Learners visit the Sun and the 8 planets in order, with a fun fact about each. Wondy the Globe hosts, and the lesson ends with a quick quiz so learners can check what they remember. Try pausing at each quiz question and letting your learner answer out loud.
What's in this lesson
- The Sun
- The 8 planets in order, Mercury to Neptune
- A fun fact about each planet
- The memory trick: My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos
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About this science lesson
Our solar system is the Sun and everything that travels around it. This free grades 3–5 science video visits all 8 planets in order from the Sun, with a fun fact about each one, and explains the difference between rocky and gas planets.
Key ideas
- The 8 planets in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
- The four inner planets are small and rocky
- Jupiter is the largest planet; Mercury is the smallest
- The Sun is a star at the center of the solar system
Questions parents and teachers ask
What are the 8 planets in order?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
How can kids remember the planets?
Use the sentence My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Noodles. The first letter of each word matches a planet.
Why is Pluto not a planet?
In 2006 astronomers classified Pluto as a dwarf planet because it has not cleared other objects from its orbit.
