🔬 Science · Space Exploration
Asteroids, Comets & Dwarf Planets
Identify other objects in the solar system beyond planets: asteroids (rocky bodies mostly between Mars and Jupiter), comets (icy bodies with tails when near the Sun), and meteoroids/meteors/meteorites (space rocks that enter Earth’s atmosphere)
Typical age: 7–9 years
“If your child saw a shooting star, could they explain that it’s actually a tiny space rock burning up in our atmosphere — and tell you the difference between that and a comet?”
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