information and facts not only about the planets in our solar system, but also regarding major moons and their surface features, dwarf planets, comets, and asteroids. 
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Views of the Solar System

Views of the Solar System: Dwarf Planet Pluto

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover interesting information about the planet Pluto through a vast archive of photographs and scientific facts.
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European Space Agency

European Space Agency: Esa Kids: Our Universe: Pluto

For Students 3rd - 8th
A basic overview of the dwarf planet Pluto. Links to information about the other planets and objects in our solar system are included.
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Nine Planets

The Nine Planets: Pluto

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains copious information about Pluto. The site contains descriptive and statistical information, as well as a detailed article about the search for trans-Plutonian planets and the "Nemesis" hypothesis.
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Cosmos 4 kids

Cosmos4 Kids: Solar System: Pluto

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn all about Pluto ..its discovery, basic facts, recognition as a planet, and most recently, its 'demotion' from a planet to a dwarf planet. The brief, to the point text makes this site most suitable for younger researchers.
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University of California

Ucla: What Makes a Planet

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed essay defines planets and compares the characteristics to those of Pluto. Orbital graphs and background information clarify the change in Pluto's categorization. A copy of IAU's Resolution 5 is also contained in this essay.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Pluto

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia, a publicly-maintained encyclopedia, provides an article on the dwarf planet, Pluto, including images, physical characteristics, history of its naming, the planet/dwarf planet debate, and more.
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Pluto

For Students K - 1st
Learn fun facts and details about the atmosphere, geography, composition, and discovery of Pluto, a dwarf planet.
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NASA

Nasa: The Space Place: Hail King of the Ice Dwarfs

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a nice overview of Pluto. Get information on Pluto's size, tilt, orbit and surface features. There is also a brief explanation of the "New Horizons" space probe.
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NASA

Nasa's the Space Place: King of the Ice Dwarfs

For Students 9th - 10th
An information page all about Pluto! Learn about Pluto's size, path around the sun, temperature, location, and traveling partner Charon.
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Other

University of Leicester: The Solar System

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource explores the solar system, with an in depth discussion of each of the planets and their properties.
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Cosmos 4 kids

Cosmos4 Kids: Solar System Details: Kuiper Belt

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore space beyond Pluto in the Kuiper Belt region of our solar system. Find out about the space bodies that exist there and what our space missions have taught us about this far away region.