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SPACE
SPACE
Lauren Shea
Alton Convent School
The Planets
AIM: To understand the order of the planets, how our orbits work and be
able to recognise a planet based on its features.
Orbits
As we know, we live on the Earth.
We see the sun during the day and the moon at night.
The Earth orbits the sun. This means that we travel around the sun.
.
The Moon orbits the Earth.
Day and Night
During Earth’s orbit of the sun it spins on its
axis.
This means that during the day we are
facing the sun, then at night we are facing
away from the sun.
When we are experiencing daytime, other
people on the other side of the world are
having night time.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zxcxnbk
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zrd9wmn
MERCURY
Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar
System:
One of five planets visible with the naked eye.
VENUS
Venus is the hottest planet in our solar
system:
The average surface temperature is 462 °C.
The dense atmosphere of around 96.5 percent
carbon dioxide traps heat and causes a
greenhouse effect.
EARTH
About 71 % of the Earth's surface is water.
Water also exists in the air as water vapour,
in rivers and lakes, in icecaps and glaciers,
in the ground as soil and even in you and
your pets.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zx62tfr
MARS
Mars is known as the 'Red Planet' because
it looks like an orange-red star in the sky.
Today we know that the planet’s appearance
is due to rust in the Martian rocks.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/z4x2tfr
JUPITER
Jupiter’s moon, Ganymede.
Jupiter’s moon (Ganymede) is the largest
moon in the solar system:
Jupiter’s moons are sometimes called the
Jovian satellites.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zr2qxnb
SATURN
Saturn is made mostly of hydrogen:
It exists in layers that get denser farther into
the planet. Eventually, deep inside, the
hydrogen becomes metallic.
URANUS
Uranus was officially discovered by Sir
William Herschel in 1781:
At first Herschel thought it was a comet, but
several years later it was confirmed as a
planet.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zdptsbk
NEPTUNE
Neptune has 14 moons:
The most interesting moon is Triton, a frozen
world that is spewing nitrogen ice and dust
particles out from below its surface
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zktxpv4
Remembering the order of the planets…
My
Very
Excellent
Mother
Just
Sent
Us
Nachos
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
What have you learnt today?
 Can you remember who the orbits of the
Earth and Moon?
 Can you name some of the planets in our
solar system?
 Can you identify a planet from its feature?
 Can you remember the order of the
planets?