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scale drawings of the planets
construction paper, 12 x 18 inch
Topic
Planet order in the solar system
Key Question
As a team, how can we construct a model of
planet order?
Background Information
The order of the planets in our solar system is frequently addressed in elementary Earth Science. The
first four planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars)
are called the inner planets. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,
and Neptune make up the outer planets. An asteroid
belt creates a dividing line between the inner and outer
planets.
Learning Goals
Students will:
• use a collaborative approach to construct a twodimensional model that represents planet order in
the solar system,
• make a scale model that represents planet
order, and
• use a reading passage to collect information.
Management
1. Make one set of clue cards for each group. Copy
them on various colors, or mark the back of the
cards to keep track of the different sets.
2. Let the students create a two-dimensional model
of the order of the planets.
3. Make sure students have an understanding of inner
and outer planets.
Guiding Documents
Project 2061 Benchmarks
• Make sketches to aid in explaining procedures
or ideas.
• In something that consists of many parts, the parts
usually influence one another.
• A system can include processes as well as things.
Procedure
1. Ask the Key Question and state the Learning Goals.
2. Divide the class into teams of four.
3. Explain that each team member will have a card that
he or she reads to the group. Other team members
are not to read each other’s cards, but they are to
practice listening and then apply what they hear.
4. Have the students use the scaled planet drawings
to construct a model of planetary order based on
the collaborative clue cards.
5. After the students have constructed the model, have
them label the inner and outer planets.
6. Discuss with the students the information obtained
from their model.
NRC Standard
• Develop descriptions, explanations, predictions, and
models using evidence.
NCTM Standard 2000*
• Model problem situations with objects and use
representations such as graphs, tables, and equations to draw conclusions
Math
Logical reasoning
Science
Earth science
astronomy
order of planets
Connecting Learning
1. What are the eight planets that make up our solar
system?
2. What is the order of the eight planets?
3. What are the planets that make up the inner planets?
…the outer planets?
4. How do scientists know this information?
5. How successful was your team in solving the problem? Were some clues more important than others?
Explain.
6. Why do you think scientists divide the planets into
these two groups?
7. What are you wondering now?
Integrated Processes
Observing
Sorting and classifying
Collecting and recording data
Interpreting data
Inferring
Materials
For each four-member student group:
individual student clue cards
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Key Question
As a team, how can we
construct a model of
planet order?
Learning Goals
• use a collaborative approach to construct
a two-dimensional model that represents
planet order in the solar system,
• make a scale model that represents planet
order, and
• use a reading passage to collect information.
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JUPITER
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VENUS
URANUS
MARS
SATURN
NEPTUNE
EARTH
MERCURY
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• The outer planets are Saturn, Jupiter,
Uranus, and Neptune.
• Mercury and Venus have no moons.
• Earth is the third planet from the sun.
• There is one planet between Venus
and Mars.
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CLUE CARD
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• Mercury is the planet closest to the
sun.
• Saturn is the second largest planet in
the solar system.
• Uranus is between Saturn and Neptune.
• Saturn is closer to Neptune than Earth.
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• Mercury, Earth, Mars, and Venus are
called the inner planets.
• Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar
system.
• The two largest planets are next to
each other.
• There is one planet between Uranus and
Jupiter.
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T H I S
• There are eight planets in our solar
system.
• Neptune is the farthest planet from
the sun.
• Mars is next to Jupiter.
• There are six planets between
Mercury and Neptune.
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Connecting Learning
1. What are the eight planets that
make up our solar system?
2. What is the order of the eight
planets?
3. What are the planets that make up the
inner planets? …the outer planets?
4. How do scientists know this information?
5. How successful was your team in solving
the problem? Were some clues more
important than others? Explain.
6. Why do you think scientists divide the
planets into these two groups?
7. What are you wondering now?
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