I.  Fundamentals

1. Angle measure *

2. The origin of the seasons

3. Apparent retrograde motion

4. Solar System Models

1. Geocentric models

2. Heliocentric models

5. The Renaissance

1. Discoveries of Galileo *

2. Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion *

3. Newton's Laws of Motion and Gravity*

6. Solar System Exploration

II.  The Inner Planets (emphasis on comparison and contrast)

1. Earth

2. the Moon

3. Mercury

4. Venus

5. Mars

III.  The Outer Planets (with emphasis on comparison and contrast)

1. Jupiter

2. Saturn

3. Uranus

4. Neptune

5. The satellites of the outer planets

6. Ring systems

            IV.  Minor bodies

1. Pluto

2. Asteroids

3. Comets

4. Meteors

            V.  Summative topics

1. The origin of the solar system, including the Earth and the Moon

2. The search for extrasolar planets *

3. Possibilities for extraterrestrial life *