Name: ________________________________ Planets Scavenger Hunt Grade 3 After completing this scavenger you should be more familiar with

the planets. Step 1: Go to http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=293860 Scroll down to the Introduction. Q #1 How many planets are in our Solar System? _______________ Q#2: Name all the planets. ________________________________________________________________________ Step 3: On the left on the page click on Saturn. Q #2 Fill in the blank. Saturn is the ____________ largest planet in the Solar System. Step 4: Go to a new website http://kids.nineplanets.org/intro.htm Look for Mars and click on it. Q #4 What is the nickname for Mars? ________________ Step 5: Click on Pluto. Q #5 True/False Pluto is the farthest planet from the sun. _____________ Step 6: Go to http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm Find planet Earth in the moving Solar System. Write down two facts about Earth. _______________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Step 7: Play the game. Try to identify the planets. Go to http://www.softschools.com/science/space/solar_system_kids_games/ What was your score? _____________ For fun go to http://www.kidsastronomy.com/fun/index.htm