Who first discovered the planets? Why is Mercury sometimes compared to the moon? How is Venus similar to the Earth? How hot IS the sun? How are Earth and Mars different? How are they the same? What is an asteroid belt? Is there life on an asteroid? Is there weather around an asteroid?  How big are Jupiter and Saturn? Do these planets have weather like the Earth? What are the rings around Saturn made of? Can we ever see these two planets from Earth?

Join Space Educator, Lisa Brown, for the Passports: Adventures in Learning Series: A Traveler’s Guide Through the Solar System to find out the answers to these questions and more.

Discover all the wonders of our very own Solar System.  A Traveler’s Guide Through the Solar System sessions will be offered throughout the school year and students can document their participation in Solar System Passports. 

Topics to be explored in the Traveler’s Guide Through the Solar System Series are:

Sun
Mercury & Venus
Earth and Mars
Jupiter & Saturn
Uranus & Neptune
Dwarf Planets and Asteroid Belt

Mercury Venus Currulum Guide Gr. 3-6
Mercury Venus Curriculum Guide Gr.6-8
Earth Mars Curriculum Guide Gr. 3-6
Earth Mars Curriculum Guide Gr. 6-8
Sun Curriculum Guide Gr. 3-6
Sun Curriculum Guide Gr. 6-8
Passport Solar System Travels
Jupiter/Saturn Curriculum Guide