Does your class know their planets? Implement an activity that has them describing the solar system, identifying properties of the planets, and placing them in order from their distance from the sun.

Students enhance memorization skills by using the following techniques: acrostics, acronyms, number pictures, spelling memory tips, name pictures, grouping, and journey pegs.

Fourth graders will explore our solar system. In this physics activity students create a model of the solar system to explore the movement of Earth, the Sun, and stars.