Download SOLAR SYSTEM WEBQUEST

SOLAR SYSTEM WEBQUEST
Directions: Complete the following activity on a separate sheet of paper. You may work
in pairs, but EACH PERSON needs their OWN sheet of paper. ANSWER IN COMPLETE
SENTENCES!!
Helpful Websites:
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/
 http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm
 https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/index.cfm?CFID=11360560
Explore the four inner planets and four outer planets on the sites
above. You may use other websites as well.
1) For each planet, write at least three sentences telling me what
this planet is like and why it is unique. Examples of interesting
facts include number of moons, length of day/year, diameter, etc.
2) Also include 3 sentences about comets, asteroids, and meteorites.
Your paper should have information for all of these:
Inner planets:
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Outer planets:
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Other bodies in the solar system
Comets
Asteroids
Meteorites