Abstract: The following unit was developed to discover the solar system.  Upon completion of this unit students will understand and apply scientific concepts, principles, and theories pertaining to the solar system. The contents of this unit cover National Science Standards researched and located at http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/nses/html/6d.html. Earth and Space Science CONTENT STANDARD D: As a result of their activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop an understanding of Earth in the solar system. Each section is devoted to a specific area of the solar system and is followed by a quiz on material covered.  Each quiz is developed with the section reading in mind in order to gauge student’s reading comprehension.  Student learning enhancement is brought to this unit through the use of a crossword puzzle, word search, research-writing project, model building project, and technology interaction.  Technology plays an important part in this unit through the use of Website links to further student comprehension.

(Please be advised that if your computer programs display misspelled or incorrectly spelled words the reason for this is because of scientific terminology, spelling of foreign names, and terminology in the naming of solar bodies.)