Learning about the Solar System

Students in Ms. Williams’s class recently stepped outside of their classroom to explore our Solar System! They were able to a virtual trip to the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and of course, returned back to Earth. Students practiced measuring with non-standard units of measurement to compare the size of all of the planets. Next students learned all about the way these planets rotate around the Sun and even made a model to wear as headbands! The final, and maybe most fun part of the project, was when all of the students got to be the center of our Solar System for a day and rock their cool new science gear! After all of their hard work, students were able to display their projects and some pictures on their bulletin board for the whole school to see.