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Material to begin an exploration of the Solar System: the characteristics of the planets, theories about planet formation, and more. An hour-long video is accompanied by learning goals, an outline and overview, details on star formation,...

Find lesson plans, worksheets, photo galleries, and related links for teaching about the weather systems of planets in our solar system.