Download Our Solar System

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The Sun is a star , not a planet. Our Sun is just like
the stars we see in the night sky. The sun is just the
only star we see during the day.
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The Sun is so big that you could fit more than 1
million Earths inside of it.
The Sun is what gives us life. It is also what our
Solar System revolves around!
The Inner Planets
• meteors
Venus
Mars
Earth
Mercury
The Outer Planets
Jupiter
Uranus
Neptune
Saturn
Student assignment
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Planets
Mercuryis a small , rocky planet.
Mercury is the 1st planet from the sun.
It was once believed that there was no water on
Mercury, but this is false. Recently there has been
evidence of Ice on Mercury.
Mercury has no moons
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Planets
Venus is a small, rocky planet blanketed in a thick
layer of yellowish clouds. The clouds are formed
by poison acid.
Venus is the 2nd planet from the Sun.
The first spacecraft to visit Venus was Mariner 2 in
1962. Since then it has been visited More then 20
times.
Venus has no moons.
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Planets
Earth is a small, rocky planet which supports
a variety of life! Earth is a very unique planet,
we couldn’t live on any of the others.
Earth is the 3rd planet from the Sun.
The Earth is 4.5 to 4.6 billion years old!
The Earth is orbited by one moon! If you
want to see it, just go outside at night!
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Planets
Mars is a small, rocky planet which is cold and
lifeless. Mars is the 4th planet from the sun.
Mars has permanent ice caps at both poles and is
made up mostly of solid Carbon Dioxide.
Mars has two tiny moons which orbit very close to
the surface. Their names are Phobos and Deimos.
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Planets
Jupiter is a giant gas planet which is made up of
about 90% hydrogen and 10% helium.
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Jupiter is the 5th planet from the sun.
Jupiter is so big you could cram 1,000 Earths inside
of it!
Jupiter has 16 known moons, and four large ones.
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Planets
Saturn is a giant gas planet which is made up of
about 75% hydrogen and 25% helium.
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Saturn is the 6th planet from the Sun.
It’s most famous for its thousands of beautiful rings.
Saturn has 18 known moons, more than any other
planet! We are still discovering moons.
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Planets
Uranus is a giant gas planet which is made up of
mostly rock and various ice.
Uranus is the 7th planet from the Sun.
Uranus spins differently from most planets it is
tilted “sideways” instead of right side up. When
Uranus has 15 known moons.
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Planets
Neptune is a giant gas planet which is most
likely made up of various “ices” and rock.
Neptune is the 8th and furthest planet from
the sun.
Neptune has 8 known moons; 7 small ones and
a large one called Triton.
Answer the following questions:
1. What are the 4 Inner Planets and Outer Planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
2. How Many Moons does each Planet have?
Mercury= 0 : Venus=0 : Earth=1 : Mars=2
Jupiter=16 : Saturn=18 : Uranus=15 : Neptune=8
Then Go to this website and calculate your weight on each
planet! Once you have figured it out, Glog about it!
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/weight/index.html
Games!
• http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/kids/puzzles.cfm?
PuzzleID=2 Click on this link to Complete a
Space Puzzle!
Video
Core and Standard
• Standard 3 Objective 1- Describe and compare
the components of the solar system
• - 6th grade core
• In this activity students will use their research
skills to learn about the different components
of the solar system (planets, moons, comets,
asteroids, etc...) Students will then
demonstrate what they have learned by
answering questions about each Planet.
Additional Websites
• http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/
k-4/index.html - check out some additional
info from Nasa.
• http://nineplanets.org/ - Click here to get
some more information on the Planets!
Citation
• Utah Lesson Plans. (Oct 03 2002). Tour of the Solar System.
Utah Education Network. Retrieved June 19, 2011, from
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=2502
• Kids nine planets. (2009). Retrieved June 19, 2011, from
http://kids.nineplanets.org/intro.htm
• Brainy Betty. (2004). Solar System. Brainy Betty. Retrieve June
19, 2011, from
http://www.brainybetty.com/K_to_12_powerpoint_templates
.htm