Planets Research Project
Welcome 4th grade astronomers!
Use the websites below to help you with your planets research project:
Use the websites below to help you with your planets research project:
How were the planets named?
Most of the planets are named for various ancient Roman or Greek gods and goddesses. To learn more about these mythical gods and goddesses and to see pictures of what artists imagine they looked like, use the websites below.
Citing your research
When doing research, we always need to give credit to where we got our information from. You need to cite your work.
For each website you get information from, you should record:
For each website you get information from, you should record:
- Author's last name, Author's first name.
- "Title of Article/Page".
- Date the website was created/updated.
- Name of the Website.
- Date you look at the website.
*If you cannot find a piece of information, you can leave that part blank.*
Example:
"Jupiter". 2015. KidsAstronomy.com. March 18 2016.
"Jupiter". 2015. KidsAstronomy.com. March 18 2016.