5th Grade Space Project

Fifth grade students will solve the question "Life on another planet: Where could we live?" By understanding what makes our own planet earth inhabitable students will investigate all the other planets in the solar system and see if any of them would be okay for humans to live on. What do you think? Would you, could you live on another planet? They will use many resources including these websites:

Windows to the Universe

National Geographic-Planets

Astrocentral Planetary Information

NASA; Solar System

Welcome to the planets

Planet Quest

Universe Today

Planet Facts

Nine Planets (now 8)

Kid's Astronomy

Cosmic Quest; Field Guide to the Universe


Use these links to find more information about our solar system and continue your quest for accurate and safe information.

Fifth Grade Biography Project

Click here for information about poems, timelines and scrapbooks that can be created for your project.

Remember we've used encyclopedias, biography books, and Britannica Online to locate information about your person.  Make sure you write your facts in your own words and you understand what made your person important!