Science · Grades 4–6
Planet Mercury Worksheets
Printable Mercury worksheets for grades 4 through 6. Teach students about the planet closest to the sun — its 88-day year, slow rotation, cratered surface, lack of atmosphere, and extreme temperature swings — with comprehension questions and an answer key.
Planet Mercury Lessons and Resources
Lesson Plan + Worksheet · Grades 4–6
Planet Mercury Lesson
Teach students about Mercury, the planet closest to the sun, with this printable science lesson. Covers Mercury’s short 88-day year, its unusually slow 59-day rotation, its heavily cratered moon-like surface, its lack of a protective atmosphere, and its extreme temperature range from very hot on the sun-facing side to extremely cold on the dark side. References the Mariner 10 spacecraft flybys in 1974–75. Includes comprehension questions and answer key.