US Curriculum Alignment
CCSS SL.K.5, NGSS 1-ESS1-1, NGSS 5-ESS1-1
Strip Puzzle – Solar System (Cross-Section)
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- Print at home, as many times as you like
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- Formats
- A4, US Letter
- Type
- Puzzle
A strip puzzle of the solar system shown in cutaway, so rebuilding the strips restores each planet with its interior layers on view. Children practise left-to-right ordering while meeting the idea of what lies beneath a planet's surface.
An instant printable digital download, formatted for A4 and US Letter. Print, cut into strips, and let the child rebuild the picture.
The subject
comes first.
The same hand-drawn look across the whole collection — verified against the real species, animal by animal.
“This makes the material easier to combine, easier to read and suitable for a wide range of learning environments.”
The cards use a clean background and restrained typography so the illustration remains easy to see. Decorative frames, patterns and additional graphics are kept to a minimum.
Often
asked.
Strips that rebuild planets revealed in cutaway, so ordering the pieces also exposes each body’s internal layers.
Children practise sequencing while meeting early earth-science ideas about what planets are made of.
Left-to-right ordering and visual matching, combined with vocabulary for planetary structure.
Children who know the planets by sight and are ready to look beneath the surface.


