Do we still teach children that there are 9 planets and about pluto or no?

Question

Do we still teach children that there are 9 planets and about pluto or no?

Answer 1

too simplistic to simply name things and assign a number.

Isnt it a more rich experience to have the kids understand that pluto is out there, how and why we are actually sending a probe to it, (New Horizons mission - started jan 06), have kids understand who gets to name and describe planets, what the current three criteria for planets are, how Pluto meets two of the three - and what the difference between a planet and a dwarf planet are.

So much you could do with this - rather than the simplistic. We are here to inspire kids not have them memorize facts.

*Kid number one comes home and says - Mom -- there are 8 planets.

*Kid number two starts talking about NASA, Clyde Tombaugh, the Kuiper belt, Dwarf planets and Small Solar-System Bodies...

whos scary now?

Answer 2

on wikipedia it says there are only 8. wikipedia is usually up to date, but some times in schools the text books are old and they might show 9.

Answer 3

We are teaching that there are eight planets.  But, we still discuss Pluto.

Answer 4

We are not teaching that pluto is a planet.

Answer 5

Probably nowadays students are taught there are 8 but Pluto used to be considered a planet.