LEARNING ABOUT PLANETS

Published 12:06 am Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Madelyn Worley (right) and Taya Newton label their planets. | Andrew Garner/Star-News

Madelyn Worley (right) and Taya Newton label their planets. | Andrew Garner/Star-News

Elementary school kids learned about the far reaches of our solar system Tuesday morning at Straughn Elementary’s summer program. Teachers taught the basics, including how many planets there are in the system, along with why they are so far away from the sun. Students colored the planets and then labeled each.