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Science Lesson Plan Planets of our Solar System Grade Level: 3 Overview Objectives Standards Materials Procedure In this lesson, students will be introduced to the nine planets in our solar system-their order, size, and characteristics. They will then apply their newly gained knowledge by creating a flowchart which lists each planet, along with several characteristics. After learning about the planets in our solar system, students will create a flowchart in which they will correctly identify at least three characteristics for each of the nine planets. 3.6.3 Explain how a model of something is different from the real thing but can be used to learn something about the real thing. Four visual sets of planets cut out of different colored construction paper Index cards with key characteristics of each planet Handout of Solar System Supper Ingredients Peppercorn Green Peas Mushroom Orange Walnut Cherry tomato Grapefruit Cabbage Lettuce Computer with access to Mindmeister Print out of Mindmeister mind maps Children’s Space Atlas 1. What is the order of the planets in our solar system? Ask students to arrange in order. Correct order is: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto. 2. Name key characteristics of each planet and how the sizes the planets compare to each other. Earth- only planet to support life as we know it, third planet from the Sun, made of rock and surrounded by a layer of gas called and atmosphere. Jupiter- largest planet, has Great Red Spot, has twice as much mass as all other planets put together. Mars- the red planet, most like the Earth, has two moons called Deimos and Phobos. Mercury- closest to the Sun, has craters, has no atmosphere. Neptune- has an icy moon called Triton, bluish in color, great gas ball. Pluto- smallest planet, last to be discovered, has moon called Charon. Science Lesson Plan 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Evaluation Reference Saturn- has thousands of rings and most satellites, second largest planet. Uranus- spins on a nearly horizontal axis, made of gas and liquid gas, tipped on its side when it travels. Venus-atmosphere of hot, swirling clouds of carbon dioxide, called the Evening Star Solar System Scale Model (Solar System Supper)- Discuss the order of the planets from the sun. Introduce food items in the solar system supper handout and talk about the size differences of the planets. Demonstrate the size of the planets with the ingredients in the solar system supper. Let students predict what food item will represent each planet. Ingredients are as follows: Pluto- peppercorn, Mercury- green pea, Mars- mushroom, Venuswalnut, earth- cherry tomato, Neptune- orange, Uranus- grapefruit, Saturncabbage, Jupiter- lettuce Review: How many planets are there in the solar system? What are their names? Students will then list planets on the chalkboard. Students will then complete a word search worksheet to get more familiar with the names of the nine planets. In 4 groups of 5, students will be given a set of construction paper planets with the names written on them. Then they will be asked to put the planets in order from the closest to the sun, out. Students will get back in groups and will be given two cards with key characteristics of two planets. They will try to figure out what two planets that they have. As a class, discuss the correct answers. Using the web application, Minmeister, students will create a flow chart which correctly lists each of the nine planets in order, along with at least three characteristics for each. Adapted from: http://www.eduref.org/cgibin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Space_Sciences/SPA0026.html