Help your students construct models and explain the orbits of the Sun, Earth, and Moon in relation to each other, and name the eight planets in order from the Sun — with this 15-page EduMagnet Grade 3 science comic—print-ready US Letter landscape PDF.

Grade band: Grade 3 Earth and space · Sun–Earth–Moon orbits · Planet order · Models and scale · Classroom safety

This comic is written for Grade 3 and is aligned to Texas TEKS Science 3.9A, 3.9B, 3.1G, and 3.2A. TEKS codes appear on the store listing only — they are not printed on the comic pages.

What’s included

• 15-page color comic PDF (US Letter landscape, print or project)
• Story pages covering the Sun at the center of the solar system; Earth orbiting the Sun (one year) and the Moon orbiting Earth (about a month); how a correct model keeps those relationships; that classroom models are not to scale; the eight planets in order from the Sun (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune), with Pluto noted as a dwarf planet; inner rocky worlds and outer giant worlds (Saturn with obvious rings); a planet-parade walk; an orbits-and-order chart; a tabletop model lab with a size-and-distance limitation; why a correct model helps explain years, months, and day and night; a big idea; a try-this drawing activity; a quick review quiz with a flip-to-check answer key; a fix-the-model practice page; and a vocabulary glossary
• Vocabulary bars and kid-friendly science explanations throughout
• Circled page numbers for easy classroom navigation
• Animal cast only (Mr. Dot, Nova, Bloop, Gear)
• EduMagnet branding on the last page only (not on the cover)

How to use it

• Whole-class read-aloud or projector lesson to launch a Sun–Earth–Moon and solar-system unit
• Science centers or literacy + science crossover reading
• Unit introduction or quick review before a model-building or planet-order activity or quiz
• Homeschool science reading — no prep: print or project and go
• Comics format supports visual and reluctant readers

Standards

• Texas TEKS Science (Grade 3): 3.9A, 3.9B, 3.1G, 3.2A — construct models and explain the orbits of the Sun, Earth, and Moon in relation to each other, and identify the order of the planets in Earth’s solar system from the Sun
• Grades: Grade 3 elementary Earth and space science / solar system / orbits / models
• Subjects: Science, Earth and Space Science, Astronomy, Reading

Perfect for introducing Sun–Earth–Moon orbits and planet order in a story-driven comic format. © EduMagnet — for one teacher / one classroom.