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title: "Our Solar System"
description: "Know that there are other planets besides Earth and that our group of planets orbiting the Sun is called the solar system, and that space is the vast area beyond Earth's sky"
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# Our Solar System

Know that there are other planets besides Earth and that our group of planets orbiting the Sun is called the solar system, and that space is the vast area beyond Earth's sky

Subject: Science · Area: Space Exploration · Ages 5 to 7
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/our-solar-system-mt_XlyF294bPR

## Ready when they can

- State that Earth is a planet and there are other planets too
- Use the term 'solar system' to describe the Sun and the planets that orbit it
- Explain that space is the area beyond the Earth's sky, where the planets and stars are

## Lesson: Our Solar System

Earth is a planet. It is not the only one. Many other planets exist too. All of them circle around the Sun.

*(drawing: The Sun sits still. Planets move around it. Earth is one of them.)*

**Example.** Leo asks his dad a question. 'What do we call the Sun and its planets?' Dad says, 'That group is called the solar system.'

**Tip.** Space is very big. It is beyond Earth's sky. That is where planets and stars are.

**Recap.** Earth and other planets circle the Sun in our solar system.

## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

## Needs first

- [Sun, Moon & Stars](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/sun-moon-and-stars-mt_PiWZA8Z0ZJ)

## Opens up

- [What Astronauts Do](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/what-astronauts-do-mt_oiqsIP97V3)
- [The Sun is a star](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/the-sun-is-a-star-mt_u3Y3Tb-G_n)