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Mercury Venus Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system, almost as small as the Earth’s moon. It would be very difficult to live on Mercury, because the temperatures are very extreme. It can get as hot as 800°F during the day and -290°F at night. Venus is a rocky, hot planet. The atmosphere on Venus is very thick, trapping heat so that temperatures can get as high as 900°F. Venus spins backwards from most of the other planets, so that the sun rises in the west instead of the east. How long is a day on Mercury? Approximately 1400 hours How long is a day on Venus? Approximately 5800 hours Making the Cards Number of Moons: 0 Inner or Outer Planet: Inner Inner or Outer Planet: Inner Position from the Sun: 1st Planet Position from the Sun: 2nd Planet 4. Use the cards to complete the activities! Number of Moons: 0 3. Glue the backs of the cards together so that the trading card has information on the front and the back. Rings: No 2. Fold the card on the solid line. Rings: No 1. Cut on the straight dotted lines. Do NOT cut the solid line. © 2015 Kalena Baker: Teaching Made Practical. All rights reserved. Earth Mars Jupiter Earth is an important planet, as it is the only planet in our solar system that has life. We are able to survive on Earth because of its unique characteristics – an atmosphere that is breathable, liquid water, and temperatures that are not too hot or too cold. Mars is also known as the Red Planet because of its red appearance. There is evidence that water has existed on Mars, and many scientists are studying the planet closely to see if it is possible for life to survive long term on Mars. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. Jupiter is a gas giant and does not have a solid surface. One of Jupiter’s most well known features is the Great Red Spot, a huge storm that has been raging for at least 300 years. Position from the Sun: 4th Planet Position from the Sun: 5th Planet Rings: No Inner or Outer Planet: Inner Inner or Outer Planet: Outer Number of Moons: 1 Number of Moons: 2 Inner or Outer Planet: Inner Rings: No Rings: Yes How long is a day on Mars? Approximately 24.5 hours How long is a day on Jupiter? Approximately 10 hours Number of Moons: 67 known moons © 2015 Kalena Baker: Teaching Made Practical. All rights reserved. How long is a day on Earth? Approximately 24 hours Position from the Sun: 3rd Planet Saturn Uranus Saturn is most well known for its stunning ring system. Although other planets have rings, Saturn’s rings are the largest and most spectacular. The rings are made of billions of particles, some as small as a speck of dust, while other particles are larger than a mountain. Uranus is unique in many ways. Uranus is tilted more than any other planet, making it appear to spin on its side. It also rotates backwards from the other planets. Uranus was the first planet that was discovered with the help of a telescope. Neptune Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun – about 4.5 billion kilometers away. It orbits the sun once every 165 Earth years. You must have a telescope in order to see it. Neptune is a bright blue color because of the methane in its atmosphere. Position from the Sun: 7th Planet Position from the Sun: 8th Planet Inner or Outer Planet: Outer Inner or Outer Planet: Outer Inner or Outer Planet: Outer Number of Moons: 62 known moons Number of Moons: 27 known moons Rings: Yes Rings: Yes Rings: Yes How long is a day on Uranus? 17 hours How long is a day on Neptune? 16 hours Number of Moons: 14 known moons © 2015 Kalena Baker: Teaching Made Practical. All rights reserved. Position from the Sun: 6th Planet How long is a day on Saturn? Approximately 10.7 hours Activities for Students to Use with the Cards These activities require students to refer back to the cards in order to be successful at answering the questions. Answer keys for three of the activities are included. Some activities do not have answer keys because the answers will vary depending on the student. © 2015 Kalena Baker: Teaching Made Practical. All rights reserved. Planets Use the information from the trading cards to answer the questions below. Put the planets in order from closest to the sun to farthest from the sun. Sort the planets based on whether they are inner or outer planets. Inner Planets Outer Planets Planet Name Sort the planets based on whether they have rings. No Rings Rings What patterns do you notice? _____________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ © 2015 Kalena Baker: Teaching Made Practical. All rights reserved. Planets Use the information from the trading cards to answer the questions below. Create a chart, putting the planets in order from least number of moons to greatest number of moons. Planet Name Number of Moons Create a chart, putting the planets in order from shortest day to longest day. Planet Name How Long a Day is on this Planet © 2015 Kalena Baker: Teaching Made Practical. All rights reserved. Planets Use the information from the trading cards to answer the questions! Which planets spin backwards? List them below. Which planet is the smallest? ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ Which planet has the Great Red Spot? ___________________________ Which planet is known as the Red Planet? ___________________________ Which planet has life? Which planet is the largest planet in the solar system? ___________________________ ___________________________ Which planet has the largest rings? What causes the bright blue color on Neptune? ___________________________ ___________________________ Which planet was the first to be discovered with a telescope? Which planet can get as hot as 900°F? ___________________________ Which planet is farthest from the sun? ___________________________ ___________________________ Which planet is the most tilted? ___________________________ © 2015 Kalena Baker: Teaching Made Practical. All rights reserved. Planets Rank the planets in order from easiest to survive on to most difficult to survive on. Defend your thinking. Easiest to Survive on 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Justify your rankings for at least 4 of the planets. _____________________________________ ________________________ ________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ ________________________ _____________________________________ ________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ Most Difficult to Survive on _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ © 2015 Kalena Baker: Teaching Made Practical. All rights reserved. Planets Of all of the planets, which one do you believe is most important? Justify your thinking. Be sure to include details from the trading cards in your answer. ______________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ © 2015 Kalena Baker: Teaching Made Practical. All rights reserved. Planets Use the information from the trading cards to answer the questions below. Put the planets in order from closest to the sun to farthest from the sun. Planet Name Mercury Venus Sort the planets based on whether they are inner or outer planets. Inner Planets Outer Planets Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Earth Uranus Mars Neptune Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Sort the planets based on whether they have rings. No Rings Rings Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Earth Uranus Mars Neptune Answers will vary. Hopefully, students will notice that the inner What patterns do you notice? _____________________________________________________________________ planets are the first four planets and do not have rings. Also _________________________________________________________________________________________________ the outer planets are the last 4 planets and do have rings. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ © 2015 Kalena Baker: Teaching Made Practical. All rights reserved. Planets Use the information from the trading cards to answer the questions below. Create a chart, putting the planets in order from least amount of moons to greatest amount of moons. Create a chart, putting the planets in order from shortest day to longest day. Planet Name How Long a Day is on this Planet Jupiter 10 hours Saturn 10.7 hours Neptune 16 hours 2 Uranus 17 hours Neptune 14 Earth 24 hours Uranus 27 Mars 24.5 hours Saturn 62 Mercury 1400 hours Jupiter 67 Venus 5800 hours Planet Name Number of Moons Mercury 0 Venus 0 Earth 1 Mars © 2015 Kalena Baker: Teaching Made Practical. All rights reserved. Planets Use the information from the trading cards to answer the questions! Which planets spin backwards? List them below. Which planet is the smallest? ___________________________ Venus Mercury ___________________________ Uranus ___________________________ Which planet has the Great Red Spot? Jupiter ___________________________ Which planet is known as the Red Planet? ___________________________ Mars Which planet has life? Which planet is the largest planet in the solar system? Jupiter ___________________________ Earth ___________________________ What planet has the largest rings? What causes the bright blue color on Neptune? methane ___________________________ Saturn ___________________________ What planet was the first to discovered with a telescope? What planet can get as hot as 900°F? Venus ___________________________ What planet is farthest from the sun? Neptune ___________________________ Uranus ___________________________ Which planet is the most tilted? Uranus ___________________________ © 2015 Kalena Baker: Teaching Made Practical. All rights reserved. Reusable Activities to Use With the Cards These activities have students choose a few of the trading cards in order to answer the questions. By having students choose different cards, the activities can be repeated several times. This is a good opportunity for teacher modeling. Answer keys are not included because answers will vary depending on the cards chosen. © 2015 Kalena Baker: Teaching Made Practical. All rights reserved. Planets Choose 2 planets, and then compare and contrast them using the Venn Diagram. Then, write a short paragraph explaining the most important similarities and differences between the 2 planets. Planet:_______________________________ Planet:_______________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ © 2015 Kalena Baker: Teaching Made Practical. All rights reserved. Planets Choose a trading card, and read it carefully. Then, write 2 facts and 1 fib about that planet, in any order you want. See if a partner can find the fib! Planet: ____________________________ Planet: ____________________________ 1. _______________________________ 1. _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ 2. _______________________________ 2. _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ 3. _______________________________ 3. _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ © 2015 Kalena Baker: Teaching Made Practical. All rights reserved.