Planets

Discover a set of resources to get you up to speed on the discussion surrounding Mars

Discover how space agencies have explored the Red Planet in the past and present and learn about the future of human spaceflight to the red planet.

Learn how soil is different on Mars than on Earth, and what that means for growing plants on the red planet.

Grade

6, 9

Learn about the characteristics of the Earth and Mars, two planets in our Solar System.

Learn about the dwarf planets in our Solar System.

Learn about how spacecraft have helped us learn about our Solar System.

Learn about the amazing planets and moons of the outer Solar System.

Earth is covered in rocks. So are Mercury, Venus, Mars and the Moon. Does that mean the rocky planets are all the same?

Learn why we have seasons in this hands on activity.

Do you weigh the same on Jupiter as you do on Earth? Learn to calculate your weight on a different planet.

Job Title

Associate Professor, Astronomy

Jan Cami is an associate professor of Astronomy at the University of Western Ontario.