Planets Project

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   Step 1: Find facts about your planet

   Open Planets for Kids. Click your planet. Look for the Quick Facts box near the top of the page.

   • Planets for Kids (opens in a new tab)Click your planet, then find the Quick Facts box.
   • NASA Space Place: Our Solar System (opens in a new tab)Short pages and pictures made for kids.

   The planet pages have lots of hard words. The Quick Facts box has everything you need. Ask a grown-up helper to read with you.
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   Step 2: Write your facts on the research guide

   Write the answers you find on your Planet Research Guide.

   • GDOCPlanet Research Guide (opens in a new tab)Google Docs copyPress "Make a copy" to get your own guide.
   • DOCPlanet Research Guide (Word)Word fileUse this one if the Google Doc will not open at your school.

   Your teacher may give you a printed guide to write on with a pencil. That works great!
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   Step 3: Open your planet page

   Open the planet page. If you use Google Slides, press Make a copy. Then change the name of your copy to your planet and your name.

   • SLIDESMy Planet Page (opens in a new tab)Google Slides copyPress "Make a copy" to get your own page.
   • PPTMy Planet Page (PowerPoint)PowerPoint fileUse this one if you work in PowerPoint.

   Your page opens in a new tab. Keep this page open too, so you can come back for the next steps.
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   Step 4: Share your page with your teacher

   Share your planet page with your teacher right away, so your teacher can print it for the class book.

   • In Google Slides, click the Share button at the top right.
   • Type your teacher’s email address.
   • Click Send.

   Using PowerPoint? Save your page where your teacher tells you to.
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   Step 5: Type your facts and add pictures

   Use your research guide to finish each box on your page.

   • Planet Name: click the words Planet Name, select them, and type the name of your planet.
   • The other boxes: click at the end of the words and type your answer.
   • Pictures: right-click a picture box and choose Replace image. Your new picture fits right in the box.

   Ask a grown-up to help you pick your pictures. NASA has great planet pictures.
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   Step 6: Check your page

   Read your page. Is every box finished? Did you add two pictures? Then tell your teacher you are done!

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For teachers

First graders research one planet with a research guide, then make a page in Google Slides or PowerPoint. The teacher prints the pages and binds them into a class book. The full notes for teachers and parents explain how the guide and the page work together, sharing, printing and binding the book.

Read the full notes for teachers and parents