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The Solar System - Planets in Order

In Earth and Space Sciences Science Space & Solar System

1 page|Grades: 3 - 7

A poster showing the order of the planets in our Solar System.

Use this poster to help your students learn the order of the planets from the Sun.

This poster displays the planets in order, but not to scale. Click here for a scale version of the planets in our Solar System.

The planets include:

Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Jupiter.

NSW Curriculum alignment

ST3-10ES-S
Explains regular events in the solar system and geological events on the Earth's surface
In Technologies Stage 3 Knowledge and Understanding
ST3-10ES-S
Explains regular events in the solar system and geological events on the Earth's surface
In Science Stage 3 Knowledge and Understanding

Victorian Curriculum alignment

VCSSU078
Earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star (the Sun)
In Science Level 6 Science Understanding
VCSSU078
Earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star (the Sun)
In Science Level 5 Science Understanding

Australian Curriculum alignment

ACSSU078
The Earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star (the Sun)
In Science Year 5 Science Understanding Earth and space sciences

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Hi , the link isn’t working for the “scale version of the planets” . regards Katrina

Katrina Attwood · May 14th, 2019

Hi Katrina,
Thanks for pointing this out. The link has now been fixed. If there is anything else I can assist you with, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Kristian · May 14th, 2019

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